1. Operations and Release Working Group
13 February 2018
Stephen J Winnie

2. Agenda Tea and coffee All 09:30-10:00 Welcome and introduction
Item
Description
Who
Time 1.
Tea and coffee
All
09:30-10:00 2.
Welcome and introduction
Objectives for the day
Stephen Winnie
10:00-10:15 3.
MOSL updates
Release Schedule
RF restart plan
Maintenance Schedule 2019
10:15-11:30
Break
11:30 – 11:45 4.
Workshop
Test systems data refresh
Consultation results
timeline
11:45 – 12:30
Lunch
12:30-13:15 5.
Pipeline Changes
Non-Code Changes
TP Questions
Industry consultation on Release Schedule
13:15–14:30 6.
AOB and Wrap up.
Meeting Close.
14:30 – 15:00

3. Release Management

4. Release Management – R6.0 CPW025 TCORRs to be applied to DEREG SPIDs
CPW038 Tariff Report Updates – standing data
CPW040 NAPS report extension – columns for submitted transactions
CPW042/DCP005 Reads MDS - add reread flag
Functionality scope declared and confirmed
Panel recommendation on WRC content confirmed 31 July 2018
Ofwat approval of CPW content 30 September 2018
MPS_2 deployment 19 April 2019 for TP testing
TP testing to complete 10 May 2019 (plus one week Contingency)
Deploy to PRD 17 May 2019

5. Release Management – R6.5
Early deployment of CPW047 requested by Panel, then CPW050 requested
Consultation issued to Industry
Must have no impact on 6.0 or 7.0
Would be between 6.0 and 7.0
MPS_2 deployment 28 June 2019 for TP testing
TP testing to complete 19 July 2019 (plus one week Contingency)
Deploy to PRD 26 July 2019
CPW047/DCP006: Meter Networks for Sub meter WHL
 CPW050 / DCP Long Unread meter report updates (new cols to show last non-estimated read)

6. Release Management – R7.0
DCP024 / PIP008 - Notifications for Retailers prior to T103.R submission
 DCP024 / PIP008 data initialisation
CPW056 / DCP018 / PIP004 - SPD Cascade Erasure
XSD changes for field consistency (address etc)
DCP017 – remove Meter Manufacturer as mandatory in selceted transactions
XSD field consistency chanes
Non CMOS changes
DCP019 - Provision of Credit assessment score evaluation changes
DCP020 – Unsecured Credit Allowance on payment history
RFI for Retailer notifications is issued Tuesday 12 February
Panel recommendation on WRC content confirmed 28 February 2019
Ofwat approval of CPW content 30 April 2019
MPS_2 deployment 04 October 2019 for TP testing
TP testing to complete 25 October 2019 (plus one week Contingency)
Deploy to PRD 08 November 2019 (moved to avoid Settlement runs)

7. Release Management – R8.0
Panel recommendation on WRC content confirmed 31 July 2019
Ofwat approval of CPW content 30 September 2019
MPS_2 deployment 17 April 2020 for TP testing
TP testing to complete 08 May 2020 (plus one week Contingency)
Deploy to PRD 15 May 2020

8. Release Management – R9.0
Panel recommendation on WRC content confirmed 28 February 2020
Ofwat approval of CPW content 01 May 2020
MPS_2 deployment 02 October 2020 for TP testing
TP testing to complete 23 October 2020 (plus one week Contingency)
Deploy to PRD 6 November 2020 (avoid Settlement runs)

9. Systems Code versions System Version as from date PRD 5.0.4(36132)
07/12/2018
MPS
11/12/2018
MPS_2
03/12/2018

10. RF – Plan

11. RF Settlement run Required to run backlog of RF in sequence
March 2017, April 2017, May 2917 etc
Panel recommended to delay the double running – March has one RF, then 2 per month starting in April.
First run of March 2017 period processed. Delay in publication
Follow up of second run of March 2017 period due 27 February to allow correction of any inaccuracies etc
April 2017 period and beyond will be run as per the plan.

12. RF Settlement run
Invoice period
Month RF run originally due to be run in
Month RF run to be run in
Proposed G read execution date
Proposed RF execution date
Proposed RF publication date
Apr-17
September
March
May-17
October
April 2019
Jun-17
November
Jul-17
December
May 2019
Aug-17
January
Sep-17
February
June 2019
Oct-17
March has one RF, then 2 per month starting in April.

