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It allows users to become familiar with the DIP environment and its functionality.\u00a0 It introduces DIP users to certificates and registration of users \/ organisations.<\/p>\n<p>The UIT environment is also used to set up the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), which keeps the DIP secure and makes sure messages are valid. This setup depends on GlobalSign, a third-party provider. Once done, the results can be reused in the production (live) environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<section class=\"section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"centering small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">Vetting via GlobalSign Atlas\u00a0 <div class=\"small-decoration\"><\/div><\/h2>\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-text\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>The GlobalSign Atlas registration and vetting process is a crucial part of onboarding. This step takes the most time because it uses a third party service and requires their process to be completed.<\/p>\n<p>To understand more about what\u2019s involved at this stage, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/dip-vetting-and-validation-explained\/\">DIP vetting and validation explained<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<section class=\"section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"centering small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">User roles and tasks <div class=\"small-decoration\"><\/div><\/h2>\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-text\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Each user role performs different tasks within the DIP. You need to understand these before you add any users for your organisation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/understanding-dip-user-roles-and-tasks\/\">understanding user roles and tasks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<section class=\"section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"centering small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">After onboarding <div class=\"small-decoration\"><\/div><\/h2>\n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-text\">\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>After you have successfully completed your onboarding, you should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>read the DIP User Guides to understand the functions and features in detail<\/li>\n<li>ensure at least 2 each of User Admin, Certificate Admin and Message Admin are invited and joined the DIP to allow cover during holiday or absence situations<\/li>\n<li>remember that members can have multiple roles \u2013 use them according to your needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n<\/article> <!-- MAIN ARTICLE ENDS -->","s3_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Onboarding the DIP: overview - DIP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Onboarding the DIP: overview\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are three main stages to onboarding the DIP: onboarding the pre-production environment, where you will undergo qualification testing vetting\u00a0\u2013 this requires registration on the GlobalSign Atlas platform promotion to [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/onboarding-the-dip-overview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DIP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-10T14:15:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/onboarding-the-dip-overview\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/onboarding-the-dip-overview\/\",\"name\":\"Onboarding the DIP: overview - DIP\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-10T11:26:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-10T14:15:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/onboarding-the-dip-overview\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/onboarding-the-dip-overview\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/dip-training-and-guidance\/onboarding\/onboarding-the-dip-overview\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/elexon-beta.elexonhostings.co.uk\/data-integration-platform\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DIP training &amp; 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