CONTENTS

  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1  Purpose
      • 1.1.1  Summary
    • 1.2  Scope
      • 1.2.1  The Scope of this Document
    • 1.3  Summary
    • 1.4  Amendment History
    • 1.5  References
    • 1.6  Abbreviations
  • 2  Common Interface Conventions
    • 2.1  Interface Mechanisms
      • 2.1.1  Manual
      • 2.1.2  Electronic Data File Transfer
      • 2.1.3  Internal Interfaces
      • 2.1.4  Repeating Structure
      • 2.1.5  File names
      • 2.1.6  Unstructured File Format
      • 2.1.7  Acknowledgement Messages and Sequence Numbers
      • 2.1.8  Time
      • 2.1.9  Valid Sets
  • 3  External Interface Summary
    • 3.1  Interfaces by BSC Agent
      • 3.1.1  BMRA Interfaces
      • 3.1.2  CDCA Interfaces
      • 3.1.3  CRA Interfaces
      • 3.1.4  ECVAA Interfaces
      • 3.1.5  SAA Interfaces
    • 3.2  Interfaces by Corresponding Party
      • 3.2.1  BSCCo Ltd Interfaces
      • 3.2.2  FAA Interfaces
      • 3.2.3  NETSO Interfaces
      • 3.2.4  Stage 2 Interfaces
      • 3.2.5  Transfer Coordinator Interfaces
      • 3.2.6  Internal Interfaces
      • 3.2.7  EMR Settlement Services Provider Interfaces
  • 4  Interfaces From and To Multiple Parties
    • 4.1  CRA-I004: (input) BSC Service Agent Details
    • 4.2  CRA-I013: (output) Issue Authentication Report
    • 4.3  CRA-I015: (output) BM Unit, Interconnector and GSP Group Data
    • 4.4  CRA-I020: (output) Operations Registration Report
    • 4.5  CRA-I028: (output) NGC Standing Data Report
    • 4.6  ECVAA-I016: (output) ECVAA Data Exception Report
    • 4.7  ECVAA-I025: (output) Credit Cover Minimum Eligible Amount Report
    • 4.8  SAA-I013: (output) Credit/Debit Reports
  • 5  Interfaces From and To the NETSO
    • 5.1  BMRA-I002: (input) Balancing Mechanism Data
    • 5.2  BMRA-I003: (input) System Related Data
    • 5.3  BMRA-I010: (output, common) Data Exception Reports
    • 5.4  BMRA-I014: (input) Price Adjustment Data
    • 5.5  BMRA-I020: (input) BM Unit Fuel Type List
    • 5.6  BMRA-I021: (input) Temperature Reference Data
    • 5.7  BMRA-I022: (input) Daily Energy Volume Reference Data
    • 5.8  BMRA-I023: (input) Wind Generation Registered Capacities
    • 5.9  BMRA-I034: (input) Trading Unit Data
    • 5.10  CDCA-I012: (output, part 1) Report Raw Meter Data
    • 5.11  CDCA-I029: (output, part 1) Aggregated GSP Group Take Volumes
    • 5.12  CDCA-I042: (output, part 1) BM Unit Aggregation Report
    • 5.13  CDCA-I049: (output) Total Demand per GSP
    • 5.14  CDCA-I051: (output) Report Meter Technical Details
    • 5.15  CDCA-I067: (input) Disconnected CVA BM Units
    • 5.16  CRA-I007: (input/output) Boundary Point and System Connection Point Data
    • 5.17  CRA-I008: (input) Interconnector Registration Details
    • 5.18  CRA-I013: (output, common) Issue Authentication Report
    • 5.19  CRA-I014: (output, part 1) Registration Report
    • 5.20  CRA-I020: (output) Operations Registration Report
    • 5.21  CRA-I028: (output) NGC Standing Data Report
    • 5.22  SAA-I012 (input, part 1) Dispute Notification
    • 5.23  SAA-I014 (output) Settlement Report
    • 5.24  SAA-I017: (output, common) SAA Data Exception Report
    • 5.25  SAA-I018 (output, part 1) Dispute Report
    • 5.26  SAA-I026: (input) Price Adjustment Data
    • 5.27  SAA-I033: (input) Receive Request for Data Change
    • 5.28  BMRA-I024: (input) Large Combustion Plant Directive Spreadsheet[13]
    • 5.29  BMRA-I025: (input) SO-SO Prices
    • 5.30  BMRA-I026: (input) SO-SO Standing Data
    • 5.31  BMRA-I028: (input) Receive REMIT Data