13. RF Settlement run Nov-17 April 2019 July 2019 02-07-19 03-07-19
Dec-17
May 2019
Jan-18
June 2019
August 2019
Feb-18
Mar-18
September
Apr-18
May-18
October

14. Maintenance Schedule 2019 Published on MOSL website
Quarterly
January
April
** 19th & 22nd Bank Holiday **
Tuesday 22/01/2019
Tuesday 16/04/2019
PRE PROD
Saturday 09/02/2019
Saturday 27/04/2018
PROD
July
October
Tuesday 16/07/2019
Tuesday 12/10/2019
Saturday 27/07/2018
Saturday 23/11/2019
Tuesday 21/01/2020
Saturday 08/02/2020
Published on MOSL website
CMOS/Training/MOSL Guidance

15. Break

16. Test Systems

17. Test System Management
MPS and MPS_2
MPS – as Production
Build refreshed dataset to remove old data
Retain data in system
MPS_2 Production plus one
Create new test data for the duration of the test process
Purge after use
Industry consultation – Options discussed TD
SPID list supplied by TP and MOSL extract data based on SPID list
TP supplies files of data to be loaded as per IDU (different format)
Transaction processing
LVI / MVI / HVI

18. Test System Management
In total 20 Responses were received.;
14 wholesalers
6 Retailers
5 Trading Parties preferred option 1  (Trading Parties to create new test data by transaction flow using HVI/LVI/MVI)
8 Trading Parties preferred option 2  (Trading Parties to supply new test data to MOSL in a format to be confirmed and for MOSL to load the test data into the test systems)
7 Trading parties preferred option 3  (An extract taken from Production CMOS by MOSL, based upon a set of nominated SPIDs (by Trading Party) that would be applied to the test systems by MOSL.  Data to be anonymised by Trading Party transactional flows)
As such Option 2 was selected. However due to the small margin MOSL will look to develop a simple extract (based on SPID) process that will feed into the Upload solution. The purge process will be deferred to prior to Release 7

19. Test System Management - Costs
Description
Dev/test cost
Op cost
Data Loader development and test
£ ,338
Ongoing Maintenance of the Data Loader
£ ,000
Purge process development
£ ,000
Purge process running (est 2 PA)
£ ,000
total PA
£ ,338
£ ,000
£ ,338
SPID extract c £10K additional

20. Lunch

21. Change Pipeline

22. Release Management – Pipeline. MO system affecting
PIP00N - Partial ISA
release in May with 6.0
DCP012 - Removal of submission time failure for MPS 17, 18,19
JB to provide IMPACT ASSESSMENT. Not 1st April. May be delayed due to lack of Proposer involvement
Jeremy
MPS
PIP001 - CSD 0301 to enhance CMOS
January Panel - TBC
YES
PIP002 - CSD 0101 & 0105 to enhance CMOS
This is primarily the T103 and WHL trans sent to RTL before T103. January panel - TBC
PIP022 - Change to volume estimation
NEW - Remove YVE from the read sestimation process.
Thames
Self Supply - Data Access changes
PIP024 - NRTS - fixed volume deduction (rather than %Deduction)
NEW - from TEIC - still in discussion - February Panel
NWL
Estimation process for Transfer Reads
Reports field delimiter change to pipe
DCP022 / Address line1 field length
Welsh
DCP023 / Domestic shared service indicator

