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 [log in to unmask].
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From: ERCOT Client Relations
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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Subject: M-A021308-01 –
Informational - MPIM Implementation -
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:
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
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 [log in to unmask].
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list that you no longer wish to receive, please follow this link in order to
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