B2B Working Group Workshop

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B2B Working Group Workshop

• 22 September 2016 1000 1600

Presented BY Chris Cormack
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Agenda

• In Attendance
• Update on progress and confirmation of timeline
  and IEC sign-off process for start of
  consultation.
• Review two new supplied transactions
• NMI inquiry
• Pre-installation query
• Documents, document structure and drafting points
• Technical Specification document and any
  technical issues
• Notified Party transactions
• MSATs changes required to support B2B procedures
• Clarify Customer details notification with
  respect to Life Support
• Prospective retailer service orders
• Any other feedback

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In attendance

• AEMO Chris Cormack Procedure Lead, Andrew
  Suwignjo SME, Paul Le Favi SME, Jackie
  Krizmanic- SME, Matt Stuchbury - BA.
• Retailer reps, Mark Riley AGL Energy, Mara
  Tenis Lumo/Red Energy, Karly Train Energy
  Australia, Aakash Sembey Simply
• Distributor reps David Woods SA Power
  Networks, Brett McLean United Energy, David
  Sales TasNetworks, Anna Russo Endeavour Energy
• Metering or Third Party reps Paul Greenwood
  Vector, Charles Coulson Metropolis Metering,
  Helen Vassos Active Stream, Shaun Cuppitt
  Acumen
• Apologies nil.

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UpDATE and NEXT STEPS

• 22 September todays workshop
• 27 September draft procedure review
• 4 October draft procedure Final review
• 7 October endorsement to proceed to IEC for
  approval to consult
• 10 October Initial Draft procedures sent to IEC
• 17 October IEC Meeting
• 20 October Initial Consultation starts
• 25 November Initial Consultation ends
• 23 December Draft procedures Consultation
  starts
• 20 January Draft procedures Consultation ends
• 6 March Publish final procedures

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Pre-installation Query and NMI Inquiry transaction

• Review information provided by participants
• NMI Inquiry supplied by Brett McLean.
• The group defined a similar transaction in Adds
  and Alts discussion Meter Installation query
  are these sufficiently different to warrant a
  different transaction?
• Pre-Installation query supplied by Shaun Cupitt
• For review.

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Documents and drafting

• Four key Procedures updates
• Service Order Process 3.0 see next page for
  full Service Order communications.
• Customer Site Details Notification 3.0 Customer
  Details Notification including new Life Support
  Customer Details Block, Custer Details Request,
  Customer Details Reconciliation, Site Details
  Notification.
• Data Process 3.0 formally Meter Data process
  includes PMD, VMD and MDN as well as the
  provision of data for transactions
  Pre-Installation query, Meter Installation query
  and NMI inquiry.
• One Way Notification 3.0 Network Tariff
  Notification, Meter Fault Notice, Planned
  Interruption notification and Notice of Metering
  Works
• Other documents
• Technical Specification 3.0 incorporates all
  technical information in one document
• Business Rules Guide a new document that can be
  used by participants to guide the use of
  procedures (IEC document not B2B procedure)
• Glossary update for B2B terminology this is an
  update to the Retail Procedures Glossary and
  Framework for key terms from B2B procedures
• ROLR Procedure Part B once B2B procedures are
  close to being finalised this will be updated

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service order LIST Including hierarchy

• Supply Service Works
• Allocate NMI
• Tariff Change
• Supply Connection
• Supply Alteration
• Supply Abolishment
• RE-Energisation
• De-Energisation
• Remote
• Remove Fuse
• Turn off main switch and sticker
• Main switch seal
• Technical disconnect
• Meter Isolation
• Supply Isolation
• Disconnection at pole top, pillar box or pit
• Recipient discretion

• Special Read
• Check Read
• Final Read
• On Demand
• Metering Service Works
• Meter Exchange
• Meter Install
• Move Meter
• Meter Reconfiguration
• Remove Meter
• Install Controlled Load
• Install Hot Water
• Change Time Switch
• Meter Investigation Inspect
• Meter Investigation Test
• Meter Investigation Tamper
• Miscellaneous Service Request

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Drafting Principles for new B2b Procedures

• AEMOs current style guide
• No replication of legal requirements
• Legal and regulatory context consolidated in
  Retail Electricity Market Procedures Glossary
  and Framework
• Common terms defined in Retail Electricity Market
  Procedures Glossary and Framework)
• Long terms will be abbreviated where the
  abbreviations are commonly used

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Drafting Principles for new B2b Procedures

• The content of each procedure will reflect the
  subject matter of that procedure and not be
  replicated
• Redundant or anachronistic material either
  redrafted or deleted
• Procedures will be consolidated where appropriate
• Other changes based on the drafting principles
  are intended to rationalise, not change the
  substance of the obligations or rights of the
  parties to which the procedures apply

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Technical specification Questions

• Schema change
• Will there be a mandatory schema change 1st
  December 2017?
• Transactional interactions between participants
  and the B2B/SMP hub
• Will participants be able to use their
  current/preferred method of transacting with the
  hub?
• Will the hub transform messages into the
  preferred transactional method for each
  participant?
• Will there be instantaneous transactions?
• ITWG Commencement
• When will the ITWG for the SMP commence?

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Agenda items added by the group

• Notified Party transactions
• Brett McLean Email
• MSATs changes required to support B2B procedures
• Anna Russo Email
• Clarify Customer details notification with
  respect to Life Support
• General Discussion see over
• Prospective retailer service orders
• Mara Tenis Email
• Any other items

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Customer site details notification incorporating
Life support
New Process flow allows participants to use other
means of communication as agreed between
Initiator and Recipient which could be phone or
email. However, there is still an expectation
that a CDN will be sent by an Initiator.
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Life Support Details block
If Life Support Flag is checked Y (Mandatory
Field in in CDN) then the following fields become
available
Field Format USAGE Definition/Comments
LifeSupportContactName PERSONNAME M   Should be the name of the person who is the specific contact for the management of Life Support and Life Support Equipment for the connection point.  
LSPostalAddress ADDRESS   M Must be the customers postal address for Life Support notifications. An aseXML compliant structured address or unstructured address must be provided. The data provided must be the one considered by the Current FRMP to be the one most suitable for use as a postal address for contacting the customer. The postal address, if provided in an unstructured format, must be complete such as to comply with Australia Post presentation standards. .
LSPhoneNumber1 TELEPHONE   M R Must be the phone number of the person who is the specific contact for the management of Life Support notification for each connection point.  
LSPhoneNumber2 TELEPHONE   M R Must be the phone number of the person who is the specific contact for the management of Life Support notifications for each connection point.  
LSEmailAddress VARCHAR(40) M/N Email Address should be provided if recorded by Initiator
LifeSupportEvidence VARCHAR(1) M Y or N values only.  
ConcessionDetails VARCHAR(40) M/N Concession Details should be provided if recorded by Initiator. Must be provided if LifeSupportEvidence Y
SiteAddress ADDRESS   M/N Must be the site address for the location of the Life Support Equipment. An aseXML compliant structured address or unstructured address must be provided. Must be provided if LifeSupportEvidence Y
Life Support Equipment VARCHAR(40) M/N Must be provided if LifeSupport Evidence Y.  List of Equipment (To be added here)
PatientName PERSONNAME M/N   Should be the name of the person who uses LifeSupport Equipment.. Must be provided if LifeSupportEvidence Y  
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NEXT STEPs

• Next Workshop 27 September