1. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. CIM Test Development Process EPRI Project 071103 18 January 2011

2. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 2 CIM test process overview CIM Test Methodology compatible with –IEC WG 14 –CIM Users Group –OpenSG And possibly MultiSpeak Test process defined, documented and repeatable Vetted with multiple utilities, vendors and user groups Tests designed for multiple implementation environments (test only messages, implementation agnostic) –Legacy point-to-point –SOA with or without ESB –Various ESBs (WebSphere, WebLogic, TIBCO, GlassFish) Tests openly available

3. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3 Project Schedule

4. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 4 Types of CIM-based Tests CIM Tests Abstract Test Cases Conformance Tests Interoperability Tests Concrete Detailed Test Procedures Conformance Tests Interoperability Tests

5. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 5 Concrete Test Procedures Detailed step-by-step instructions needed to execute tests in laboratory environment Includes test set-up steps, exact message content, expected results and pass/fail criteria Concrete Detailed Test Procedures Conformance Tests Verifies adherence to IEC 61968 and 61970 standards Validates systems from different vendors can operate together using CIM-formatted messages Interoperability Tests

6. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 6 Abstract Test Conformance Case Development Process with Example

7. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 7 Abstract Interoperability Dev. Process

8. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 8 UUT Diagram: Interoperability Test

9. © 2010 EnerNex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 9 Next Steps Review and update sample abstract test case Write detailed sample concrete test procedure Instructions and procedures to connect up to an web service endpoints (e.g. MDMS & CIS) POCs at Utilities/EPRI to coordinate testing POCs at venders