    • 5.32  BMRA-I029: (input) Receive Transparency Regulation Data
    • 5.33  BMRA-I036: (input) Receive Replacement Reserve Data
    • 5.34  P0292: (input) ABS MSID Pair Delivered Volume Notification
    • 5.35  P0293: (output) Rejection of ABS MSID Pair Delivered Volume
    • 5.36  P0294: (output) Confirmation of ABS MSID Pair Delivered Volume
    • 5.37  P0295: (output) ABS MSID Pair Delivered Volume Exception Report
    • 5.38  BMRA-I038: (input) Receive Regional Demand Forecast and Restoration Data
  • 6  Interfaces From and To FAA
    • 6.1  CRA-I004: (input, common) BSC Service Agent Details
    • 6.2  CRA-I013: (output, common) Issue Authentication Report
    • 6.3  CRA-I015: (output, common) BM Unit and Energy Account Registration Data
    • 6.4  ECVAA-I006: (input) Credit Limit Data
    • 6.5  ECVAA-I016: (output, common) ECVAA Data Exception Report
    • 6.6  SAA-I011: (input) Payment Calendar Data
    • 6.7  SAA-I013: (output, common) Credit/Debit Reports
  • 7  Interfaces From and To BSCCo Ltd
    • 7.1  BMRA-I010: (output, common) Data Exception Reports
    • 7.2  BMRA-I011: (output) Performance Reports
    • 7.3  BMRA-I012: (input) System Parameters
    • 7.4  BMRA-I013: (output) BMRA BSC Section D Charging Data
    • 7.5  CDCA-I014: (output, part 1) Estimated Data Report
    • 7.6  BMRA-I016: (input) Receive Market Index Data Provider Thresholds
    • 7.7  BMRA-I017: (output) Report Market Index Data Provider Thresholds
    • 7.8  CDCA-I018: (output, part 1) MAR Reconciliation Report
    • 7.9  CDCA-I019: (output, part 1) MAR Remedial Action Report
    • 7.10  CDCA-I022: (input) Distribution Line Loss Factors
    • 7.11  CDCA-I023: (output) Missing Line Loss Factors
    • 7.12  CDCA-I032: (output) Data Collection and Aggregation Performance Report
    • 7.13  CDCA-I047: (output, part 1) Correspondence Receipt Acknowledgement
    • 7.14  CDCA-I061 (input) Receive System Parameters
    • 7.15  CDCA-I062: (input) Receive Sample Settlement Periods[14]
    • 7.16  CDCA-I063: (output) Metered Volume Data for Sample Settlement Periods
    • 7.17  CDCA-I064: (output) MOA Proving Tests Report
    • 7.18  CDCA-I065: (output) MOA Fault Resolution Report
    • 7.19  CRA-I001: (input & output, part 1) BSC Party Registration Data
    • 7.20  CRA-I003: (input, part 1) BSC Party Agent Registration Data
    • 7.21  CRA-I004: (input, common) BSC Service Agent Details
    • 7.22  CRA-I009: (input) Receive Manual Credit Qualifying Flag (Redundant)
    • 7.23  CRA-I011: (input) Credit Assessment Load Factors
    • 7.24  CRA-I020: (output, common) Operations Registration Report
    • 7.25  CRA-I028: (output) NGC Standing Data Report
    • 7.26  CRA-I029: (input) Transmission Loss Factors
    • 7.27  CRA-I032: (output) CRA Performance Reports
    • 7.28  CRA-I034: (input) Flexible Reporting Request
    • 7.29  CRA-I035: (output) CRA BSC Section D Charging Data
    • 7.30  CRA-I042: (input) Receive Market Index Data Provider Registration Data
    • 7.31  CRA-I043: (input) Receive Exempt Export Registration Data
    • 7.32  CRA-I044: (input) Withdrawals Checklist Request
    • 7.33  CRA-I047: (output) Withdrawals Checklist
    • 7.34  CRA-I050: GC or DC Breach Estimation Challenge Decision
    • 7.35  ECVAA-I017: (output) ECVAA Performance Report
    • 7.36  ECVAA-I021: (output) Credit Limit Warning
    • 7.37  ECVAA-I023: (output) ECVAA BSC Section D Charging Data
    • 7.38  ECVAA-I026: (output) Minimum Eligible Amount Request
    • 7.39  ECVAA-I027: (input) Notification of BSC Parties in Section H Default
    • 7.40  ECVAA-I032: (input) Credit Assessment Price
