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ETC - ebIX Technical Committee
Minutes ETC meeting, May 23rd and 24th, 2005
May 26th, 2005
Minutes ETC meeting, May 23rd and 24th, 2005
Date:
Time:
Meeting place:
Participants:
Monday May 23rd and Tuesday May 24th, 2005
9:00 - 16:30
9:00 - 14:00
E.ON Netz, Bamberg, Germany
Carl Major, E.ON Netz, DE
Christian Odgaard, Eltra, DK
Hugo Dekeyser, UMIX, BE
Jon-Egil Nordvik (Convenor), Statnett, NO
Kees Sparreboom, TenneT, NL
Ove Nesvik (Secretary), EdiSys, NO
Attachment:
1) Approval of agenda
The agenda was approved with the following additions:
A) Requests from CuS: Linking of Business processes (AOB)
B) Request from CuS: Principles for cancellation of a change of roles (and attributes) connected to a Metering
point (AOB)
C) Request from CuS: Origin of meter stand (AOB)
D) Review of an overview of ebIX models based on the ebIX domain model from Kees (AOB)
E) Request from Kees/EMD: Discussion of a UseCase Diagram for the Energy Market for all ebIX models
(AOB)
F) Request from Kees/EMD: QDT's as used in the EMD model version 0.1.L (item 6)
2) Minutes from previous meetings
Approved.
As homework for the meeting Kees had made an introduction to the ebIX documents, including a document list
with links and a class diagram. The usage of compositions and the role of IEC in the model caused some
discussions. The conclusion of the discussions were that everybody should review chapter 2 in the document and
send comments (including links to the referenced documents) to Kees as soon as possible and in due time before
next ETC meeting. Thereafter Kees will make an update of the document and publish it as a draft document on
the ebIX WEB-page.
Homework:
 Everybody should review chapter 2 and send comments and links to Kees as soon as possible and in due
time before next ETC meeting.
 Kees will update the document and publish it as a draft document on the ebIX WEB-page.
3) Matters arising from previous ebIX Forum meeting
Telephone conference related to the ebIX budget
The participants could not see any need for changes to the agreed ebIX budget for the time being. Possible
transfers can wait until the autumn meeting in ebIX Forum. It is probably no need for a telephone conference on
the next ETC meeting.
Homework: Ove will inform Konstantin.
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ebIX PowerPoint template
Carl added name and place to the subtitle of the PowerPoint template.
Homework: Ove will send the PowerPoint template to the ebIX Webmaster for update on the ebIX WEB-page.
Update of ebIX recommended identification schemes
The document is already published on the ebIX WEB-page. It was however found some errors in the change log
of the document.
Homework: Ove will update the change log, distribute the document to ETC when done and update the ebIX
WEB-page.
Document describing how ebIX think cooperation between ebIX, the Gas industry, Eurelectric and other
bodies can be done
This was not seen as an item for ETC for the moment.
4) EMD Business information model (including proposal for definition of Metered data aggregator and other
metering roles)
Postponed to a later meeting
5) The Harmonised role model
Associations showing responsibilities and descriptions of roles and domains were reviewed and a changeproposal was made.
Link on the ebIX WEB page was postponed since there is no harmonised model published.
EMD/CuS part of the role model will be discussed on the harmonisation meeting on Friday.
Homework:
Ove will distribute the change-proposal to the harmonisation group.
6) ebIX CC registry
Version 0.4.B of the ebIX CC-registry was reviewed and some changes to the structure of the Code lists was
made:
 We will make up to 4 separate inner elements under each Enumeration element (National, ISO, CEFACT
and ebIX).
 All Enumeration elements will be placed in the same package.
 For tagged values we will use the tags “Desc”, “Agency” and “List”.
 The Enumeration element Country_Code was changed to Country_Identifier.
 The Country codes used in EMD were reviewed and some new European countries was added.
Kees is worried for too many unnecessary changes in the EMD model.
Homework:
 Ove will merge the EMD and CuS QDTs. Keeping all tagged values from EMD and marking
differences/errors/comments for discussion on next ETC.
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Kees will add all codes from the ebIX code list (Word document) into the enumerations used in EMD and
the Dutch CuS model and adding the descriptions as tagged values (“Desc”).
7) Usage of constraints in associations
Postponed until next meeting.
Homework:
Hugo will make an example based on two simple class diagrams based on a set of ABIEs for the next meeting.
8) ebIX XML documents
Making the first the XML documents have high priority before next ebIX Forum meeting. There are ongoing
work within UN/CEFACT for making XSLTs for conversion from MagicDraw XMI-files to XML-schemas and
for generating XML schemas from the TBG17 Excel spreadsheets using macros.
9) Review and update of proposal for ebIX Methodology version 1.1
Due to lack of time the item was postponed.
10) Information
A) New EBO web page
Kees informed that there is a new EBO web page from last week, see www.edine.info
B) ETC comments to the UN/CEFACT UML2EDIFACT:
We have received the following comments from ATG1 related to our comments to the document:
Nr Submittor
Line
Comment
Number
Resolution/Response
27 Ove Nesvik line 80
Why do the transformation rules have to be bi- "This is needed to ensure compatibility with
