The Clock: 5 March 2025

◆ Published: 05/03/2025


The Clock newsletter provides participants with updates and key information to support delivery of the MHHS Programme. The Clock will signpost you to events, plans, reports and documents to assist in planning, design, development, testing and delivery.

In this issue of The Clock we update you on:

  • Programme News
    • NEW! Code Drafting & Data Transfer Network (DTN) Update  
    • REMINDER: Smart Data Communications Company (DCC) SMETS1 Supporting Requirements Consultation  
    • NEW! Testing section of the MHHS website has a new look!    
  • Participant Checklist
    • REMINDER: Programme Participant Information Request (PPIR): Milestone 10 (M10) Checkpoint - Feasibility of bringing Milestone 14 (M14) forwards 
    • REMINDER: Early Life Support Model Consultation  
    • NEW! Transition Design: Settlement Timetable Industry Review 
    • NEW! PPIR: Use of Meter Data Retrieval (MDR) Function - Supporting Assumptions for Data Communications Company (DCC) Capacity Planning 
    • NEW! Design Interim Release 8.9 Artefacts coming soon! 
  • MHHS Testing Updates
    • REMINDER: Systems Integration Testing (SIT) Scope Traceability Document Consultation  
    • NEW! Approved Systems Integration Testing (SIT) Non-Functional Overall Readiness Report (Theme 1) published 
    • NEW! Approved Systems Integration Testing (SIT) Regression Testing Approach & Plan published 
    • NEW! Systems Integration Testing (SIT) Functional Test Scenarios & Test Cases uplifted  
  • Upcoming events
    • Upcoming Governance Meetings 
    • REMINDER: MHHS Open Day: 25 March 2025 
    • REMINDER: Readiness Assessment 5/6 Webinar: 3 April 2025  
  • What happened last week?
    • Migration & Cutover Advisory Group (MCAG): 25 February 2025 
    • Cross-Code Advisory Group (CCAG): 26 February 2025  
    • Extraordinary Systems Integration Testing Advisory Group (eSITAG): 28 February 2025  
  • Code Bodies & Data Integration Platform (DIP) Manager Update
    • Latest DIP Change Requests 
    • NEW! DIP Assessment Criteria published, and updated Balancing & Settlement Code (BSC) and Retail Energy Code (REC) Assessment Criteria 
    • NEW! Final Pre-Integration Testing (PIT) Approach & Plan submissions for Wave 4 participants   

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