	1 October 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	4

2.1 User Security	4

2.1.1 User Accounts	4

2.1.1.1 Password Complexity	4

2.1.1.2 Password expiry	4

2.1.1.3 Forgotten passwords	4

2.1.1.4 File Uploads	4

2.1.2 User Roles	5

2.1.2.1 webMIP Administrator	5

2.1.2.2 I&C User	6

2.1.2.3 I&C Customer Services	6

2.1.2.4 Supplier Administrator	6

2.1.2.5 Supplier Agent	6

2.1.2.6 Action Matrix	6

2.1.2.7 Advantica administration	7

2.2 System Security	7

3 System Process	9

3.1 Enquiry	11

3.1.1 Create a new enquiry	12

3.1.2 Amend an existing enquiry	12

3.1.3 Copy an existing enquiry to create a new enquiry	12

3.1.4 Enquiry State	13

3.2 Questionnaire Flow Chart	13

3.3 Quote generation	17

3.3.1 Automatic quotation	23

3.3.1.1 Meter module selection	23

3.3.1.2 Meter module quote	23

3.3.1.3 Meter module detailed report	24

3.3.2 Manual quote generation	24

3.4 Quote acceptance and rejection	25

3.4.1 Quotation State	26

3.5 System Process Map	26

3.6 Business Rules	34

3.6.1 Pricing Data	34

3.6.2 Tripartite Agreement	34

4 Reporting	35

4.1 Data Export	35

4.2 Automatic Quotes	35

4.2.1 Generic Quote	35

4.2.2 Detailed Quote	35

4.3 User specific Reports	36

4.3.1 View of Accepted Quotes	36

View of quotes pending manual quote	36

4.3.2 Supplier Administrator	36

4.3.3 Supplier Agent	36

4.3.4 I & C Customer Services	36

4.3.5 I & C User	37

4.3.6 The webMIP Administrator	37

5 System Administration	38

5.1 System data	38

5.2 Bulk Upload	38

5.2.1 User acceptance	38

6 System Communication	39

6.1 Web Browser	39

6.2 Email	39

6.2.1 Request for Quotation	39

6.2.1.1 Automatic Quotes	39

6.2.1.2 Manual Quotes	39

6.2.2 Quotation Accepted	40

6.2.2.1 I&C	40

6.2.2.2 Agent	40

Appendix A: Data Items	41

A.1 Gas Supplier	41

A.2 Supplier Agent	41

A.3 Job Site Details	42

A.4 Address	42

A.5 Contact Address	43

A.6 Second Contact Address	44

A.7 Site Detail	45

A.8 Job Information	47

Appendix B: System Data	54

B.1 Meter Modules	54

B.2 Meter	55

B.3 Housing	55

B.4 Base	56

B.5 Drawing	56

B.6 Standard add-ons	56

B.7 Pricing Data	57

B.8 Tripartite Agreement	57

Appendix C: Security Check-lists	58

C.1 Physical Environment	58

C.2 Application Development	63

Illustration Index

Illustration 1: User Role Hierarchy	5

Illustration 2: Use Case Diagram	10

Illustration 3: Sequence Diagram	11

Illustration 4: Enquiry State Diagram	13

Illustration 5: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 1	14

Illustration 6: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 2	15

Illustration 7: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 3	16

Illustration 8: Automatic or Manual Quotation Flow Chart 1	21

Illustration 9: Automatic or Manual Quotation Flow Chart 2	22

Illustration 10: Quotation State Diagram	26

Illustration 11: System Process Map - Slide 1	30

Illustration 12: System Process Map - Slide 2	31

Illustration 13: System Process Map - Slide 3	32

Illustration 14: System Process Map - Slide 4	33

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