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| All transmission customers can access the PJM OASIS through
common Internet browsers, such as Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer,
or Mosaic. The Web browser must at least support Hyper Text Markup Language
version 3.0 (HTML 3.0) and Web brower "session cookies" must
be enabled, otherwise the tables of data presented on the PJM OASIS will
not be displayed. |
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| The transmission customer (hereto referred
to as "the user") must register on the PJM eSuite before any
significant access privileges are assigned. A new user can be created
by accessing the registration form on the main page of eSuite.
The user should then enter all of the requested information on the
registration page. All required fields should be filled in. Each individual
from a company who uses the PJM eSuite should register independently;
shared accounts are not recommended, for purposes of security and audit.
User ID should be a minimum of 4 characters. Passwords must be between
7-16 characters, and must contain at least one number and letter. User
name cannot be part of the password. Passwords are case sensitive, and
will be locked if entered incorrectly three times in a row.
The user should select his/her company from the drop-down list. The
customer must enter his/her user name and password, then select the
'Login' button to verify the account is active.
If the desired company is not included in the list, you must be the
first user from your company to register, so you must also register
your company on the PJM eSuite. Contact Member Relations at 610-666-8980
to enter your company information with an eSuite Administrator.
The PJM eSuite Administrator will assign access privileges and create
your company account. Until the Administrator does so, you will have
access to the PJM OASIS home page and read-only access. Generally the
Administrator will set company information and assign transmission service
privileges by noon of the next business day.
Users given read-only access will be able to view available transmission
capability, ancillary services, and messages, but will not be able to
request the purchase of transmission service or other transmission-related
services.
Users will be given full access privileges after it is established
by the PJM Member Relations that the company is an eligible transmission
customer. Users who are given full access privileges are able to reserve
transmission service, as well as query other transmission-related items. |
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| After your registration is processed, you can
login to the PJM OASIS from the PJM OASIS page
by selecting Login and providing your user name and password. Passwords
are case sensitive at this time.
When you press the Login link, the PJM menu is presented. |
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| PJM is transmission provider for all bulk power transmission
paths into, through, and out of the PJM service territory. All requests
for bulk power transmission service should be made starting from the DISPLAY
ATC link on the PJM menu.
The PJM menu is a header that is accessible at the top of each page
in the menu. This header is roughly divided into ten columns/sections.
Not all of the buttons on the menu will be visible when you first login;
only those functions for which you have access privileges will be visible.
The buttons in these sections are:
Transmission Provider
The 'TEST' menu button represents an area on the PJM OASIS to be used
for test purposes only. Such purposes include testing new software functionality
and testing or training for providers and customers.
Transmission Service/ATC Data
- Display ATC
- Buy Service
- Transaction Information
Ancillary Service Data
Historical Information
Messages
Company/User Information
- User Information
- Company Information
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| 1. Choose the login button on the main page of the eSuite,
followed by the Registration
Form.
2. Enter all of the required user information.
3. Choose "Declared Company" from the drop-down list. Please
verify your company with a supervisor before selecting, he/she may know
how your company is listed on PJM's system. If your company is not listed
on the drop down box, you may need to register your company on the PJM
eSuite. Please contact Member Relations at 610-666-8980 to register.
Please have the following information ready before calling:
- Company Name (Exactly as it appears on Transmission Service Agreements)*
- NERC Company Code or PJM Short Name*
- Company DUNS Number*
- Account Administrator's Name (Official Company Contact)*
- Company's Complete Address*
- URL or E-mail Address for Dynamic Notification (If Available)
*PJM will not process your company if any information is missing.
Note: PJM encourages all companies to register with NERC through the
TSIN web site at www.tsin.com.
At this time you will have read-only access to PJM's OASIS, however,
there will be no company association.
PJM's eSuite Administrator will contact your company's Account Administrator
to verify account information and access rights. |
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| 1. Choose Login from the OASIS Web page on PJM.com.
2. Enter username and password; password is case sensitive at this
time.
