Overview of System Testing TXU Internal Testing Activities Overview of Market Testing

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Overview of System TestingTXU Internal Testing
ActivitiesOverview of Market Testing

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Systems
Client Server
Mainframe
Legacy Customer Information System
Market Participants
Gateway

• CIS
• Changing functionality to comply
• with new market
• Billing/Collections
• Service Orders
• Meter Data

• Gateway
• New application
• Connects CIS to the marketplace
• Interfaces with Market Participants
• Switches
• Validation
• Tracking

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TXU Internal Testing Activities

• Business User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• New Functionality
• Existing Functionality
• Nearly 70 full- time business resources
• Nearly 900 Test Scripts
• In addition to UAT
• Testing done by IT
• Market Testing

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TEXAS ELECTRIC MARKETPLACE TESTING

• Market testing covers Texas SET and consists of
• Connectivity/Standards testing
• Pre-Pilot transaction testing
• E2E Scenario testing

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TEXAS ELECTRIC MARKETPLACE TESTING

• Participants in market testing

10 CRs
6 TDSPs
ERCOT
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TEXAS ELECTRIC MARKETPLACE TESTING
ITPTA
Test Plan
2/5 - 2/22 Connectivity
3/8 - 3/15 Pre-Pilot
3/22 - 5/3 Pilot E2E Flt 1
5/14 - 7/5 Pilot E2E Flt 3
5/17 - 7/2 ERCOT Test
8/2 - 9/17 Pilot E2E Batch 2
9/27 - 11/12 Choice E2E Batch 3
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Market Test Flight 1
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Market Test Flight 3
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TEXAS ELECTRIC MARKETPLACE TESTING

• TEXAS CHOICE TESTING HOME
• http//itpta.intellimark-it.com

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TEXAS ELECTRIC MARKETPLACE TESTING

• Provisional Qualification Guidelines
• (Proposed by Texas Test Plan Team)
• Testing needed to Participate in Pilot June 1,
  2001
• Connectivity/Standards
• Pre-Pilot Transaction
• E2E Flight 1
• Testing to Complete Full Qualification
• E2E Flight 3

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SYSTEM TESTING SUMMARY

• TXU is committed to the maximum testing possible
  in the time available
• Short time period to test has resulted in
• Limited Market Testing
• Market Test Flights extending beyond Pilot start
• Increased risk of problems in the market

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Overview of System Testing

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