Implementation Procedures Change Management for Scheduled Releases Step Procedural Step Description Timing Method By / From To 1 Issue Impact Assessment. As required but at 40 and Market Market Participants, Meter WD prior to proposed Operator website Operator Data Providers and Release date System Operators 2 Provide comments on Impact Assessment Within 5 WD of issue of Email Participants, Market Operator documentation. Impact Assessment Meter Data Providers and System Operators 3 Hold technical workshop. Within 10 WD of of Meeting and/or Market Participants, Meter Impact Assessment telephone Operator Data Providers and System Operators 4 Consider comments and feedback. Market Operator 5 Issue revised Impact Assessment Within 10 WD of the Email Market Participants, Meter (including revised Release plan if technical workshop Operator Data Providers and applicable). System Operators 6 If disagreement exists with Release detail Prior to Release date Email or if a Dispute, Objecting Modifications then objecting Party can raise an Urgent in accordance with Party Committee Modification. Agreed Procedure 14 “Disputes” 7 Issue notification of Release. At least 1 week prior to Email, Market Market Participants, Meter Release date Operator website Operator Data Providers and and BMI System Operators
Implementation Procedures Change Management for Scheduled Releases Step Procedural Step Description Timing Method By / From To 1 Issue Impact Assessment. As required but at 40 WD prior to proposed Release date and Market Operator website Market Operator Participants, Meter Data Providers and System Operators 2 Provide comments on Impact Assessment documentation. Within 5 WD of issue of Impact Assessment Email Participants, Meter Data Providers and System Operators Market Operator 3 Hold technical workshop. Within 10 WD of of Impact Assessment Meeting and/or telephone Market Operator Participants, Meter Data Providers and System Operators 4 Consider comments and feedback. Market Operator 5 Issue revised Impact Assessment (including revised Release plan if applicable). Within 10 WD of the technical workshop Email Market Operator Participants, Meter Data Providers and System Operators 6 If disagreement exists with Release detail then objecting Party can raise an Urgent Modification. Prior to Release date Email or if a Dispute, in accordance with Agreed Procedure 14 “Disputes” Objecting Party Modifications Committee 7 Issue notification of Release. At least 1 week prior to Release date Email, Market Operator website and BMI Market Operator Participants, Meter Data Providers and System Operators
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