1. 9/12/2006 TPTF MIS / Training Status & Update Pat Harris A portal is a web site or service that offers a broad array of resources and services such as e-mail, applications,, search engines, tools, and on-line reference material. TPTF 11 / 28 / 2006

2. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 MIS – today’s update New Design Artifacts –SEARCH capability overview –User Roles –Home / MyPage Concept For Discussion / clarification: –Clarify ‘certain Market participants’ –Clarify data classifications Next review: –Conceptual Design Release!

3. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 MIS Component: SEARCH overview Content to be searched: –All content on ERCOT.com –All MIR reports, indexed by: Report name, report description Report type, report date –All links in applications provided from the MIS portal Application name Application description Access Control –Classified as Public, Private, Secured –Access control by Dunn Number, tied to Digital certificate (not role-based) Results display –Links to ERCOT.com – launch the.com page –Links to MIR reports – launch the report, if authorized –Links to Applications– launch the application (role-based)

4. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 MIS Component: SEARCH example (details)

5. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 Nodal component: User Role Model (part 1) QSE with resources - Operator - Marketer/Trader - Power Scheduler - Settlements - Disputes - Data Analyst - Market Rules - Resource Metering - Performance Monitoring - USA - IT Support QSE without resources - Marketer/Trader - Power Scheduler - Settlements - Disputes - Data Analyst - Market Rules - USA - IT Support Resource - Marketing - Transaction Analyst - Accounting - Disputes - Data Analyst - Market Rules - USA - IT Support LSE - Rep - Marketing - Transaction Analyst - Accounting - Disputes - Data Analyst - Market Rules - USA - IT Support LSE - NOIE - Accounting - Disputes - Data Analyst - Market Rules - USA - IT Support

6. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 Nodal component: User Role Model (part 2) TSP - Operations - NW Model Mgt - Retail Transaction Analyst - Data Analyst - Resource Metering - Market Rules - USA - IT Support DSP - Operations - NW Model Mgt - Retail Transaction Analyst - Data Analyst - Resource Metering - Market Rules - USA - IT Support CRR Holder - Settlements - Disputes - Data Analyst - Trader - USA ERCOT - Operations - NW Model Mgt - Market Operations - Wholesale Settlement - Client Services - Compliance - Credit Management - IT Support - USA PUCT - Wholesale Mkt Oversight - Retail Mkt Oversight - IT Support - USA Independent - Market Monitor

7. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 Home/My Page Concept

8. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 Protocol Clarifications: part 1 –Secure information audience? Examples: PR 3.10.2 (3) ERCOT shall make available to TSPs and/or DSPs and all appropriate Market Participants …. the transmission model used in transmission planning. PR 3.10.3 (5) (FR 25) ERCOT shall make available to TSPs and/or DSPs and all appropriate Market Participants, …… the CRR Network Model. PR 3.10.4 (5) (FR 29) ERCOT shall make available to TSPs and other Market Participants, ….. the full transmission model used to manage the reliability of the transmission system as well as proposed models to be implemented at a future date. –Certified information? Examples: PR 4.2.4 ERCOT shall provide each QSE with the information necessary to pre- validate its data for DAM, including publishing validation rules for offers, bids and trades and posting any software documentation and code that is not Protected Information to the MIS Secure Area within five Business Days after by ERCOT receives it. PR 4.4.1.2. (3) ERCOT shall continuously validate Capacity Trades and continuously display on the MIS Secure Area information that allows any QSE named in a Capacity Trade to view confirmed and unconfirmed Capacity Trades.

9. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 Protocol Clarifications: part 2 –Certified information? More examples: PR 4.4.2.2 (3) ERCOT shall continuously validate Energy Trades and continuously display on the MIS Secure Area information that allows any QSE named in an Energy Trade to view confirmed and unconfirmed Energy Trades. PR 4.4.3.2 (2) ERCOT shall continuously validate Self-Schedules and continuously display on the MIS Secure Area information that allows the QSE named in a Self-Schedule to view validated Self-Schedules PR 4.4.7.3.2 (3) ERCOT shall continuously validate Ancillary Service Trades and continuously display on the MIS Secure Area information that allows any QSE named in an Ancillary Service Trade to view its confirmed and unconfirmed Ancillary Service Trades. PR 5.3 (4) ERCOT shall provide each QSE with the information necessary to pre- validate their data for DRUC and HRUC including: (a) Publishing validation rules for offers, bids, and trades; and (b) Posting any software documentation and code that is not Protected Information to the MIS Secure Area within five Business Days of receipt by ERCOT. PR 6.3.4 ERCOT shall provide each QSE with the information necessary to pre- validate its data for Real-Time Operations including publishing validation rules for offers, bids and trades and posting any software documentation and code that is not Protected Information to the MIS Secure Area within five Business Days of receipt by ERCOT.

10. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 Training Update - Status Highlights: –Course development ON Schedule! –LMS delivery on time- will enable ‘test-out’ of Nodal 101: Basics –Extra Nodal 101 class Dec. 8 – austin –Training in Houston March 21-22 (Centerpoint) registration avail. –Training in Houston May 22 -23 (Reliant) registration avail. –Integration of LMS and training support tools Proof of Concept Lowlights: –Needed level of internal delivery resources unavailable –Market expressing desire for more frequent training than planned –Toward end of 2007, dedicated facility is required. ??

11. Lead from the Front 11/06/2006 Training -- Outlook Completing scheduling for Dec. 13 – additional LMP course Continue development: –QSE Basic Training –LSE 201 –NMMS –Transition to Nodal Markets Complete Conceptual Design Document for training support tools and LMS Plan for recruiting trainers from vendor pools Upcoming Milestones: –12/31 – LMS Deployment –12/31 – Online Testing available –12/31 – Web-based Training available