NOTICE DATE: March 19, 2008
NOTICE TYPE: M-A021308-03 - UPDATE - Informational
CLASSIFICATION: Public
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT has scheduled an outage for the release of the
MPIM (Market Participant Identity Management) system.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Market Participant USAs and Backup USAs
DAYS AFFECTED: 5:00 PM Friday, March 28, 2008 through 11:59 PM Sunday,
March 30, 2008
LONG DESCRIPTION: New functionality for Market Participant USAs to
manage Digital Certificate users and manage user access via the Market
Participant Identity Management (MPIM) system will be deployed on
Saturday, March 29, 2008. As part of the MPIM project implementation,
ERCOT has scheduled an outage of the existing USA User Access
functionality in TML beginning Friday, March 28, 2008 at 5:00 PM. The
outage will impact all User Access activities:
* No Market Participant USA or user certificates can be created or
updated
* No certificates can be renewed
* No certificate requests will be approved
* No certificates can be picked up
* No certificates can be revoked
After 5:00 PM Friday, March 28, 2008 the existing TML USA User Access
functionality will no longer be available. Beginning Monday, March 31,
2008 Market Participant USAs must begin using the MPIM system to manage
users and manage user access.
TML users may experience a session timeout during the implementation of
the new application. If so, click refresh and the screen will reconnect
automatically and no data will be lost.
The new MPIM system link can be found at the following path:
https://tml.ercot.com <https://tml.ercot.com/>
Home Tab
Identity Management (on the left side)
ACTION REQUIRED: If Market Participants have Digital Certificates that
will expire prior to March 28, 2008, they should renew those
certificates as soon as possible. MP USAs will need to pick up any
outstanding approved certificates in TML prior to 5:00 PM on Friday,
March 28, 2008, otherwise they will be rejected and will have to be
re-issued in MPIM.
Following the MPIM implementation, the "renew certificate" functionality
will not be available for twelve (12) months. During these 12 months,
USAs will be required to issue new certificates through MPIM to replace
existing digital certificates that will be expiring, similar to what is
done under the current process.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The MPIM Overview Presentation and User Guide
will be sent to registered User Security Administrators (USAs) and
Backup USAs as a separate email.
Question and Answer Conference Calls:
ERCOT will also be hosting conference calls to help answer questions
related to the MPIM system. These calls will take place on March 27,
2008 and April 1, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Please call
1-800-373-0950 (pass code is 319544) to participate in the calls. If
you have questions after reviewing the attached documentation and plan
to participate in the call, please e-mail the questions to your ERCOT
Account Manager prior to the call. Your Account Manager will then log
the questions so that they can be addressed during the call.
CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account
Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone
number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via e-mail at
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Subject: M-A021308-02 UPDATE - Informational - MPIM Implementation (USA
user access) has been delayed
NOTICE DATE: February 28, 2008
NOTICE TYPE: M-A021308-02 UPDATE - Informational
CLASSIFICATION: Public
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The Market Participant Identity Management (MPIM)
system implementation has been delayed.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Market Participant USAs and Backup USAs
LONG DESCRIPTION: The new functionality for Market Participant USAs to
manage Digital Certificate users and manage user access via the Market
Participant Identity Management (MPIM) system has been delayed. The
MPIM project implementation timeline will be revised. Additional
information and updated timelines will be communicated as they become
available.
CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account
Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone
number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via e-mail at
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Subject: M-A021308-01 - Informational - MPIM Implementation - USA user
access
NOTICE DATE: February 13, 2008
NOTICE TYPE: M-A021308-01 - Informational
CLASSIFICATION: Public
SHORT DESCRIPTION: ERCOT has scheduled an outage impacting the Texas
Market Link (TML) User Security Administrator (USA) User Access
functionality beginning 5:00 PM Friday, March 7, 2008 through 11:59 PM
Sunday, March 9, 2008.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Market Participant USAs and Backup USAs
DAYS AFFECTED: 5:00 PM Friday, March 7, 2008 through 11:59 PM Sunday,
March 9, 2008
LONG DESCRIPTION: New functionality for Market Participant USAs to
manage Digital Certificate users and manage user access via the Market
Participant Identity Management (MPIM) system will be deployed on
Saturday, March 8, 2008. As part of the MPIM project implementation,
ERCOT has scheduled an outage of the USA User Access functionality in
TML beginning Friday, March 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM. The outage will impact
all User Access activities:
* No Market Participant USA or user certificates can be created or
updated
* No certificates can be renewed
* No certificate requests will be approved
* No certificates can be picked up
* No certificates can be revoked
After 5:00 PM Friday, March 7, 2008 the TML USA User Access
functionality will no longer be available. Beginning Monday, March 10,
2008 Market Participant USAs will begin using the MPIM system to manage
users and manage user access.
Additional information regarding user guides and training opportunities
will be provided as it becomes available.
ACTION REQUIRED: If Market Participants have Digital Certificates that
will expire during the March 3rd through the 14th timeframe, they should
re-issue those certificates at least ten (10) days in advance.
The renew user function will be disabled for twelve (12) months
following the MPIM implementation. USAs will be required to issue all
new Digital Certificates via the MPIM system.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: As of 5:00 PM Friday, March 7, 2008 all
certificates previously issued within the Market Operating Testing
Environment (MOTE) will be decommissioned. Prior to the implementation
of the MPIM system, ERCOT will re-issue one MOTE certificate to each
appropriate entity. This certificate will be issued to the existing USA
or Primary Contact listed in ERCOT's Registration application.
CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account
Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone
number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via e-mail at
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