	28 September 2007
(Draft version 3) webMIP Functional Specification
Draft	Restricted to, National Grid Metering & Advantica
Prepared for:	Prepared by:
Martin Hansford	Jamie Priest & Andy Hardy
National Grid Metering 4 Abbotts Lane Coventry Warwickshire CV1 4AY	Advantica Ashby Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3GR United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1509 282802 Fax: +44 (0)1509 283135 E-mail: jamie.priest@advanticagroup.com Website: www.advanticagroup.com
Customer Reference: 2520000817	

Contents

Executive Summary	1

1 System Scope	2

1.1 Within Scope	2

1.1.1 Automatic quotation scope	2

1.1.2 Manual quotation scope	3

1.1.3 Communication scope	3

1.2 Out of Scope	3

2 Security	5

2.1 User Security	5

2.1.1 User Accounts	5

2.1.1.1 Password Complexity	5

2.1.1.2 Password expiry	5

2.1.1.3 Forgotten passwords	5

2.1.1.4 File Uploads	5

2.1.2 User Roles	6

2.1.2.1 webMIP Administrator	6

2.1.2.2 I&C User	7

2.1.2.3 I&C Customer Services	7

2.1.2.4 Supplier Administrator	7

2.1.2.5 Supplier Agent	7

2.1.2.6 Action Matrix	7

2.1.2.7 Advantica administration	8

2.2 System Security	8

3 System Process	10

3.1 Enquiry	12

3.1.1 Create a new enquiry	13

3.1.2 Amend an existing enquiry	13

3.1.3 Copy an existing enquiry to create a new enquiry	13

3.1.4 Enquiry State	13

3.2 Questionnaire Flow Chart	14

3.3 Quote generation	18

3.3.1 Automatic quotation	21

3.3.1.1 Meter module selection	21

3.3.1.2 Meter module quote	21

3.3.1.3 Meter module detailed report	22

3.3.2 Manual quote generation	22

3.4 Quote acceptance and rejection	22

3.4.1 Quotation State	23

3.5 System Process Map	26

3.6 Business Rules	30

3.6.1 Pricing Data	30

3.6.2 Tripartite Agreement	30

4 Reporting	31

4.1 Data Export	31

4.2 Automatic Quotes	31

4.2.1 Generic Quote	31

4.2.2 Detailed Quote	31

4.3 User specific Reports	32

4.3.1 View of Accepted Quotes	32

View of quotes pending manual quote	32

4.3.2 Supplier Administrator	32

4.3.3 Supplier Agent	32

4.3.4 I & C Customer Services	32

4.3.5 I & C User	33

4.3.6 The webMIP Administrator	33

5 System Administration	34

5.1 System data	34

5.2 Bulk Upload	34

5.2.1 User acceptance	34

6 System Communication	35

6.1 Web Browser	35

6.2 Email	35

6.2.1 Request for Quotation	35

6.2.1.1 Automatic Quotes	35

6.2.1.2 Manual Quotes	35

6.2.2 Quotation Accepted	36

6.2.2.1 I&C	36

6.2.2.2 Agent	36

Appendix A: Data Items	37

A.1 Gas Supplier	37

A.2 Supplier Agent	37

A.3 Job Site Details	38

A.4 Address	38

A.5 Contact Address	39

A.6 Second Contact Address	40

A.7 Site Detail	41

A.8 Job Information	43

Appendix B: System Data	50

B.1 Meter Modules	50

B.2 Meter	51

B.3 Housing	51

B.4 Base	52

B.5 Drawing	52

B.6 Standard add-ons	52

B.7 Pricing Data	53

B.8 Tripartite Agreement	53

Appendix C: Security Check-lists	54

C.1 Physical Environment	54

C.2 Application Development	60

Illustration Index

Illustration 1: User Role Hierarchy	6

Illustration 2: Use Case Diagram	11

Illustration 3: Sequence Diagram	12

Illustration 4: Enquiry State Diagram	14

Illustration 5: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 1	15

Illustration 6: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 2	16

Illustration 7: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 3	17

Illustration 8: Automatic or Manual Quotation Flow Chart 1	19

Illustration 9: Automatic or Manual Quotation Flow Chart 2	20

Illustration 10: Quotation State Diagram	25

Illustration 11: System Process Map - Slide 1	26

Illustration 12: System Process Map - Slide 2	27

Illustration 13: System Process Map - Slide 3	28

Illustration 14: System Process Map - Slide 4	29

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