    • 7.41  ECVAA-I040: (output) Issue Notification System Status Report
    • 7.42  ECVAA-I041: Receive Party Credit Default Authorisation Details
    • 7.43  SAA-I010: (input) BSCCo Ltd Cost Data (Redundant)
    • 7.44  SAA-I012: (input, part 1) Dispute Notification
    • 7.45  SAA-I014 (output) Settlement Reports
    • 7.46  SAA-I016: (output, part 1) Settlement Calendar
    • 7.47  SAA-I018: (output, part 1) Dispute Report
    • 7.48  SAA-I019: (output) BSC Party Performance Reports (Redundant)
    • 7.49  SAA-I020: (output) SAA Performance Reports
    • 7.50  SAA-I023: (input) System Parameters
    • 7.51  SAA-I025: (output) SAA BSC Section D Charging Data
    • 7.52  SAA-I027: (output) Report pre-settlement run validation failure
    • 7.53  SAA-I028: (input) Receive settlement run decision
    • 7.54  SAA-I029: (input) Receive settlement run instructions
    • 7.55  SAA-I031: (input) Receive Market Index Data Provider Thresholds
    • 7.56  SAA-I032: (output) Report Market Index Data Provider Thresholds
    • 7.57  SAA-I034: (output) Report Recommended Data Change
    • 7.58  SAA-I035: (input) Receive Instruction for Data Change
    • 7.59  SAA-I036: (output) Report Confirmation of Data Change
    • 7.60  SAA- I038: (input) Receive Excluded Emergency Acceptance Pricing Information
    • 7.61  SAA-I039: (output) Send Excluded Emergency Acceptance Dry Run Results
    • 7.62  SAA- I040: (input) Receive Authorisation To Proceed With Full Settlement Run
    • 7.63  ECVAA-I049: (input) Request to remove all ECVNs and MVRNs from ECVAA for a Party in Section H Default
    • 7.64  ECVAA-I050: (output) Remove all ECVNs and MVRNs from ECVAA for a Party in Section H Default Feedback.
    • 7.65  ECVAA-I053: Daily Wholesale Market Activity Report
    • 7.66  BMRA-I033: (Input) STOR Availability Window
    • 7.67  SAA-I046: (Input) STOR Availability Window
  • 8  Interfaces From and To Stage 2
    • 8.1  CDCA-I043: (output) GSP Group Take to SVAA
    • 8.2  CRA-I004: Agent Details
    • 8.3  SAA-I007: (input) BM Unit Allocated Demand Volume
    • 8.4  SAA-I016: (output, part 1) Settlement Calendar
    • 8.5  SAA-I017: (output, common) SAA Data Exception Report
    • 8.6  CRA-I015: (output) BM Unit Registration Data
    • 8.7  BMRA-I032: (output) Demand Control Instructions to SVAA
    • 8.8  SAA-I045: (input) BM Unit Allocated Demand Disconnection Volume
    • 8.9  SAA-I050: (input) Secondary BM Unit Demand Volumes
    • 8.10  SAA-I051: (input) Secondary BM Unit Supplier Delivered Volumes
    • 8.11  SAA-I052: (output) Daily Activations Report
    • 8.12  SAA-I054: (input) Supplier BM Unit Non BM ABSVD
    • 8.13  SAA-I055: BM Unit Settlement Expected Volumes
    • 8.14   SAA-I057: Supplier BM Unit Period Non-Chargeable Demand
    • 8.15  SAA-I059: Supplier BM Unit Period Total Gross Non-Final Demand
    • 8.16  SAA-I060: BM Unit Period Deviation Volume
  • 9  Interfaces Within BSC Central Systems
    • 9.1  BMRA-I001 (input): Registration Data
    • 9.2  BMRA-I007 (output) SAA/ECVAA Balancing Mechanism Data
    • 9.3  BMRA-I010: (output, common) Data Exception ReportsThis interface is defined in Part 1 of the Interface Definition and Design.BMRA-I018: (input) Publish Credit Default Report
    • 9.4  BMRA-I038: (input) Receive Exempt Supply Volume
    • 9.5  CDCA-I002: (input) Registration Data
    • 9.6  CDCA-I016: (input) Information from TAA
    • 9.7  CDCA-I020: (input) Site Visit Inspection Report
    • 9.8  CDCA-I027: (output) Aggregated Interconnector Meter Flow Volumes
    • 9.9  CDCA-I028: (output) Aggregated BM Unit Meter Flow Volumes
