Michelle MizumoriDirector of Reliability Coordination

Reliability Messaging ToolISAS

January 30, 2014

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• Messaging Tool Name: Reliability Messaging Tool (RMT) or RMT

• What is this project all about?o A single source messaging tool for real time

operations;o Accessing variety of other useful information on

PEAKRC.ORGo Support of NERC communication standards : 3-

way handshakeo Logging suitable for audit purposes

Introduction

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1. RMT will be a Web application in PEAKRC.ORG.

2. Two-Factor authentication will be implemented for Internet. Simple Username/Password authentication will be for private WISP WAN.

3. System Access will be authorized by the Entity’s Site Administrator using PEAKRC.ORG tool.

4. Internet Explorer version 7.0 or higher is required.

5. Messages on WECCNET Outlook remains for a period of time and will not converted to RMT.

High Level Requirements

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6. The current OATI messages (WIT, WEBSAS, MERCHANT ALERT) will be delivered and disseminate to the appropriate parties.

7. The Web site dashboard will be consists of ‘Incoming’ and ‘Outgoing’ message section.

8. All outgoing messages will also be in ‘Incoming’ section for your confirmation.

9. Users will be allowed to create all message types.

10.Users will be allowed to forward or reply to the sender of any message, including reply-to-all.

High Level Requirements

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11. Users will be able to subscribe alerts/alarms from RMT. To unsubscribe, Entity’s Site Administrator privilege is required.

12. Users will be able to create distribution lists from available member lists.

13. Users will be able to email to the system defined email distribution lists.

14. Users will be able to create message template.

15. Users will be able to create pre-defined text.

16. Users will be able to acknowledge a message if acknowledgment is required.

17. Users will be able to acknowledge all messages.

High Level Requirements

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18. Users will be able to set up auto acknowledgement. For some conditions, Peak RC can overrule auto acknowledgement & requires manual acknowledgement

19. Unread/Not-acknowledged messages will be bolded and highlighted.

20. Search messages allowed.

21. Support of Multi-Session on One Browser: One tab for incoming view and another tab for outgoing view.

22. Reduce Clicks : Display all information on the same screen by popping up windows. No redirection to another window if not necessary.

High Level Requirements

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• Messages will be archived for 7 years according to the Peak RC Record Retention policies.

• Messages will be retrievable via the Search page in the system for up to 3 years less than the current date.

• Requests to retrieve messages after 3 years will need to be made to the Peak RC.

Data Retention

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• Informational• Energy Emergency Alert• ICCP Outage • Local Transmission Emergency• Local System Emergency• Interchange Authority Emergency• Termination of Interchange Authority

Emergency• Geo Magnetic Disturbance• More message types as needed

What Messages will be available

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Application Mock-up

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• High level requirements being finalized; • Detail level requirements in progress;

Tasks in Progress

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• 1st Quarter – System Development in progress

• 2nd Quarter – System Deployment / System available for UAT

• Release – TBD expected early 2015

Tentative Schedule