MRASCo system release update – June 2016

30th June 2016 System releases

DTC 11.6 Live release

Version 11.6 of the Data Transfer Catalogue has now been finalised and published as Live, in line with the MRASCo implementation timetable. The updated DTC Annexes and Access database are available on MRASCo DTC website in the Planned Releases section.The following changes have been included as part of DTC 11.6 release:

DTC CP 3469 – Supplier to Supplier instance of D0010 ‘Meter Readings’ flow

DTC CP 3470 – New value of J0007 to support Approved BSC Modification P302

DTC CP 3471 – Introducing a Smart CoS Process Indicator

DTC CP 3472 – Amending the LLFC ID to an alphanumeric format

DTC CP 3474 – Addition of Annex C notes for D0170 flow

DTC CP 3475 – Amending the Valid Set Value in Data Item J0465

DTC CP 3482 – Clarification of EMR Invoice Numbers

DTC CP 3484 – Update to D0217 flow description and notes

DTC CP 3486 – Amending Unique Property Reference Number Data Items to Null

DTC CP 3480 – Introduction of new Valid Set Codes to J1745 (Change of Account Indicator)

DTC CP 3481 – Introduction of new Valid Set Code to J1745 (Change of Account Indicator)

GDCC 11.0 release

Release 11.0 of the Green Deal Central Charge Database (GDCC) has now been finalised and will be deployed to live environment this evening after 17:00 BST.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please be aware that as part of release activities the GDCC Portal will be down starting from 18:00 BST. The outage should last approximately 30 minutes. The daily processing of data flows will not be affected. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact GDCC helpdesk.

UPDATE 01/07/2016

GDCC portal has now been restored to normal operation.

Further information on GDCC 11.0 Release can be found here. The following changes have been included as part of this release:

GDC 125 – Updates to meet Security Information needs

GDC 126 – Update to GDOP09 for Bill Payer Updates

GDC 127 – GDCC Pen Test fixes

ECOES 6.0 release

Release 6.0 of the Electricity Central Online Enquiry Service (ECOES) has now been finalised and will be deployed to live environment this evening after 17:00 BST.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please be aware that as part of release activities the ECOES web application will be down starting from 18:00 BST. The outage should last approximately 30 minutes. The daily processing of MPAS to ECOES and D0312 data flows will not be affected. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact CAS helpdesk.

UPDATE 01/07/2016

ECOES web application has now been restored to normal operation.

Further information on ECOES 6.0 Release can be found here. The following ECOES variations have been included as part of this release:

VAR 163 – Changes to ECOES TLS and cryptography to meet Information Security obligations

VAR 178 – ECOES vulnerability testing fixes

VAR 204 – Changes to ECOES user messages

ECOES release update – April 2016

28th April 2016 System releases

ECOES 5.1 release

Release 5.1 of the Electricity Central Online Enquiry Service (ECOES) has now been finalised and will be deployed to live environment this evening after 5:00pm. Please note, minimal downtime associated with upgrades is expected. Further information on ECOES 5.1 Release can be found here. The following ECOES variations have been included as part of this release:

VAR 166 – Removal of UPRN references in ECOES

MRASCo system release update – February 2016

25th February 2016 System releases

DTC 11.5 Live release

Version 11.5 of the Data Transfer Catalogue has now been finalised and published as Live, in line with the MRASCo implementation timetable. The updated DTC Annexes and Access databases are available on MRASCo DTC website in the Planned Releases section.The following changes have been included as part of DTC 11.5 release:

DTC CP 3476 – Amending the Flow Notes of D0126 to correctly refer to J1823

GDCC 10.0 release

Release 10.0 of the Green Deal Central Charge Database (GDCC) has now been finalised and will be deployed to live environment this evening after 5:00pm. Please note, minimal downtime associated with upgrades is expected. Further information on GDCC 10.0 Release can be found here. The following changes have been included as part of this release:

GDC 125 – Updates to meet Security Information needs

ECOES 5.0 release

Release 5.0 of the Electricity Central Online Enquiry Service (ECOES) has now been finalised and will be deployed to live environment this evening after 5:00pm. Please note, minimal downtime associated with upgrades is expected. Further information on ECOES 5.0 Release can be found here. The following ECOES variations have been included as part of this release:

VAR 161 – Changes to ECOES to meet Information Security obligations

VAR 163 – Changes to ECOES TLS and cryptography to meet Information Security obligations

MRASCo system release update – November 2015

5th November 2015 System releases

DTC 11.4 Live release

Version 11.4 of the Data Transfer Catalogue has now been finalised and published as Live, in line with the MRASCo implementation timetable. The following changes have been included as part of DTC 11.4 release:

DTC CP 3445 – Update to J1824 – Asset Condition Code

DTC CP 3446 – Additional Asset Condition Report Response changes to D0126 Data Flow

DTC CP 3453 – Changes to existing DTC flows to support new Measurement Classes under P300

DTC CP 3457 – Update to D0135 – Asset Condition Report, following D0126/D0135 process review

DTC CP 3458 – Reporting of Excluded Energy Volumes in the CFD Supplier Invoice Backing Data Flow D0362

DTC CP 3460 – Reporting of Additional EMR Backing Data to Suppliers (D0362 and D0364)

DTC CP 3462 – Clarification of Data Item Descriptions For EMR

DTC CP 3465 – SVAA reporting changes to facilitate P305

DTC CP 3466 – Catering for negative market share in the CFD Supplier Invoice Backing Data Flow D0362

DTC CP 3467 – Changes to facilitate implementation of BSC Modification Proposal P305 (Version 3)

DTC CP 3468 – Mandating the Measurement Class Details Group in the D0289 flow

DTC CP 3473 – Alignment and definition of Data Items required for the implementation of DTC CP 3465 and DTC CP 3467

ECOES 4.0 release

Release 4.0 of the Electricity Central Online Enquiry Service (ECOES) has now been finalised and will be deployed to live environment this evening after 5:00pm. Please note, minimal downtime associated with upgrades is expected. Further information on ECOES 4.0 Release can be found here. The following ECOES variations have been included as part of this release:

VAR 140 – D0312 Rejection Reports

VAR 141 – Implementation of Algorithm 5

VAR 142 – Implement Algorithm 5 Report

VAR 151 – Addition of Measurement Class to the ECOES Monthly Consolidated Report

VAR 152 – Addition of Green Deal Flag to the ECOES Monthly Consolidated Report

VAR 154 – Additional measurement classes introduced by P272 and P300

VAR 155 – Opt out for periods of Supplier Registrations

GDCC 9.0 Release

Release 9.0 of the Green Deal Central Charge Database (GDCC) has now been finalised and will be deployed to live environment this evening after 5:00pm. Please note, minimal downtime associated with upgrades is expected. Further information on GDCC 9.0 Release can be found here. The following changes have been included as part of this release:

GDC 123 – Change GDOP08 timescale for sending updated charges – related to MAP CP 0244

GDC 124 – Monthly Extract of all Flows sent and received by the GDCC