    • 9.10  CDCA-I034: Settlement Calendar
    • 9.11  CDCA-I035: (input) Site Visit Report on Aggregation Rule Compliance
    • 9.12  CDCA-I036: (output) GSP Group Take to SAA
    • 9.13  CDCA-I039: (output) Information to TAA
    • 9.14  CDCA-I050: (input) Data Exception Reports
    • 9.15  CDCA-I066: (input) Demand Control Instructions to CDCA
    • 9.16  CDCA-I068: (output) Period BM Unit Demand Disconnection Volumes
    • 9.17  CRA-I010
    • 9.18  CRA-I013: (output, common) Issue Authentication Report
    • 9.19  CRA-I015: (output, common) BM Unit and Energy Account Registration Data
    • 9.20  CRA-I017 (output): Credit Assessment Capability
    • 9.21  CRA-I019: (output) Registration Data
    • 9.22  CRA-I022: (output) Metering System Details
    • 9.23  CRA-I030: (input) Data Exception Reports
    • 9.24  CRA-I045: (input) Withdrawing Party Authorisation and Notification Details
    • 9.25  CRA-I046: (input) Withdrawing Party Settlement DetailsSee SAA-I037 in this section.ECVAA-I001 (input): Registration Data
    • 9.26  ECVAA-I011: Account Bilateral Contract Volume Report
    • 9.27  ECVAA-I012: MVRN Report
    • 9.28  ECVAA-I016: (output, common) ECVAA Data Exception Report
    • 9.29  ECVAA-I020: (input) Data Exception Reports
    • 9.30  ECVAA-I036: (output) Publish Credit Default Report
    • 9.31  ECVAA-I047: (output) Withdrawing Party Authorisation and Notification Details
    • 9.32  ECVAA-I048 (input) Physical Notification Data
    • 9.33  SAA-I013: (output) Credit/Debit
    • 9.34  SAA-I001 (input): Registration Data
    • 9.35  SAA-I002 (input): Credit Assessment Capability
    • 9.36  SAA-I003 (input) SAA Balancing Mechanism Data
    • 9.37  SAA-I004: (input) Period Meter Data
    • 9.38  SAA-I008: MVRN Report
    • 9.39  SAA-I015
    • 9.40  SAA-I016: (output, part 1) Settlement Calendar
    • 9.41  SAA-I017: (output, common) SAA Data Exception Report
    • 9.42  SAA-I037: (output) Withdrawing Party Settlement Details
    • 9.43  SAA-I043: (output) Demand Control Instructions to CDCA
    • 9.44  SAA-I044: (input) Period BM Unit Demand Disconnection Volumes
    • 9.45  CRA-I036: (output) Notification Agent Termination Request
    • 9.46  ECVAA-I031: (output) Notification Agent Termination Feedback
    • 9.47  ECVAA-I033: (input) Credit/Debit Reports
    • 9.48  CDCA-I040: (output) BM Unit ‘Credit Cover’ Meter Volume Data Report
    • 9.49  ECVAA-I015: (input) BM Unit ‘Credit Cover’ Meter Volume Data
    • 9.50  BMRA-I027: (input) Settlement Reports
    • 9.51  SAA-I049: Trading Unit Data
    • 9.52  SAA-I053: Daily Exchange Rate Report
    • 9.53  SAA-I056: BM Unit Period Metered Volume
    • 9.54  SAA-I062: (output) Exempt Supply Volume Report
  • 10  Interfaces From and To Transfer Coordinator
    • 10.1  CRA-I023: Issue Registration Transfer Report
    • 10.2  CRA-I038: Transfer from SMRS information
    • 10.3  CRA-I039: Transfer from SMRS report
    • 10.4  CRA-I040: Transfer to SMRS information
    • 10.5  CRA-I041: Transfer to SMRS report
    • 10.6  CDCA-I055: (input) Transfer from SMRS information
    • 10.7  CDCA-I056: (output) Transfer from SMRS report
    • 10.8  CDCA-I057: (input) Transfer to SMRS information
    • 10.9  CDCA-I058: (output) Transfer to SMRS report
  • 11  Interfaces From and To EMR Settlement Services Provider
    • 11.1  SAA-I042: (output) BM Unit Chargeable Demand Report

NETA Interface Definition and Design Document Part 2 – Interfaces to other service providers V55.0

Effective From Date:25/06/2026
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