Baseline Calendar
As the IESO systems and processes evolve and mature, market documentation will be updated. Market documentation consists
of Market Rules, market manuals, technical interface documents and other related documents. These documents are changed to
reflect Market Rule amendments approved by the IESO Board, revised procedures, updated tools and new information.
The current set of market documentation forms the market documentation baseline. At regular intervals, a new baseline will be
issued. In advance of these baseline dates, the IESO publishes proposed changes to the market documentation to allow market
participants to comment on the impact that these changes will have on their processes and systems. Market Rule amendments
under development or approved are posted on an ongoing basis on the
Current Market Rule Amendment page.
Approved Market Rule amendments along with proposed changes to technical interface documents, market manuals and
other documents can be found on the
Pending Changes page.
The calendar below outlines the proposed timelines for baselines. As these dates approach, they will be confirmed by the IESO
through announcements to Market Participants. It should be noted that Technical Interface documentation is available for comment
earlier than changes to the market manuals and related documents. The Baseline Calendar dates are related to the dates on the
Pending Market System Software Changes
Release Calendar.
On certain occasions, changes to market documentation will be made as updates to the current baseline to accommodate urgent
rule amendments, systems changes or IESO procedural changes. These changes will be made on dates other than shown below
and will be communicated to Market Participants with as much advance warning as possible.
| Milestones |
Baseline 20.1 |
Baseline 21.0 |
Baseline 21.1 |
Baseline 22.0 |
Baseline 22.1 |
| Technical Interface Documents |
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| All technical interface documents relating to the next software release are posted on the Pending Changes webpage for Market Participant comment. IESO initiates an impact assessment, inviting market participants to review changed documents and provide feedback regarding implementation concerns. Refer to the Release Calendar for specific dates. |
27 Aug 2008 |
27 Nov 2008 |
26 Feb 2009 |
8 Jun 2009 |
3 Sep 2009 |
| Baseline Plan |
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| The baseline plan provides details of all document revisions, including stakeholder history and impact of change, is made available as documents are identified for inclusion to the baseline. Documents identified after Impact Assessment date will appear in red. |
20 Oct 2008 |
12 Jan 2009 |
6 Apr 2009 |
6 Jul 2009 |
19 Oct 2009 |
| Market Facing Documents |
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| New and revised market manuals and related documents are posted on the Pending Changes webpage. IESO initiates impact assessment, inviting market participants to review updated documents and provide feedback regarding document revisions. |
22 Oct -
7 Nov 2008 |
14 - 30
Jan 2009 |
8 -
24
Apr 2009 |
8 - 24
Jul 2009
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21 Oct -
6 Nov 2009 |
| Final Posting of Documents |
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| Final approved documents posted on the IESO web. |
10 Dec 2008 |
4 Mar 2009 |
3 Jun 2009 |
9 Sep 2009 |
9 Dec 2009 |