3. Select 'Login'.
4. This presents the PJM menu on the top of the initial page, called
'Messages of the Day'. |
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| 1. To see how much Available Transfer Capability (ATC) is
obtainable from each of the bulk power paths, select the 'Display ATC'
link from the PJM menu header
2. Select the filter fields to retrieve only the ATC data you desire:
Path++POR++POD - Choose the desired path/por/pod combination. You
may choose up to four. If you do not wish to query all four, select
the 'No Query' option.
Product - Choose a product type (i.e. hour-NON_FIRM) for each Path++POR++POD
selection made to the right of the Product field. Although you may
not leave this field blank, if the adjacent Path++POR++POD field says
'No Query' there will be no rows returned for that Product.
Show TTC (Check Box) - Select if you wish to view Total Transfer
Capability (TTC) with your query
Beginning Date - Select the date (month, day, year, and hour) that
you wish to query.
Note: Hours are in "Wall Clock Time" or "Real Time"
convention.
ATC Records Displayed - Starting from the chosen Beginning Date field,
this indicates how many postings into the future you would like to
see returned for the Path++POR++POD/Products indicated.
ATC Records to Purchase - For hourly postings ONLY, this field determines
how may consecutive hours the customer wishes to purchase.
3. When fields are all prepared, press 'Query Starting With' button
4. Scroll down to view data selected
Other options:
dst (check box) - Use to view separate postings for the duplicate 2
o'clock hour when time is changed from daylight savings time to standard
time.
D (link) - Use to view the details on an ATC posting. (The 'Return
to Query Screen' link must be used to return to the query section of
the Display ATC page.)
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| 1. On the Display ATC page, follow the instructions above
for 'Displaying ATC' to locate the row of the desired service posting
(or the first row if the desired service is hourly and covers multiple
consecutive hours).
2. Find the 'B' link in the second column of the desired posting, labeled
Buy Request
3. Select 'B'
4. This calls the Buy Service Page, and loads the request into the
filter fields
5. Notice that this request is listed with a status of "New"
6. Select a Source and a Sink. The source and sink are required for
the transmission provider to properly evaluate your request!
Note: "PJM" is not a valid source or sink.
7. Select 'Pre-confirmed' if desired (transaction must be
preconfirmed for same day hourly requests)
8. Select 'FTRs' if desired (FIRM service only). If Partial FTR's are
wanted, state specifics in the Customer Comments field.
9. Select to 'Pay through Congestion' if desired (if YES, not limited
to ATC posting)
10. Scroll down, fill in Capacity (MW value) desired (for multiple
hourly, you need only fill in MW's for the hours that you are requesting.
Be sure to enter a capacity amount for each hour you are requesting
or the program will automatically fill in the last capacity amount you
typed.
11. Add any 'Customer Comments'
12. (For hourly requests only) Change the begin/end hour of the transaction
if multiple time blocks are desired. IF YOU CHANGE THE BEGINNING OR
ENDING HOUR, YOU MUST PRESS SAVE BEFORE YOU
SUBMIT
13. Select 'Submit'
14. Notice change of Status to "Queued" for that request
(queued means received by OASIS database)
15. Note Transaction Number (This will make your search for this transaction
much easier)
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| 1. From the Buy Service Page, select 'Query' button to refresh
current transaction
2. Or query another transaction by entering Transaction Number in Query
field next to 'Query' Button (this feature can only be used for transactions
submitted by your company)
3. If a Transaction Number is unknown, enter selected filter fields
on the Transaction Information Page to retrieve desired transaction(s),
and select the 'Query' button.
a. When Status is "Accepted," find the 'Edit' poke in the
first column of that transaction's block
b. Select 'Edit' to load this request into the filter fields on the
Buy Service Page
4. Change the Status of the request via the drop-down list, to "Confirmed"
or "Withdrawn"
5. Select 'Save'
6. Note change of Status from "Accepted" to "Confirmed"
or "Withdrawn"
7. Note your Transaction Number if you haven't already done so. You
will need this number to schedule energy on this transaction. Note:
Other possible provider responses are "Received," "Study,"
"Invalid," "Refused," "Annulled," "Retracted,"
"Rebid," "Counteroffer," "Declined," "Superseded,"
and "Displaced".