23. Release Management – Pipeline. Non System affecting
CPM008 - distribition of OPS charges
Review Market Performance Standards. Ofwat Approved - due 29 March deployent
MPC
Settlement Payment arrangements for retailers
NEW - Business terms change - TBC
YW RTL
CPW012 / CPW049 / DCP OPS Charges
to be split into two changes CPW049 and CPM0012. December Panel. Ofwat still not signed. TPs may not be ready by the date.
CSD typo updates
CSD typo updates 42 changes in CSD
MPS threshold review
CPM008 - Market Performance Standards Review
Release in March 2019 Panel approved - not yet Ofwat approved (30/01/2019)
PIP025 - MIMP Committee changes
from RB to December Panel
CPW046 - change threshold for Corrective Sett Runs
not CMOS affecting - Release in March 2019 release target. Panel approved
TDC
CPW045 Service Mngt Interface compliance
release in December Authority approved
MOSL
CPW044 Digital Certificate Compliance
release in December Authority approved
PIP006 - Developer Services
release in May with 6.0
PIP008 - Escalated Complaints Form
PIP0NN - OPS Charges. OPS charge introduction - implement by 1st April 2019
require MO Performance to create a system/process to manage this. Release in March December Panel. After next TDC meeting.
PIP010 - Code inconsistency in post-RF Reconciliation
Release in March pushed back
Ofwat
CPW041 - G read removal governance
December Panel. Expect ofwat approval 23/1. Ofwat requested further clarification.
NCC005 - SC ETD to be added to SC page
NCC submission to have SC ETD shown on SC screen
Business Stream
CPW051 - MIMP Changes
January Panel recommended for approval
PIP023 - Second MPS review
December Panel
Annualised MO charges
NAVs want reduced charges if not increase SPID count
CONSULT - TEST DATA REMOVAL AND RELOAD
Consultation issued Dec completed UU
CPW052 - Alternatve Credit Arrangement publication change
MOSL to publish on website
PIP028 - Change to DEREG process
link WR and SWR SPID DEREG to ensure dates match
CASTLE
CPW055 - WRC inconsistencies
Awaiting Authority Approval

24. Non Code Change (NCC)

25. Additional areas for redevelopment
Non-Code Change Process
Allows changes to CMOS or MOSL systems to be requested and considered
Sharepoint location for submitting change requests
MOSL EXTRANET / Non Code change Requests tracker
ed confirmations of receipt
Tracker Form of status
Run consultations as per Code change CPs
Submit to Panel if/when funding is required

26. NCC Tracker ID Request title Date submitted NCC Ref Category
Trading party submitted
Name
Describe the issue 8
MVI Peek and Dequeue extract improvements
28/12/2018
008
MVI
Portsmouth Water
Quentin Gallagher
The recently introduced Peek and De-Queue, Expanded Notifications are not presented in a readable or searchable form, nor are they grouped by Transaction, which obliges us to export the data into an external program. This area does not provide an improvement on the LVI Notifications Portal. 7
BTD to show only specific transaction
19/12/2018
007
LVI
MOSL
Stephen J Winnie
When open the BTD in Business Transactions, show only the specific transaction that is subject to the drill down and not the whole Document. 6
Market Operator Portal: Segregation of Notifications by environment
10/12/2018
006
Portsmouth Water use the new MOSL Market Operator Portal, Peek and De-queue facility to receive Notifications. Both Production and MPS2 Notifications follow the same route, which is inconvenient for both business users and testers. A means of choosing between Production and other environment transactions is required. 5
SC ETD Date column added to SC page
12/11/2018
005
BUSSTREAM-R
Trevor Nelson
Tariff Code related data can easily be misinterpreted when looking at low volume interface where tariffs have been removed or at least an end date set to a date in the past, and will affect all such instances. This includes cases where Service Components were erroneously setup at market opening and have been subsequently removed. The likely consequence of this is that customers will be charged for services they are not liable for 3
Deregistration Effective From Date
30/10/2018
003
Stephen J WInnie
When a SPID is Deregistered the SPID, the date from which it became Deregistered is not shown on the Core SPID screen. 4
Occupancy Status Effective from Date
004
The Effective From date of the Occupancy Status (VACANT/OCCUPIED) is not shown on the Premise Core Data screen.

27. TP Question / Issues
Meter read Discrepancy - Mark Reeves (Affinity Water)
Final meter read submitted that was incorrect.
Previous cyclic read rollover incorrectly set
WHL amend the F read value TCORR173.W
RTL remove the incorrect C read TCORR171.R

28. Industry Consultation – Release Schedule
Panel – Requested Consultation on appropriate number of releases PA as Panel would like to see changes implemented faster.
Currently two major release PA – Spring and Autumn
Does Industry have desire for more releases PA?
Does Industry have capability for more releases PA?
What times in year are suitable for releases?
What lead times are appropriate for each release?
Consultation from Monday 18 February to 1 March 2019

29. ORWG
ORWG Meetings
Move to every two months, alternating with User Forum
10 April 2019
11 June 2019
13 August 2019
CMOS Operations Calls
Weekly during 6.5 testing phase – Wednesday at 16:00hrs

30. Close