directional, as stated in chapter 2.3?
other syntaxes, such as XML."
28 Ove Nesvik line 153- We appreciate the distinction between component Not agreed. The qualifiers in UN/EDIFACT
157
transformation and structure transformation, but and CCTS are used for different purposes
we think that we miss the distinction between the and can not be directly related in a
data itself and the qualifying information in the transformation.
component transformation bullet in chapter 4.3.1,
i.e. the relationship between EDIFACT and
CCTS qualifiers.
29 Ove Nesvik
Enclosed is an example of a class diagram where Not agreed. Since this a) is a proposed
the EDIFACT translation is shown as UML
enhancement rather than correction b) will
tagged values. Do you think something like this need to be explained with supporting text c)
could be an alternative to the tables used in the seems to require changes to UMM, it is
"UN/CEFACT - UML TO UN/EDIFACT
suggested that this should be considered for
Transformation rules"?
a future version.
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Kees will try to write an answer to Anders.
C) UN/CEFACT/TMG (CCTS):
UN/CFACT/TMG are having an Interim meeting June 6 - 10, at SAP, in Walldorf Germany. Among others The
CCTS Project will be working for the full week.
If anybody wants to attend the meeting, you need to provide Name, Company, and Email address to Mary Kay
Blantz (blantz@attglobal.net).
D) Information from the minutes of the latest IEC/TC57/WG16 meeting, May 2nd 2005:
 ETSO has requested that the IEC assume responsibility for maintenance of the ETSO standards produced by
ETSO Task Force14, Electronic Data Interchange. J.Waight reviewed that Thierry Lefebrve of TC 57 was
contacted by Erik Hartwell of ETSO TF 14 with this proposal. It was agreed that representatives of WG-16
should contact ETSO TF-14 to get a better understanding of the proposal on the part of TF-14. The
following group was assigned: J. Waight, L. Schmitt, A. Cvetkovic, L. Osterlund, W. Strabbing, S. Mallet,
T. Saxton, and R. Baumann. J. Gillerman volunteered to review the work of the team. J. Waight will invite
representatives from ETSO TF-14 to participate in the next meeting of WG-16, and to explore a possible
future joint meeting with ETSO TF-14.
 Rudolf Baumann presented the possibility of establishing an UN/CEFACT TBG Energy Group. A sub-team
will be made up of W. Strabbing, R. Baumann, O. Nesvik, and Terry Saxton, which should meet by
teleconference and prepare a recommendation to WG-16.
 The CIM model can be found on www.cimuser.org.
11) Next meeting(s)
June 15-16, Arnhem
September 19-20, Copenhagen
October 11th and 12th, Switzerland (Zurich?)
12) AOB
A) Request from CuS: Linking of Business processes
From the latest CuS minutes:
“When linking business processes (making a hierarchy of processes), new administering roles will be
responsible for the new sub-processes and national rules should decide if a new Business process id will be
made, or if the original Business process id shall be reused. This will be proposed further discussed on the next
ETC meeting.
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”
Due to lack of time the item was postponed to the next meeting.
B) Request from CuS: Principles for cancellation of a change of roles (and attributes) connected to a
Metering point
From the latest CuS minutes:
“Hugo presented an activity diagram, trying to explain the usage of BusinessDocumentID, BusinessProcessID
and CustomerID through a chain of processes involving several actors. Hugo will refine the activity diagram and
send it to ETC as a comment to the “ebIX Recommendations for cancellation of business documents and
processes” that is on circulation for comments for the moment. “
Due to lack of time the item was postponed to the next meeting.
C) Request from CuS: Origin of meter stand
From the latest CuS minutes:
“Sweden needs a code in UTILTS for customer read meter stands. In the Netherlands the following codes are
used in SG12/CCI/C240 7037:
 E22, Origin of meter stand - with the following “sub codes in SG12/CAV/C889 7111:
o E26, From Party connected to grid
o E27, From metered data collector
o E28, From metered data responsible
We will ask ETC to update UTILTS with CCI/CAV in SG12.”
Due to lack of time the item was postponed to the next meeting.
D) Review of an overview of ebIX models based on the ebIX domain model from Kees
Due to lack of time the item was postponed to the next meeting.
E) Request from Kees/EMD: Discussion of a UseCase Diagram for the Energy Market for all ebIX models
Due to lack of time the item was postponed to the next meeting.
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Appendix A PARTICIPANTS IN ETC
Name
Carl Major
Christian Odgaard
Hans Montelius
Hugo Dekeyser
Jon-Egil Nordvik (Convenor)
Kees Sparreboom
Matti Vasara
Ove Nesvik (Secretary)
Rudolf Baumann
Terje Nilsen (Observer)
Company
E.ON Netz
Eltra
SvK
Umix
Statnett
TenneT
Fingrid
EdiSys
Etrans
Nord Pool
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Mobile
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E-mail
Carl.Major@eon-energie.com
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Christian.odgaard@eltra.dk
Hans.Montelius@svk.se
hugo.dekeyser@electrabel.be
jon-egil.nordvik@statnett.no
kees.sparreboom@capgemini.com
Matti.Vasara@fingrid.fi
ove.nesvik@edisys.no
+47 930 34 100
Rudolf.Baumann@etrans.ch
terje.nilsen@nordpool.com
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Appendix B WORK ITEMS FOR ETC
Work item
ebIX Methodology
Description
 Version 1.1 – For comments
ebIX Functional description

