	27 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	8

2.1.2.7 Advantica administration	8

2.2 System Security	9

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

3.2 Questionnaire Flow Chart	14

3.3 Quote generation	18

3.3.1 Quotation Status Categorisations	20

3.3.2 Additional classification of Automatic and Bespoke/Manual jobs	21

3.3.3 Automatic quotation	22

3.3.3.1 Meter module selection	22

3.3.3.2 Meter module quote	25

3.3.3.3 Meter module detailed report	25

3.3.4 Manual quote generation	26

3.4 Quote acceptance	26

3.5 System Process Map	27

4 Reporting	32

4.1 Data Export	32

4.2 Automatic Quotes	32

4.2.1 Generic Quote	32

4.2.2 Detailed Quote	32

4.3 User specific Reports	33

4.3.1 View of Accepted Quotes	33

4.3.2 View of quotes pending manual quote	33

4.3.3 Supplier Administrator	33

4.3.4 Supplier Agent	33

4.3.5 I & C Customer Services	33

4.3.6 I & C User	34

4.3.7 The webMIP Administrator	34

5 System Administration	35

5.1 System data	35

5.2 Bulk Upload	35

5.2.1 User acceptance	35

6 System Communication	36

6.1 Web Browser	36

6.2 Email	36

6.2.1 Request for Quotation	36

6.2.1.1 Automatic Quotes	36

6.2.1.2 Manual Quotes	36

6.2.2 Quotation Accepted	37

6.2.2.1 I&C	37

6.2.2.2 Agent	37

Appendix A: Data Items	38

A.1 Gas Supplier	38

A.2 Supplier Agent	38

A.3 Job Site Details	39

A.4 Address	39

A.5 Contact Address	40

A.6 Second Contact Address	41

A.7 Site Detail	42

A.8 Job Information	44

Appendix B: System Data	51

B.1 Meter Modules	51

B.2 Housing	53

B.3 Base	53

B.4 Pricing Data	54

Appendix C: Security Check-lists	55

C.1 Physical Environment	55

C.2 Application Development	61

Illustration Index

Illustration 1: User Role Hierarchy	6

Illustration 2: Use Case Diagram	11

Illustration 3: Sequence Diagram	12

Illustration 4: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 1	15

Illustration 5: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 2	16

Illustration 6: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 3	17

Illustration 7: Automatic or Manual Quotation Flow Chart	22

Illustration 8: System Process Map - Slide 1	28

Illustration 9: System Process Map - Slide 2	29

Illustration 10: System Process Map - Slide 3	30

Illustration 11: System Process Map - Slide 4	31

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