Customers can search for FERC's Standards & Communication Protocols
from the TSIN Web site at www.tsin.com
to find more information about the meaning of these status'.
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| If enabled, input and output values to your chosen zone
will automatically be converted to deal with daylight savings time. When
daylight savings time is enabled, the system expects the dates and times
in the daylight savings time period to be entered in daylight savings
time, and those times outside of daylight savings time to be entered in
standard time.
There is one hour in each year that is not determined from the date/time
alone. This is the second hour of the fall switch back day. In order
to select that hour, you must check the checkbox. For all other times
the checkbox is inactive.
Note: The times within the daylight savings time window are displayed
in a different color. |
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| The message display allows the user to post and review messages
to/from the transmission provider or other transmission customers. Transmission
customers are allowed to post messages into selected categories.
Query Messages:
Query messages by selecting category, company, start and stop
time, and rows displayed. Select the Query button. The query results
will be presented below the query filter. The details for each message
can be viewed by selecting the D link at the beginning of each row.
The details display will present all the details for the selected message.
Posting a Message:
To post a new message, set the New Category select list to
the desired category and select the Post New button. The message creation
display is presented. The format of this screen will vary with the category
selected. Typically, the Message is Valid From/To must be set to the
valid start and stop time to the message. The message will be deleted
after the Valid To time has passed. Enter the subject and text of the
message and select the Post/Update Posting button.
Update and Delete a Message:
You may update and delete messages that you have posted. To
update or delete a message, select the E or Edit link. Enter the message
modifications and select the Post/Update Posting or Delete Posting button
to update or delete the message.
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| At this time it is the responsibility of the seller to solicit/resell
any available ATC on their own. PJM has disabled this functionality due
to various issues in the OASIS software. PJM will help facilitate resell
upon notification from both customers. If the customer wishes to resell
they must mail or fax their request, which must include the original Oasis
transaction number. PJM must also receive a fax from the buyer stating
their intentions. PJM will then transfer the ATC to the new buyer/owner.
See section 1.12 of the regional practices(DOC)
(PDF)
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| To view the amount of ATC reserved corresponding to the
actual energy that flowed on each of the Bulk power paths, select ‘Energy
Scheduled’ link located from the PJM Menu Header. If an Oasis number
is known enter a number in the Assignment Ref field, then select the 'Query'
button. If an Oasis Number/Assignment Ref number is unknown, please follows
the directions below.
1. Select the filter fields to retrieve only the amount of ATC reserved
and actual energy data that you desire:
Path++POR++POD- Choose the desired path/por/pod combination.
Product- Choose a product type (i.e. hour-Non_Firm) for the Path++POR++POD
selection made to the right of the product field.
Seller- Choose a seller type (i.e. PJM Interconnection).
Customer- Choose a customer type. (i.e. My Company)
Beginning Date/End Date-Select the date(month,day,year and hour)
that you wish to query. Note: hours are in “Wall Clock”
or “Real Time” convention.
Date selection for range-You have the option to select either Start-Stop
or Last Update as additional query options. The Start-Stop radio button
queries when the transaction(s) started and ended. The Last Update
option queries when the transaction(s) was last updated by the market
participant or PJM.
Order By-The user can determine the sort order by PATH, POR, or POD
when the query results are displayed.
2. When the fields are prepared, press the 'Query' button.
3. Scroll down to view data selected.
Other options:
Details (link)- Used to view the details on an ATC posting. (The 'Return
to Status Screen' link MUST be used to return to the query section of
Scheduled page.)
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If you have questions about the PJM OASIS or wish to discuss any aspect of
the PJM OASIS, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail at oasisadmin@pjm.com,
or by calling Member Relations at (610) 666-8980.
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