1. Harmonisation Working Group
HWG Meeting
Wednesday, 27th June, 2012
CER Offices
Dublin

2. HWG Agenda Introduction Aileen O Connor, RMDS 12:30 – 12:35
HSG Meeting Feedback
S mac an Bhaird, CER
12:35 – 12:40
Enduring Solution Project Update
12:40 – 12:45
ROI HSP Update
Conor Garrigan, ESBN
12:45 – 12:55
Market Design Update
A O Connor, RMDS
12:55 – 13:20
HWG To-Do List Review
13:20 – 13:25
AOB & Closing
13:25 – 13:30
27th June 2012

3. Minutes from HWG meeting – 23rd May 2012
Approval of Minutes
Minutes from HWG meeting – 23rd May 2012
27th June 2012

4. Feedback from HSG of 06/06/12
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5. Feedback from HSG
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6. Enduring Solution Project Update
Joan-Edel Smith
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7. ROI HSP Update
Conor Garrigan
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8. Market Design Update – Workload Overview
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9. DR 1117 V1 - MRC Consultation Change Request At Today’s Meeting:
MRC currently under review and two specific processes are under development:
MP NI 506 Ability Testing Procedure - To provide a framework for Supplier Ability Testing and
MP NI 507 Market Testing Procedure - To provide a framework for Supplier Market Testing.
At Today’s Meeting:
Classification as NI-Specific Requested
27th June 2012

10. DR 1123 V1 – TCC Field Validation on 017
Change Request
An additional validation rule on 017 MM to make the Tariff Configuration Code (TCC) field mandatory when requesting Re-energisation of a prepayment meter.
If the TCC is not provided when requesting Re-energisation of a prepayment meter a 117R MM will be sent to the Supplier with Reject Reason code: ITF - Invalid Tariff Configuration Code.
At Today’s Meeting:
Classification as NI-Specific Requested
27th June 2012

11. Previously Approved MCRs for Approval
Number
Version
Origin
Request Description
Action Requested
MCR 33
V3.0
ROI
New Field on 332 and 332W MM for Non-Interval De-Energisations
Recommendation for Approval
MCR 34
New Field on 332 and 332W MM for Non-Interval Re-Energisations
V2.0 Classified as Harmonisation Impacting at HWG of 04/04/12
Approval was held over for review by Suppliers
Reversioned following post-Harmonisation Release Planning Workshop
At Today’s Meeting:
Recommendation for approval of Version 3.0 of both MCRs
27th June 2012

12. Previously Approved MCRs for Approval
Number
Version
Origin
Request Description
Action Requested
MCR 69
V1.0
ROI
Mod to XML schema to allow Market Participants communicate with full Irish Character Set
Classification as Harmonisation Impacting
Recommendation for Approval
MCR 176
V2.0
Address Validation
Recommendation for Approval Reversioned
At Today’s Meeting:
Classification and Recommendation for Approval
27th June 2012

13. DR 1122 V1 – Introduction of Essential Plant into the Market Design
Background
The traditional practice of ESBN has been not to de-energise essential plant for Non-Payment where Health & Safety issues may arise.
This DR seeks to introduce a new flag to allow for an MPRN to be identified in the Central Market System as Essential Plant.
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14. Contd:- DR 1122 V1 – Introduction of Essential Plant into the Market Design
A new flag to be added to the Harmonised Data Definitions with the name Essential Plant Flag and schema name EssentialPlantFlag.
The Harmonised Data Definition for Essential Plant Flag is "As and where an MPRN is determined to be Essential Plant, or where Essential Plant flag has been removed, then this flag will be highlighted."
This flag will be a new Boolean Flag.
value of 1 it will mean that there is essential plant at this MPRN
value of 0 (exceptional) - there is not essential plant at this MPRN
This field is proposed to be populated only where it has been determined that there is essential plant at the MPRN.
The content of the flag will be made available on the Extranet and the downloadable meter point details file as well as certain messages that are indicated on the MCR
At Today’s Meeting:
Classification as Harmonisation Impacting and Recommendation for Approval
27th June 2012

15. DR 1097 V1.0 – New Order Status Code for Supplier timeout
To add a new Order Status code "SOTO" with the description of "Supplier Timeout" to be used where the Supplier has received market message 131[S] to re-schedule non-completed fieldwork and Supplier has not re-scheduled within 10 days.
At Today’s Meeting:
Classification as Harmonisation Impacting and recommendation for Approval
27th June 2012

16. Previously Approved MCRs for Withdrawal
Number
Version
Origin
Request Description
Action Requested
MCR 78
V2.0
ROI
Add Validation to Use of Company Registered Number
Classification as Harmonisation Impacting Recommendation for Withdrawal
MCR 174
V3.0
Allow incomplete set of reads for multiple meters to be
accepted by ESBN
Details
MCRs Presented at HWG of 23/05/12 and held over for review
At Today’s Meeting:
Approval is now being sought to withdraw these MCRs from the Active List.
27th June 2012

17. Open Items as at end of last meeting
HWG Action Items
Open Items as at end of last meeting
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18. HWG Meeting
AOB
27th June 2012

19. Next Steps Next HWG meeting
8th August, 2012 (Belfast)
Dates for all meetings for 2012 are on the Calendar on the RMDS website
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20. HWG Meeting
Thank You
27th June 2012