Last update: 01/25/2024
Below, affected ISO customers can learn more about actions they will need to take and changes to existing systems or procedures related to the Divisional Accounting Project. This project is one of several that ISO New England has undertaken, in collaboration with stakeholders, for the continued development of the region’s wholesale electricity markets. Target dates indicated below are subject to change.
See Participant Readiness Project Outlook for more detail on specifically affected customers and systems for this and other major projects.
The Divisional Accounting project was developed to address requests from participants for the ability to assign settlement accounts to business units for reporting purposes. Under the project, user-defined subaccounts allow customers to segregate their settlement reporting according to their business needs. Participants can designate assets and resources directly to a subaccount in the Customer and Asset Management System (CAMS); other activity-based transactions are assigned in their respective applications, such as eMarket, the Forward Capacity Tracking System (FCTS), and the Internal Transactions interface. As this project touches multiple user interfaces and reporting systems, implementation has been performed over several phases beginning in 2014. The project phases as implemented or planned to date are as follows:
Affected market participants should be mindful of the following time-bound items, some of which may require customers to take specific steps or adapt to changes in ISO systems.
Please consider subscribing to Participant Readiness, Market Notices, Information Technology (IT) Notices, and MIS Report Issues to receive notices posted to the ISO calendar for this project.
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December 15, 2023 |
MIS Sandbox |
Using the same login credentials as production, test accessing the sandbox FTP server and run automated scripts your organization may use to access MIS data, if applicable. Connect to the sandbox MIS SFTP host: Host: sftp://misftpsb.iso-ne.com |
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Q1 2024 |
CAMS and MIS |
MIS reporting by subaccounts go-live. Participants can begin to create MIS accounts for users with subaccount-level access to reporting. Enhanced person delete wizard becomes available. |
The ISO may conduct online or classroom-based training and information sessions and other opportunities for affected customers to learn about changes and ask questions in advance of project implementation. Please consider subscribing to ISO Training to receive notices posted to the ISO calendar for this project.
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January 2024 |
MIS Frequently Asked Questions Knowledge Articles:
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Updated 2/25/2020 for phase 10 |
Divisional Accounting Overview Presentation The overview presentation is a comprehensive overview of phases 1 through 10 |
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7/15/2015 |
eMarket and Internal Bilateral Transactions |
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Specific quarters as implemented since 2012 |
Quarterly Settlements Issues Forum (QSIF) Various sessions of the QSIF provided updates throughout the project. The following forums have additional information beyond project updates that you might find helpful:
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Market participants affected by the project should consult the following documents for specific instructions on completing related tasks or processes and helpful answers to frequently asked questions.
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Existing customers may use this to supplement the divisional accounting instructions found in the CAMS User Guide. |
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MIS reports affected by phases 7 and 8 (notice 1) |
As part of the project, MIS report descriptions, templates, and sample files were revised for the following reports. Reports available 4/1/2020 (phase 10):
Reports available 10/1/19 (ARR load subaccounts):
Reports available 5/1/19 (phase 8a):
Report available 3/31/18 (FCM CTRs):
Reports available 5/25/16 (phase 8):
Reports available 6/01/16 (phase 7):
The most recent version of each MIS report can be found on the MIS Report Descriptions, Template and Samples web page. |
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Upload and download file format examples for the eFTR Market application. |
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Summary of changes made with the implementation of subaccounts for eFTR. |
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Describes each display in the eFTR application along with a set of common tasks users will perform. |
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Customer and Asset Management System (CAMS) User Guide for Company and Affiliate Maintenance |
This guide includes detailed information on how to set up subaccounts and enable divisional accounting reporting in CAMS. |
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This guide includes instructions on how to use subaccounts in eMarket. |
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User Guide for Submitting Internal Bilateral Transactions Using SMS |
This guide describes how to search for and maintain Internal Bilateral Transactions (IBT) contract subaccount mappings. |
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These documents provide descriptions of the changes to the eMarket and IBT user interfaces released during project phases 5 and 6. |
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These documents are provided to customers familiar with XML, web services, and HTTP/HTTPS protocols to aid in developing interfaces to exchange eMarket data. |
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Sample client programs for divisional accounting in Java and .net. |
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Internal Bilateral Transactions (IBT) Web Services Data Exchange Specification Submit Contracts (DTD file type) |
These documents are provided to customers familiar with XML, web services, and HTTP/HTTPS protocols to aid in developing interfaces to exchange IBT data |
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Internal Bilateral Transactions User Interface Contract Upload File Formats |
CSV and XML file sample formats for use with the IBT user interface. |
