Document FinOps Require Period

document-finops-require-period

FinOps should declare a period.

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

document-finops-require-period:
  title: Document FinOps Require Period
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/finops/document-finops-require-period/
  description: A FinOps artifact should declare a period (e.g. monthly, annual)
    for the budget and costs.
  message: FinOps should declare a period.
  given: $
  severity: info
  then:
    field: period
    function: truthy
  tags:
    - format:finops
    - spec:document
    - experience:consistency
    - experience:governance
  prompt: "You are editing a FinOps document to satisfy the Spotlight API
    governance rule 'document-finops-require-period' (Document FinOps Require
    Period). Requirement: A FinOps artifact should declare a period (e.g.
    monthly, annual) for the budget and costs. To fix: Ensure `period` is
    present and non-empty at each matching location. Make the smallest change
    that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments,
    and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid FinOps. Return only
    the complete corrected document, with no commentary."

You are editing a FinOps document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'document-finops-require-period' (Document FinOps Require Period). Requirement: A FinOps artifact should declare a period (e.g. monthly, annual) for the budget and costs. To fix: Ensure `period` is present and non-empty at each matching location. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid FinOps. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.