1. To the ETS – Accounts Setup and Preferences Online Training Course
Welcome
Welcome!
To the ETS – Accounts Setup and Preferences
Online Training Course
The Electronic Transfer System (ETS) provides secure access to do business electronically with Alberta Energy. Holders of an authorized Account may access the services available through ETS.

2. Date Revisions Type Page Number March 30, 2010 Updated Content All
August 31, 2012
Conversion
January 14, 2016

3. Introduction In this module, you will learn how to:
Understand Account Preferences
Understand the role of the Electronic Transfer System (ETS) Site Administrator
Log on to ETS
Access ETS Support Contacts

4. Bulletin
The Bulletin is located on the main login page and also on your home page after you log in. The Bulletin on the main page will display all important updates to the ETS system as a whole.

5. Bulletin (continued)
The Bulletin on your homepage displays all critical updates for the specific applications that you have access to within ETS. This page will display the bulletin that was shown on the main page as well as an additional one for each specific subsystem.

6. Account Preferences
The account preferences allow each account to set up defaults that will be used by the system for that account. Section A displays options that affect ETS.
Specify how long to keep your requests. Minimum 1 day Maximum 90 days. Note: This only applies to the Request Status Screen.
Specify a date range for requests and work in progress searches.
Input a standard comment to display in various comment fields. Section B displays options for specific form types / applications that are associated with this account.

7. Online Learning
Upon opening the Help Documentation page, a link to Online Learning is provided that allows access to the following training modules for:
Account Setup and Preferences
Correspondence
Freehold Mineral Tax
OASIS
Transfers
Assignments (Only applies to the Department of Environment and Parks and the Alberta Energy Regulator, AER)
Postings
Bidding
Switching Statistics
Crown Mineral Activity
Offsets
Png Continuations

8. Contacts
The Contacts node provides contact and phone information for various groups within Alberta Energy to provide assistance or help with the different Form Types.

9. Technical Requirements - Software
Ensure you have access to the Internet and a Computer that meets the Minimum Technical Requirements. The ETS website is a secure environment protected by 128 bit encryption via SSL, identified by a certificate of authentication issued to Alberta Energy. To use the secure ETS website properly, stakeholders must ensure they (or their service provider) have access to a computer with Internet access. Those who do not have their own computer can use any computer with internet access (i.e. local library). Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer/FireFox -Version supported by the software:
- Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher. - Firefox 3.0 or higher.
Web browser must support Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 with Cipher strength of 128 bits.
Windows Vista or higher.
Adobe Reader version 8.0 or later.
JavaScript on the browser must be enabled.
System allows browser cookies.

10. Account Password Rules
Please ensure that any password meets the following Alberta Energy Security Policy defined as follows:
Password cannot contain all or part of the Client Account Name.
Password cannot contain all or part of the First Name or Last Name.
Password must be a minimum of 8 characters in length.
Password must contain three of the following four categories; - UPPER case letters A-Z - lower case letters a-z - Numbers Special Characters such as Note: Passwords are case sensitive.

11. Becoming an ETS Site Administrator
An ETS application form must be submitted to Alberta Energy in order to use the secure ETS web site. This application form can be downloaded from the Alberta Energy website. This website contains instructions on how the form is to be completed and where to submit it.
Only those individuals who have a legitimate business reason for using ETS will be issued an account. Only one ETS account will be approved for a legal entity.
Alberta Energy will assign an ETS Account ID and Password (called a Site Administrator account ) once the application form and the letter of authority, assigning the administrator(s), have been approved.
An optional Backup Administrator can also be assigned which would give another individual the same authority on the account as the site administrator. Include this on the letter of authority as noted above.
The approved company contact representative(s) identified on the application form will be issued the ID and Password and will be known as the Site Administrator(s). The Site Administrator(s) is responsible for managing the company's account and roles in ETS.
All passwords must conform to the Alberta Energy Security Policy located on Page 11 of this course.
The Site Administrator account must not be shared.
Please read the Government of Alberta "Disclaimer and Copyright" and "Privacy Statement" which are located here: Copyright and Privacy

12. ETS Log on
To Log on to the ETS web site: Enter the Site Administrator ID issued by Alberta Energy (EN0000) or a Client Account ID issued by the Site Administrator (EN0000_accountname) into the User Name field. This field is NOT case-sensitive.
Enter the Password: This field IS case-sensitive.
Click the Login button: Save my user name: If you check this box, ETS will save your user name on the site so you do not have to enter it every time you log in.

13. Login Failure
If your login fails, an error message is displayed. If you enter the wrong password four consecutive times, you will have to close the web browser (ie. Internet Explorer) and then open the browser again.
Operational Hours The operational hours of the ETS website are: Monday thru Thursday 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Friday 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Note: Although ETS website is available outside these hours, it is not guaranteed due to maintenance schedules.

14. Conclusion
Congratulations!
You have completed the ETS – Accounts Setup and Preferences Online Training Courses.
Please proceed to the subsequent modules detailing the functionality contained within each module of the application.
For information or help with the different Form Types,
please see the Contacts page in the ETS menu. For information on your ETS account, please contact: ALBERTA ENERGY
Client Registry Phone: (780) inquiries:
For operational support, please contact: IT Service Desk Phone: 1 (877)