DIP Guidance Documents
DIP Training and Onboarding Guidance
Pre onboarding activities training and guidance is available on the DIP Manager page of the Elexon website.
The page covers activities DIP Users must complete before accessing a test environment.
If you have any questions or need any help, please contact the Elexon Support Portal.
Promotion to Production
On Tuesday 15 July 2025, the MHHS Programme held a webinar on MHHS Qualification Promotion to Production.
The Promotion to Production phase of DIP onboarding involves transferring parties from the DIP User Integration Testing (UIT) environment to the DIP production environment once they attain their qualification from their corresponding Code Body. The set of activities that need to be undertaken is a reduced set of instructions when compared to the initial UIT onboarding tasks as all of the ‘heavy lifting’ has already been done. The aim of the webinar was to provide an overview of the required tasks.
This guidance has already been published on the DIP Manager website and the webinar enabled participants to ask questions on the process. You can view the webinar slides, recording and Q&A document on the MHHS Webinars & Open Days page of this website.
If you have any questions about Promotion to Production, please contact the Elexon Support Portal.
DIP FAQs
The Programme has updated the DIP Onboarding FAQs (v1.2) which addresses changes to the following sections based on participant feedback:
- Where to find DIP IDs
- Wildcard URLs
- Certificate quotas
- Vetting
You can view the FAQs below, with accompanying appendices to support the answers provided:
Appendix 1: Certificates Required
Appendix 2: mTLS certificates and Market Participant Webhooks
Appendix 3: Installing certificates on a Webhook (Azure Function)
End-to-End DIP Onboarding and Readiness for CIT
The Programme has published the process for End-to-End Onboarding and Readiness for Component Integration Testing (CIT) which you can view below:
End-to-End DIP Onboarding and Readiness for CIT
This document includes communication points to support participants' to successfully onboard to the DIP, and to conduct a smoke test.
DIP Webhook URL Configuration Guide
The Programme has published the DIP Webhook URL Configuration Guide to provide participants with post-onboarding setup steps to complete their setup within the DIP.
DIP Webhook URL Configuration Guide
This latest version of the document includes updates to:
- Slides 12 & 13: The “Message” section has been redacted
- Slide 14: New FAQ slide based on participant feedback
If you need any help or have any further questions, please contact the Elexon Support Portal.
DIP End-to-end Onboarding User Guide
The Programme has published an updated version of the DIP End-to-end Onboarding User Guide. The Guide provides all the steps required to complete the onboarding activity, including the ‘active’ certificate upload to the DIP.
DIP End-to-end Onboarding User Guide
Participants will receive their invitation to complete the onboarding on the day proposed for their interval start. The complete onboarding process is expected to take between 5-7 working days which includes 3-4 days concluding the GlobalSign verification.
DIP Market Participant Portal User Guide
The Programme has updated the enduring Data Integration Platform (DIP) Market Participant Portal user guide which can be found below. This supersedes all previous releases of the document.
DIP Market Participant Portal User Guide
Please contact the Elexon Support Portal if you have any queries or require guidance on any of the content contained within the document.
DIP Onboarding Infographics
We’ve produced the infographics below to support all Programme participants to understand their journey into the DIP. Please note that these infographics are for all Programme participants, but are aimed primarily at Systems Integration Testing (SIT) Component Integration Testing (CIT) participants.
- Infographic 1: A date-based roadmap overview of the DIP journey into CIT (up to Interval 3), highlighting some of the key elements in focus up to the end of 2023
- Infographic 2: A high-level process model broken down into three key segments; preparing for onboarding, how to onboard, and CIT/SIT, in preparation for Programme participants’ journey into the relevant test phase
DIP Certification Process Map
The Programme have published the DIP Certification Process Map below:
Data Integration Platform (DIP) Certification Process Map
The document is aimed primarily at Systems Integration Testing (SIT) and Component Integration Testing (CIT) participants but we recommend all Programme participants review the information.
The DIP Certification Process Map details 17 steps that highlight three primary areas for the participant DIP onboarding journey:
- The roles required for each particular step (please use the infographics above for more information on identifying the relevant roles pre-onboarding)
- The detail involved in each step (please note some of the steps are technical so please distribute to relevant colleagues)
- The timeframe each step will take – (please pay particular attention to step 8 as there could be some planning involved with Programme participant change control processes)
Please take the time to absorb the information provided and how it impacts you and your relative journey and share this information with all pertinent stakeholders within your organisation.
If you have any questions, please contact the Elexon Support Portal.
Non-Systems Integration Testing (SIT) Licensed Distribution System Operator (LDSO) DIP Onboarding Guide
The Non-SIT LDSO DIP Onboarding Guide was presented at a webinar on 26 July 2024. You can view a recording of this via the MHHS Webinars & Open Days page of this website. The slides, which are available below, intend to assist LDSOs who need to onboard to the DIP User Integration Testing (UIT) environment ahead of Qualification Testing in Q4 2024.
Non-SIT LDSO DIP Onboarding Webinar Slides
For technical assistance around DIP onboarding, please contact the Elexon Support Portal.
For more information on Non-SIT LDSO Qualification, please email MHHSQualification@elexon.co.uk
DIP Domain and Certificate Renewal Guide
The DIP Domain and Certificate Renewal Guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to renew the domain via the GlobalSign Atlas portal and DIP certificate via the DIP portal.
DIP Domain & Certificate Renewal Guide
If you have any questions on this document or DIP onboarding, please contact the Elexon Support Portal.
For more information on Non-SIT LDSO Qualification please email MHHSQualification@elexon.co.uk
