General
What is the CMS System Time?
The CMS uses London local time as the system time. London uses GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) during standard time. GMT has no offset from UTC (Universal Time Coordinated). London uses BST (British Summer Time) during daylight saving time (DST)/summer ...
Why has the CpML UTI character format been increased to 100 characters?
The CpML UTI character format has been increased from 52 to 100 characters as a result of a recent implementation by EPEX Spot. However, the 100 character UTI format was actually in place from the launch of REMIT (TRUM Page 62) but at the time Equias ...
How do I get my Organisation set up on the CMS UAT system?
Please contact the Equias Service team (support@equias.org) for assistance with such requests.
FAQ - Is it necessary to have an ECA in place between two CMS organisations for eCM?
When an organisation joins the CMS for eCM they enter a multilateral ECA clause within the eCM terms, therefore there is no requirement for individual ECA agreements between CMS organisations. Details of the terms can be found in Clause 7 - ...
Equias IP (CMS) Addresses
UAT (User Acceptance Test System) GUI, URL https://www.cms- test.equias.org GUI, IP address 83.138.133.129 Inbound Messenger URL https://msg.cms- test.equias.org/pontonxp/SoapListener Inbound Messenger IP 83.138.133.130 Outbound Messenger IP ...
My report has been manually rejected due to missing ETD data but it is present within the CMS database
For the agent ID "XEER0000000000000000" an additional key field "KeyExpiry" is defined. The key field is shown in the ETD Products screen if you restrict the search to that agent ID and search for the required product. For example, the call option ...
Equias Software System Requirements
This document describes the system requirements for installing, integrating, operating, and updating the Equias Software at a User-Site. Available in the User Area> Software Downloads> Software System Requirements. ...
Where can I find ACER documentation?
ACER specific documentation can be found directly on ACER's portal*. Please note the Service Team do not manage this documentation https://www.acer.europa.eu/remit-documents
What does match rolled back mean?
The "match rollback" is not an issue. During eCM, when a matching pair (CNF vs. CNF) or (BCN vs.CNF+BFI) is found, the CMS starts the matching process. For this, the CMS is asking the CNF and BCN processes if it is "ready for a match" and if both ...
What is the appropriate value to populate in TransmissionChargeIdentification field?
Schedule5 defines which party pays the transmission charges. It is a schedule to the GTMA (UK electricity trading master agreement). The requirements are either Schedule 5 on or Schedule 5 off By default this is set to ‘Off’.
Equias CMS Local Architecture
This document gives a short overview of the CMS local architecture.
Can you change my user role?
All accounts should be managed internally by your User Administrator (UA). This includes all password resets and changes to access. Please contact your User Administrator (UA) for your organisation who can reset your password. Alternatively if your ...
Are CMS Organisations still required to resend their trades?
CMS Organisations are not required to resend trades from CMS to their counterparties, if an error in sending/communication has occurred. All sending failures are resent by the CMS Service Team on your behalf. CMS Organisation must send all ...
Why would a trade be stuck in state Receiving or Matching?
A document in 'Receiving' state in CMS has been ‘well received’ but not yet ‘well processed’. When the document is ‘well processed’ then an Acknowledgement Document is issued. A document in 'Matching' state in CMS has entered the matching dialogue, ...
What does the login error message "You reached the daily limit for reset attempts" mean?
The maximum CMS account password resets per day is 2. In the case a password is reset for a CMS UAT (Test) or CMS Live (Production) account more than 2 time the error message "You reached the daily limit for reset attempts" will appear in the login ...
Backend Integration with Equias (Overview)
The attached document gives a short overview of the different options regarding the creation of XML documents for CMS processes.
I have locked my CMS account, how can I reset my password?
All accounts should be managed internally by your User Administrator (UA). This includes all password resets and changes to access. Please contact your User Administrator (UA) for your organisation who can reset your password. Alternatively if your ...
Where can I find a list of XML examples for trades?
The Service Team have a database of example XML trade documents which can be provided on request. In ACER's Website> Documents> Transaction Reporting User Manual (TRUM) > XML Trade Examples: ...
What web browsers does the CMS support?
For a list of web browsers currently supported by CMS, and all other Equias Software System Requirements, please see link for attached article. Alternatively you can review Schedule 5 published on our website: ...
What is Equias' Disaster Recovery plan, and what documentation is available?
The CMS production environment is implemented in a fully redundant configuration, this means that every physical component has at least one paired component (e.g. two firewalls, two load balancers, multiple servers in the VM farm, paired Oracle ...
Can I use the same PartnerID for my messengers?
It is possible for multiple internal organisations to have the same partner ID. The advantage of sharing a partner ID is that you can send messages through one partner, so no additional set-up is required. There are no major limitations of using the ...
Is the UTI field case sensitive? And if so why?
ESMA does not state if the UTI field is case sensitive while ACER explicitly say that it is case sensitive. Equias have implemented case sensitivity on the UTI field since that is the broadest definition and does not contravene any rule set out by ...