2. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
January 31, :00
February 1, :30
Ken Quimby

3. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
SPP Support Staff
Transmission Service Studies group (TSS)
James Bailey, SR. Engineer/Economic Planning
John O’Dell, Planning Analyst II
Caitlin Shank, Engineer II
Tariff and Interchange group
Eric Henderson, Operations Analyst III
Contact Data
TSS Group:
Tariff and Interchange:

4. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Agenda
NITS on webSmartOASIS background
Methodology Overview
webSmartOASIS User configuration Overview
NITS Request Structure
Modifying NITS with the new templates
Transition of existing NITS to the new templates
Hands-On Template Walk-through

5. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
NITS on webSmartOASIS Background
Industry-wide change
PtP and NITS templates
FERC Order 676-H
NAESB development
Mandatory Implementation Date 3/1/2017
End of Background. Move to system changes

6. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
NITS on webSmartOASIS Methodology
End of Background. Move to system changes

7. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
NITS on webSmartOASIS Methodology
NITS information now entered via webSmartOASIS
Information entered on new NITS templates
Request for Application first – then supporting data
Resources, Loads, Generator(s), DNR(s)
Data out of FERC scope
Request for Application assigned an aRef number
Application aRef number used on supporting data requests
New statuses (stati?) for requests
State Diagram next – new states

8. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
NITS on webSmartOASIS Methodology
NITS State Diagram
NEW STATES
Presubmitted
Deficient
Reevaluate
Completed
Declined
Deleted
Look at new states and what they mean

9. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
NITS States in webSmartOASIS
PRESUBMITTED - assigned by OASIS prior to submission by the Eligible Customer or Transmission Customer in a workspace to be saved while developing a NITS Application or request for modification of service such that the NITS Application or request for modification of service can be submitted at a later date.
DEFICIENT - assigned by the Transmission Provider to indicate that a correctable deficiency in the NITS Application or request for modification of service, such as missing, incomplete, or inconsistent information.
REEVALUATE - assigned by the Eligible Customer or Transmission Customer during the NITS Application or request for modification of service process indicating that deficiencies have been corrected, and the revised NITS Application or request for modification of service is ready for review.
COMPLETED - assigned by the Transmission Provider to indicate that there are no deficiencies or all deficiencies in the NITS Application or request for modification of service have been met
DECLINED - assigned by the Transmission Provider or Reseller (PTP only) to indicate that the terms and conditions of the request, such as the BID_PRICE, are unacceptable and that negotiations are terminated or that contractual terms have not been met or the Eligible Customer or Transmission Customer has failed to respond to a deficiency within an established time frame. (Final state).
DELETED – assigned by the Eligible Customer or Transmission Customer to permanently remove a PRESUBMITTED request from the Pre-submittal Workspace. (Final state).
Next up – User Configuration

10. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
webSmartOASIS User Configuration
Next up – User Configuration

11. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
webSmartOASIS User Configuration
All users on the OATI webOASIS will implicitly have read access to the NITS templates and displays
 Write permissions to NITS information is controlled on a User by User basis
Settings for write access to NITS information for a given User can be configured by a Company Admin User of the user- being-modified’s Company.
 The available permission will be:
Write NITS Application.
Write NITS Model (Generation, Resource, and Load).
Write NITS Services (DNR, Secondary, PTP, Ancillary).
Next up – what permission to change

12. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
webSmartOASIS User Configuration
User Summary ->Edit User -> Permissions

13. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
NITS Request Structure

14. NITS Request Structure
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Application/Template organization
Application
Customer
Load(s)
Resource(s)
Generator(s)
Agent(s)
DNR(s)
Secondary Network(s)
Termination(s)

15. NITS Request Structure/Templates
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
NITS Request Structure/Templates
Application
Load
Resource
Generator
DNR
Terminate DNR (Undesignation)
Add/Modify

16. Modifying NITS with the new templates
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Modifying NITS with the new templates

17. Modifying NITS with the new templates
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Modifying NITS with the new templates
Modification of a network element uses the same template used to initially add the element
Accessed via Transactions-> (NITS) -> Request Summary ->New Request

18. Transition of existing NITS to the new templates
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Transition of existing NITS to the new templates

19. Transition of existing NITS to the new templates
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Transition of existing NITS to the new templates
Existing network agreements/DNRs have been moved to webSmartOASIS templates for current NITS customers
TSS Group managed the move to webSmartOASIS
Disposition of existing NITS TSRs currently on OASIS

20. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)

21. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
New NITS Application
Transactions ->(NITS) ->Request Summary ->New Application

22. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
Add or Modify Resource
Transactions -> (NITS) ->Request Summary ->Add/Modify Resource

23. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
Add or Modify Generation
Request Summary ->Add/Modify Generation

24. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
Add or Modify Agent
Request Summary ->Add/Modify Agent

25. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
Add a New DNR
Request Summary ->Add DNR

26. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
Termination DNR (temporary or indefinite)
Request Summary ->Terminate DNR

27. Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Hands-On Template Walk-through (demo webSmartOASIS)
Request Summary – View your Applications
DNR List

28. Questions?
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession

29. Things to Consider…… Review webSmartOASIS (PROD) for your NITS data
NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
Things to Consider……
Review webSmartOASIS (PROD) for your NITS data
Don’t forget about the webSmartOASIS Help Files
Explore the new NITS options/templates in webSmartOASIS

30. NITS on webSmartOASIS InfoSession
SPP Support Staff
Transmission Service Studies group (TSS)
James Bailey, SR. Engineer/Economic Planning
John O’Dell, Planning Analyst II
Caitlin Shank, Engineer II
Tariff and Interchange group
Eric Henderson, Operations Analyst III
Contact Info:
TSS Group
Tariff and Interchange: