re: Vote items and EDI

Subject: re: Vote items and EDI
From: kathy.smith@USTRA.mail.abb.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:00:30 -0400

There is a precedent in the MDMA subgroup for revisiting items even after they
have been voted through and put on the plenary agenda - we've done this before
on a couple issues.  Given the emails floating back and forth, I propose that
EDI at least be revisited at the MDMA subgroup meeting on Tuesday.

I'm not an EDI person by any means, but as I learn more about it I have more
concerns about implementing a "narrow" version of EDI initially, and then
migrating to the national standard.  I think it is more important to make sure
CA is in synch with the national standard in the long run than to implement
some form of EDI as soon as possible.   I'm concerned that by implementing a
narrow version in the short term, everyone has to change formats twice instead
of once.

Jim has done a great job of relating CA requirements to the EDI transactions.
I also think that if he is to remain one of the primary coordinators for this
in CA, the CPUC should fund his travel to the UIG meetings.

Kathy Smith, ABB
919-250-5429
kathy.smith@ustra.mail.abb.com
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