	14th 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 User Security	5

2.1 User Accounts	5

2.1.1 Password Complexity	5

2.1.2 Password expiry	5

2.1.3 Forgotten passwords	5

2.1.4 File Uploads	5

2.2 User Roles	6

2.2.1 webMIP Administrator	6

2.2.2 I&C User	7

2.2.3 I&C Customer Services	7

2.2.4 Supplier Administrator	7

2.2.5 Supplier Agent	7

2.2.6 Action Matrix	7

2.2.7 Advantica administration	8

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

3.2 Questionnaire Flow Chart	13

3.3 Quote generation	17

3.3.1 Quotation Status Categorisations	19

3.3.2 Additional classification of Automatic and Bespoke/Manual jobs	20

3.3.3 Automatic quotation	21

3.3.3.1 Meter module selection	21

3.3.3.2 Meter module quote	21

3.3.3.3 Meter module detailed report	22

3.3.4 Manual quote generation	22

3.4 Quote acceptance	22

3.5 System Process Map	23

4 Reporting	28

4.1 Data Export	28

4.2 Automatic Quotes	28

4.2.1 Generic Quote	28

4.2.2 Detailed Quote	28

4.3 User specific Reports	29

4.3.1 View of Accepted Quotes	29

4.3.2 View of quotes pending manual quote	29

4.3.3 Supplier Administrator	29

4.3.4 Supplier Agent	29

4.3.5 I & C Customer Services	29

4.3.6 I & C User	30

4.3.7 The webMIP Administrator	30

5 System Administration	31

5.1 System data	31

5.2 Bulk Upload	31

5.2.1 User acceptance	31

6 System Communication	32

6.1 Web Browser	32

6.2 Email	32

6.2.1 Request for Quotation	32

6.2.1.1 Automatic Quotes	32

6.2.1.2 Manual Quotes	32

6.2.2 Quotation Accepted	32

6.2.2.1 I&C	33

6.2.2.2 Agent	33

Appendix A: Data Items	34

A.1 Gas Supplier	34

A.2 Supplier Agent	34

A.3 Job Site Details	35

A.4 Address	35

A.5 Contact Address	36

A.6 Second Contact Address	37

A.7 Site Detail	37

A.8 Job Information	40

Appendix B: System Data	46

B.1 Meter Modules	46

B.2 Housing	47

B.3 Base	48

B.4 Pricing Data	48

Illustration Index

Illustration 1: User Role Hierarchy	6

Illustration 2: Use Case Diagram	10

Illustration 3: Sequence Diagram	11

Illustration 4: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 1	14

Illustration 5: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 2	15

Illustration 6: Questionnaire Flow Chart - Slide 3	16

Illustration 7: Automatic or Manual Quotation Flow Chart	21

Illustration 8: System Process Map - Slide 1	24

Illustration 9: System Process Map - Slide 2	25

Illustration 10: System Process Map - Slide 3	26

Illustration 11: System Process Map - Slide 4	27

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