{"id":67470,"date":"2016-07-18T14:10:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T13:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/?post_type=release&#038;p=67470"},"modified":"2021-08-24T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T09:14:26","slug":"february-2017-release","status":"publish","type":"release","link":"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/release\/february-2017-release\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2017 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67470","release","type-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"semantic_search":{"post_id":67470,"title":"February 2017 Release","link":"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/release\/february-2017-release\/","categories":[],"tags":[],"content":"\n\n\n<div class=\"panel-content\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-section panel-content basic-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>New items<\/h2><p>We have now issued the <a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Release-Circular-for-the-Implementation-on-1-April-2017.pdf\">Release Circular<\/a> for implementation on 1 April 2017. That contains implementation details of&#xA0;P339, P347, CP1481 and changes involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/release\/1-april-2017-standalone-release\/\">1 April 2017 Standalone Release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The primary scope of February 2017 BSC Release went live on 23 February 2017. Please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Release-Circular-for-the-Implementation-of-the-February-2017-Release-2.pdf\">Release Circular<\/a>&#xA0;for details of the implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-section panel-content scope-of-the-release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Scope of the Release<\/h2><p>The implementation date for the Release is 23 February 2017. &#xA0;P339, P347 and CP1481 managed under this Release have the implementation date of 1 April 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The final&#xA0;scope of the February&#xA0;2017 Release is four&#xA0;approved Modifications (P326, P339, P343 &amp; P347) and seven approved Change Proposals (CP1465, CP1466, CP1470, CP1471, CP1472, CP1473 and CP1481).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/mod-proposal\/p326\/\">P326<\/a>:&#xA0;Introduction of a non-Working Day adjustment to the Credit Cover Percentage calculation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/mod-proposal\/p339\/\">P339<\/a>:&#xA0;Introduction of new Consumption Component Classes for Measurement Classes E-G<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/mod-proposal\/p343\/\">P343<\/a>:&#xA0;Increase to the number of Supplier IDs that can be held by a Supplier<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/mod-proposal\/p347\/\">P347<\/a>:&#xA0;Reduction in R1 Read Requirement for Half Hourly Sites<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/change-proposal\/cp1465-2\/\">CP1465<\/a>:&#xA0;Sending revised MTDs following a change of NHHMOA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/change-proposal\/cp1466\/\"> CP1466<\/a>:&#xA0;Removing SMETS compliant Meters from the scope of BSCP601<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/change-proposal\/cp1470\/\">CP1470<\/a>:&#xA0;Housekeeping Change to CoPs 1, 2, 3 and 5 following P266<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/change-proposal\/cp1471\/\">CP1471<\/a>:&#xA0;Alignment of the CRA URS to the NETA IDD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/change-proposal\/cp1472\/\">CP1472<\/a>:&#xA0;Removal of SVA proving tests for Meters with a pulse multiplier of one<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/change-proposal\/cp1473-2\/\">CP1473<\/a>:&#xA0;Changes to the Long Term Vacant Entry Criteria<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/change-proposal\/cp1481\/\">CP1481<\/a>:&#xA0;Housekeeping Change to BSCP536 following approval of P339<\/p>\n<p>Please note that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>P326 will impact BSC Systems, namely CRA (Central Registration agent) and ECVAA (Energy Contract Volume Aggregation Agent).<\/li>\n<li>P339 will impact SVAA (Supplier Volume Allocation Agent) and is included in the February 17 Release as a Phase 2 to&#xA0;be deployed in March 2017.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/mod-proposal\/p347\/\">P347<\/a>&#xA0;was rejected by the Panel on 8 December 2016. However on 30 January 2017, Ofgem directed that this is to be implemented on 1 April 2017.<\/li>\n<li>P351 has been moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/release\/1-april-2017-standalone-release\/\">April 2017 Standalone Release<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion key-dates-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\" id=\"key-dates\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Key dates<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"keydates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"activity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"activity-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"keydates_list\"><td class=\"activity\"><p>SVG's approval of BSCP15<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"keydates_list\"><td class=\"activity\"><p>ISG's approval of all CSDs<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"keydates_list\"><td class=\"activity\"><p>Release implementation date<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"keydates_list\"><td class=\"activity\"><p>P339, P347 and CP1481 Implementation date<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion amended-configurable-items-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-title\" id=\"amended-configurable-items\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Amended configurable items<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following configurable documents impacted by P326 were available for industry review. These have now been approved by&#xA0;the SVG (BSCP15) and the ISG (all CSDs).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"aci\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"title\">Title<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"version\">Version<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"status\">Status<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"category\">Category<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"change\">Change<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"approval-date\">Approval Date<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162037\/bscp15_v23.1_redlined_P326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">BSCP15<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>1<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162037\/CRA_URS_v17.4_conformed_CP1471_P326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">CRA User Requirements Specs<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>2<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162037\/CRA_SD_v17-1_redlined_P326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">CRA Service Description<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>2<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162036\/ECVAA_URS_v19.1_redlined_p326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">ECVAA User Requirements Specs<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>2<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162036\/ECVAA_SD_v18.1_redlined_P326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">ECVAA Service Description<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>2<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162036\/NETA_IDD_Part_1_v34.1_redlined_P326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">IDD Part 1 document<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>1<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162036\/NETA_IDD_Part_2_v34.1_redlined_P326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">IDD Part 2 document<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>1<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162036\/NETA_IDD_part1_v25.4.xls\" target=\"_blank\">IDD Part 1 spreadsheet<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>1<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"aci_table\"><td class=\"title\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-bsc-production-cdn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/28162036\/NETA_IDD_part2_v25.5.xls\" target=\"_blank\">IDD Part 2 spreadsheet<\/a><\/p><\/td><td class=\"version\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><td class=\"status\"><p>Approved<\/p><\/td><td class=\"category\"><p>1<\/p><\/td><td class=\"change\"><p>P326<\/p><\/td><td class=\"date\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-section panel-content basic-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Impact Matrix<\/h2><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Feb-17-Document-Impact-Matrix-V0.7.pdf\">February 17 Release Impact Matrix<\/a> lists all BSC Configurable Items and software systems that are being amended for the release and the relevant change(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-section panel-content basic-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>February 2017 Release - other documents<\/h2><p>We have following guidance documents available for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Elexon-Guidance-CP1465-Sending-MTD-on-Change-of-NHHMOA.pdf\">CP1465 Implementation Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/bsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/P339-Implementation-Guide-v1.0.pdf\">P339 Implementation Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-section panel-content basic-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have any queries, please contact the Release Manager, Mahesh Gogtay by emailing 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