Are you ready for the New PARMS Serials?
Participant Testing
The new serials come into effect on 1 July, 2011. Participant testing is currently underway for those who have registered. If you haven’t yet registered but wish to take part in testing, phase two will be available from 31 May – 10 June. Email releases@elexon.co.uk for more information or check the Participant Testing area of this page (below) for updates.
Site Visits for Supplier Agents
You will have received some information about our site visit service from your Operational Support Manager (OSM) at ELEXON. This will be a service to assist you in ensuring your systems are up to date and are ready to submit the new serials.
We would like to remind all Suppliers and Supplier Agents that this is a mandatory change and we will be happy to assist you with any questions you may have during your development process.
For more information please contact your OSM or email PAA@elexon.co.uk.
Release Implementation
The Implementation Date for the June 2011 Release is Thursday 30 June 2011. With the exception of the Performance Assurance Reporting and Monitoring Software (PARMS) software changes, all Configurable Items amended for the Release, including software systems and Code Subsidiary Documents will become effective on this date. The CP1334 PARMS software changes will be implemented on Friday 1 July 2011.
Scope of the Release
The June Release currently includes two Change Proposals. For conformed documents containing all approved changes, please see the Changes Awaiting Implementation page.
CP1334 | New PARMS Serials | BSCP504
BSCP514
BSCP533
BSCP533 Appendix A
BSCP533 Appendix B
BSCP533 Appendix C
SVA Data Catalogue 1
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CP1341 | Unmetered Supplies: Accommodating Multi-Level Static Dimming Devices in Half-Hourly and Non-Half-Hourly Settlement | BSCP520
Operational Information Document
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CP1343 | Appropriate Line Loss Factors for High Voltage Customers metered at primary substations | BSCP128
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CP1344 | New PARMS Serials: Further Amendments to BSCP533 and BSCP533 Appendices | BSCP533
BSCP533 Appendix A
BSCP533 Appendix B
BSCP533 Appendix C
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CP1348 | Supplier Charges following implementation of CP1334 'New PARMS Serials' | BSCP533
BSCP533 Appendix A
BSCP533 Appendix B
BSCP533 Appendix C (remove)
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Impact Matrix
The Impact Matrix lists all Code Subsidiary Documents and Configurable Items which are impacted by the Release and all CPs in the Release and shows which CP(s) impact them.
Key Dates
CP1334 PARMS URS available for Industry review | 3 March 2011 |
SVG Approval of PARMS URS | 5 April 2011 |
First phase of Participant Testing | 2 May 2011 |
Second phase of Participant Testing | 30 May 2011 |
Release Implementation Date | 30 June 2011 |
New PARMS Serials become effective | 1 July 2011 |
Amended Configurable Items
The PARMS User Requirements Specification (URS) is now available for review. Please return any comments to releases@elexon.co.uk by 5:00pm on Wednesday 16 March 2011.
PARMS URS | 1.0 | Pending Implementation | Two | CP1334 | 5 April 2011 |
Participant Testing
25 May 2011: Participant Testing Update
You will be able to do a final round of testing between 31 May and 10 June. Our PARMS test system will be ready with all CP1334 functionality, fully system-tested. Please note that we will clean the database of your earlier submissions; you will be able to retest those submissions.
You can email your test data files from your registered test email address to parms@parmstest.bsccentralservices.com which will then be processed by the PARMS test system. Any acknowledgements and reports will be emailed back to your registered test email address.
We have uploaded our End-to-End Test Specification at the end of this page. This includes Participant Test scenarios in Appendix 1. Please could you run tests 1 to 4 and email releases@elexon.co.uk with your results when you finish testing.
If you encounter any problems or have any questions please feel free to contact us at releases@elexon.co.uk
06 May 2011: Participant Testing Underway
The first participant testing phase is now underway and this is just a quick reminder that you are able to submit files if you haven’t already. The test environment is available until Friday 13 May, 2011. Phase two will run from 31 May – 10 June.
If you encounter any problems or have any questions please feel free to contact us at releases@elexon.co.uk.
28 April 2011: Participant Testing Update
Just a quick update to let you know that you can start submitting your files from 11am on Tuesday 3 May. Please send your files to parms@parmstest.bsccentralservices.com.
HM11 Serials
Currently the functionality to validate HM11 Serial submissions is not in place, therefore any attempt to submit HM11 Data Files will result in PARMS rejecting them. You will be able to start submitting HM11 files from Friday 8 May.
27 April 2011: Participant Testing Update
Participant testing will span two phases, with each phase focusing on the following:
Phase 1: 3 May – 13 May
This will cover sending and receiving data so you will be able to submit of all 12 new Serials, valid and invalid, including the unknown GSP Group (“_U”) and unknown agent (“UUUU”). You will then receive responses in the form of Email Reports, Data File Reports, and Third Party Reports, as well as Consolidated Third Party Reports. The system will also reject the newly obsolete Serials where appropriate. Please note that DPI file submissions will not load successfully as the test environment has not been set up with the new serials as our Service Provider is actioning this part of CP1334 and so you are advised not to submit them at this time but will be able to in phase 2 testing.
Phase 2: 31 May – 10 June
This will cover sending and receiving data as above, but will also include completeness checking. The system will correctly filter out any DPI expectations in the unknown GSP Group, and correctly accommodate the new Serials. DPI files containing the unknown GSP Group should not be rejected, but ‘_U’ will not form part of completeness checking.
Do you want to take part in Participant Testing?
Participant Testing will take place in two phases, with each phase lasting for two weeks: an early, pre-release phase and a second phase. The early phase will take place between 3 – 13 May and the later phase between 31 May – 10 June.
Why should I take part?
You can use Participant Testing to validate the CP1334 changes that you and your agents have made, ensuring that PARMS receives and processes the data you submit.
How can I sign up for Participant Testing?
If you want to sign up for participant testing, please contact Mahesh Gogtay on 020 7380 4215 by Wednesday 20 April 2011. We will log your details and keep you updated with further details on the participant testing.
Where can I find out more information?
Over the next few weeks, we’ll provide more information about the testing and how you can prepare. Details will be published on this page or, alternatively, you can contact Mahesh directly, using the details above.
Test Strategy & Testing
This section contains the test strategy for the June 11 Release along with other useful test documents and materials as they become available.
End-to-End Test Specification for Participants
The End-to-End Test Specification details the tests, roles and responsibilities for Participants.
