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NOTICE DATE:  March 10, 2017

NOTICE TYPE:  R-A022217-03 Release-Retail

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Update - Upgrade of the MarkeTrak Application in the Retail Market Test Environment

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  Retail Electric Providers (REPs) and Transmission and Distribution Service Providers (TDSPs)

DAY AFFECTED:  March 13, 2017

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT will be updating the version of the MarkeTrak Application in the Retail Market Test Environment for release at 9:00 a.m. on March 13, 2017.  Users are encouraged to familiarize themselves with interface changes.  No significant functionality changes are anticipated at this time.

The URL for MarkeTrak in the Retail Market Test Environment will be:

https://testing.ercot.com/marketrak/tmtrack/tmtrack.dll?

Access to MarkeTrak in the Retail Market Test Environment requires an environment-specific ERCOT Digital Certificate.

The current version of MarkeTrak is supported in IE 11 Enterprise Mode; however, the upgraded version of the application operates at optimum in IE 11 Native Mode.  Users currently running MarkeTrak in IE 11 Enterprise Mode should switch to Native Mode when accessing the upgraded version of MarkeTrak.

The upgrade remains scheduled for a production release the weekend of March 26, 2017.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  Notifications will continue to be provided as relevant dates approach. Additional specifications and updates are available via the Texas Data Transport and MarkeTrak Systems (TDTMS) Working Group.

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 email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

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NOTICE DATE:  February 22, 2017

NOTICE TYPE:  R-A022217-01 Release-Retail

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Upgrade of the MarkeTrak Application and Retail Processing Outage

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  Retail Electric Providers (REPs) and Transmission and Distribution Service Providers (TDSPs)

DAY AFFECTED:  March 25, 2017 7:00 PM to March 27, 2017 12:00 AM

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT will be upgrading the version of the MarkeTrak Application in the production environment March 25, 2017 7:00 PM to March 27, 2017 12:00 AM.  No significant functionality changes are anticipated.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  The following ERCOT systems will be impacted during the implementation period.

*       Market Participants utilizing NAESB to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT will NOT be able to send/receive transactions to/from ERCOT during the outage. This includes all retail transactions.
*       867 transactions will NOT be forwarded during the outage.
*       997 Functional Acknowledgements will NOT be sent during the outage.
*       MarkeTrak will be unavailable for the duration of the outage.

*       Retail Application components of the Market Information System (MIS) and the Retail API will be unavailable

*       Retail Reports and Extracts may be impacted during the outage timeframe
*       eService application will be unavailable on the MIS

*       Find ESIID and Find Transaction will be unavailable

A follow-up Market Notice will be provided if it is determined that additional time is necessary to complete the upgrade following approval of an outage extension.

Information on upcoming releases can be found on the Project Priority List (PPL)<http://www.ercot.com/services/projects/>.

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 email at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

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