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

Business information model
for acknowledgements
Date/time/period/time zones
Addressing
….
Acknowledgement and error handling
(Sequence diagram + activity diagram +
class diagram)
Structure reflecting the class diagram for
Field bus
Status
 Draft finalised June 25th 2004
 Approval on the ebIX Forum
meeting in October 2004
 Draft finalised June 25th 2004
 Approval on the ebIX Forum
meeting in October 2004
 Draft finalised June 25th 2004
 Approval on the ebIX Forum
meeting in October 2004
 Draft finalised June 25th 2004
 Approval on the ebIX Forum
meeting in October 2004
 September 2004
New structure of UTILMD

Make an example of an
EDIFACT translation guide
and a XML one based upon a
class diagram taken from the
CuS-document
DMRs

Evaluate the first examples of a
translation guide for CuS documents.

DMR for Composite element C186 in
QTY, making Data element 6060
conditional
Change of the name of Metered data
aggregator to “Metered data aggregator,
local” and making a new code for
“Metered data aggregator, central”.

This makes it possible to send a
message with no-value in the
QTY segment for non-existing
values.
Proposal for usage of data element
SG5/IDE/C778/1050 in UTILTS in order
to send multiple time series per main
transaction number. Alternatively using
the complete composite C778 for
grouping transaction 'sub-items' and/or
SG5/IDE/1222 for identifying the level
in the hierarchy.

Requires input from CuS/EMD

Other items:
 Addition of DE
UTILTS/SG5/IDE/C778/1
050
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