IMPORTANT NOTICE

				OASIS System 
				Version 2.3 Release 

				The OASIS system (http://oasis.caiso.com)
will be unavailable Thursday January 31st, 2002 at approximately 1530 due to
the deployment of the OASIS version 2.3 release.  

Note: This release includes a new version of the XML Schema. If you have any
questions regarding the new schema, OASIS support will be on the TSWG
conference call on Wednesday, January 30th, at 1:30pm. Call in Number is
(877) 670-4111  Passcode 246870. 


Release notes for this version are detailed below:


OASIS Version 2.3
Release Notes


Release Date: January 31, 2002

These release notes provide a summary of the new features and system
enhancements that have been implemented since the last release.   

Note: 
	*	Upon release of OASIS version 2.3, the new schema version
(oasisv002.xsd) must be used in order to validate XML files downloaded from
the site.  
	*	Please clear all browser cache when accessing the OASIS site
for the first time upon release of this version. 
	*	If you are using a proxy server, clear proxy cache and
verify that our site is added to the exception list to not cache or set
cache with a minimum TTL. 


 New Feature Summary

Forecasts Tab:
Forecasted Line and Equipment Outages

	*	Added a column in this report that indicates the status of
the outage record. The Status column will indicate weather the outage record
has been inserted or if it has been deleted. 
	*	Modified XML structure and Schema to accommodate the
addition of the Status Field.
		See details below. 


Changes Effecting Customer
 Automated Interface Development

Schema Update: 
Included in this release is a new version of the XML Schema. This new schema
is oasisv002.xsd.  

The change to the schema is detailed below, including the new element
"STATUS_TYPE".  
<xsd:element name="DATA" maxOccurs="unbounded">
    <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
		<xsd:element name="STATUS_TYPE" type="xsd:string"
nullable="true" minOccurs="0" />

Attached is the oasisv002.xsd schema. 
 <<...OLE_Obj...>> 


Forecasts Tab:
Forecasted Line and Equipment Outages

The XML structure includes the STATUS_TYPE tag. 
"D" indicates a Deleted record
"I" indicates an Inserted record. 

	<DATA>
		  <DATA_ITEM>OUTAGE_LIMIT_BG_MW</DATA_ITEM> 
		  <SOURCE>S</SOURCE> 
		  <SINK>N</SINK> 
		  <RESOURCE_NAME>NOB_BG</RESOURCE_NAME> 
		  <BEGIN_DATE>2003-01-23</BEGIN_DATE> 
		  <END_DATE>2003-01-25</END_DATE> 
		  <BEGIN_HE>1</BEGIN_HE> 
		  <END_HE>24</END_HE> 
		  <EQUIPMENT_OUTAGE>Sylmar Valve Group #5 out of service
</EQUIPMENT_OUTAGE> 
		  <NOTES>Misc Maintenance</NOTES> 
		  <VALUE>2222</VALUE> 
		  <STATUS_TYPE>D</STATUS_TYPE> 
	  </DATA>




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