Energy Data Interface for ESC and System Operators Print
EDI

SOPTIM AG's data hub and solution for all concerns of automated electronic exchange of data in the liberalized energy market is SOPTIM EDI Energy Data Interface.

 

It provides a central and reliable platform for communication with all market participants in the sectors electricity and natural gas as well as for the internal distribution of data.

 

In this, the system takes on tasks from the fields of message conversion, message routing ans message transfer using carious protocols. SOPTIM EDI supports the EDIFACT models from Germany, and the Netherlands as well as the ebIX models from Switzerland

 

Core functions of SOPTIM EDI are:

Conversion:
One of the core functions of SOPTIM EDI is the conversion of messages from one source format into one or more target formats. For this, all relevant types of messages and formats are available.

The database format SOPTIM EDI is equipped with database interfaces that can be used by other IT applications to enter or grab messages.

 

Communication and Protocols:

SOPTIM EDI supports these communication channels and protocols:

  • e-mail received (pop-download) ind e-mail dispatch (smut-upload)
  • FTP - dispatch (ftp - upload)
  • AS2 as complete implementation

 

Forwarding:

Depending on its configuration SOPTIM EDI can forward messages in different target formats to any location within the company. Depending on the type of message different targets for forwarding can be defined for one source.

 

In SOPTIM EDI any number of complex processes can be defined by assigning partial tasks. One total process can for example comprise the complete exchange of data for one role in the market.
Further functions make it possible, for example, to control run-time or to evaluate the data portfolio (erg, missing CONTRL, negative APERAK, and so on).

 

Despite the close coupling of SOPTIM EDI with one of the technical applications mentioned it can still be used as a central data hub. SOPTIM EDI can be scaled by defining any number of processes, so that even the highest demands on turnover and performance are met.