This document provides a table of contents for a user manual for the Short Term Open Access Software. The table of contents outlines chapters for the manual that cover information for different types of users: Chapter 2 for applicants, Chapter 3 for the nodal RLDC user, and Chapter 4 for other RLDC users. It provides high-level descriptions of the types of functions each user can perform in the software, such as submitting and tracking applications, processing applications, and exchanging consents between RLDCs.

1. Table of Contents
WR L DC
Short Term Open
Access Software
User Manual
Version 1.3
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
(Scientific Society under Ministry of Communications
and Information Technology, Government of India)
CDAC Knowledge Park, No.1, Old Madras Road,
Byappanahalli, Bangalore-560 038
Phone No: 25244059 Fax: 25247724
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2. Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 4
2. APPLICANT ....................................................................................... 5
2.1 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION ................................................................. 5
2.1.1 Application Submission .............................................................. 5
2.1.2 Edit Application .......................................................................... 6
2.1.3 Revision for Congestion ............................................................. 6
2.1.4 Downward Revision.................................................................... 6
2.1.5 Withdraw Application ................................................................. 6
2.1.6 Upload SLDC Consent ............................................................... 7
2.2 TRACKING APPLICATION......................................................................... 7
2.2.1 View Status ................................................................................. 7
2.2.2 View Application ........................................................................ 7
2.2.3 View Transactions ...................................................................... 8
2.2.4 Search ......................................................................................... 8
2.2.5 Message ...................................................................................... 8
2.3 PAYMENTS ................................................................................................ 8
2.3.1 Payments Entry........................................................................... 8
2.3.2 Payment Verify ........................................................................... 9
2.3.3 View Payment ............................................................................. 9
2.3.4 Refund......................................................................................... 9
2.3.5 Payment Disbursement ............................................................... 9
3. NODAL RLDC USER ...................................................................... 10
3.1 CREATION OF USERS, ROLES ................................................................ 10
3.1.1 Corporates & Permissions ....................................................... 10
3.1.2 Assign Permission .................................................................... 10
3.1.3 Corporates Profile .................................................................... 10
3.1.4 User Profile .............................................................................. 11
3.2 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION ............................................................... 11
3.3 APPLICATION PROCESSING ................................................................... 11
3.3.1 Consent ..................................................................................... 11
3.3.2 Pending Consent....................................................................... 11
3.3.3 Rejected Consent ...................................................................... 11
3.3.4 Approval ................................................................................... 12
3.3.5 Approved .................................................................................. 13
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3.3.6 Rejected Applications ............................................................... 14
3.4 SCHEDULE TRANSACTIONS.................................................................... 14
3.4.1 Schedule Applications .............................................................. 14
3.4.2 Scheduled Applications ............................................................ 14
3.4.3 View Downward Revision ......................................................... 14
3.5 ENTRY AND UPDATION OF MASTER DATA.............................................. 15
3.5.1 Master Link............................................................................... 15
3.5.2 View Master .............................................................................. 15
3.5.3 Modify ATC Master .................................................................. 15
4. OTHER RLDC USERS .................................................................... 16
4.1 RECEIVING APPLICATION FOR CONSENT............................................... 16
4.2 GIVING CONSENT ................................................................................... 16
5. UPLOAD............................................................................................ 17
5.1 UPLOAD PX / APPROVED FILES .............................................................. 17
5.2 UPLOAD .................................................................................................. 17
6. DOWNLOAD .................................................................................... 18
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4. Introduction
Introduction
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The Short Term Open Access Software is to provide a web based solution for the
STOA workflow consisting of submitting applications online, processing of
applications and sending approvals online, including sending and receiving
consents from other RLDCs. It provides a fast and convenient service to the
RLDC as well as the customers and stakeholders of RLDC.
This software reduces paper work, aims at avoiding human pro errors and assists
in serving the customers effectively. It assists in application processing,
calculation of payments and distribution of payments to CTUs, STUs &
applicants. The Nodal RLDC will interact online with other RLDCs and SLDCs,
for their consents.
This user manual provides the details of the software and facilitates the usage of
the interfaces.
This manual is divided into three chapters targeting the various kinds of users of
the software:
Chapter 2 : Applicant
Chapter 3 : Nodal RLDC User
Chapter 4 : Other RLDC User
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5. Applicant
Applicant
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The applicant should type the URL related to the STOA application in the
browser.
Eg. http://192.168.61.129:8888/STOA
The login page will appear and the applicant should login with his
Corporate/Username/Password
The left menu will list the various options available for the applicant
2.1 Submission of Application
2.1.1 Application Submission
Move the mouse cursor on the ‘Application Submission’ option in Left
Menu.
 Select the type of applications viz. Contingency/Day Ahead or
First Come First Serve/Advance Reservation, from the drop down
menu.
 Fill the application form and press ‘Confirm’ button to submit the
application. Reset button is there to reset all the fields in
application form.
 Press the ‘Submit’ button to submit the application if information
is correct or Press ‘Edit’ button to Edit the application and then
Submit.
 Application reference number will be generated for further use and
corresponding Message will be sent to involving entities
(corporate or users).
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2.1.2 Edit Application
Click on ‘Edit Application’ option in left menu to edit the Application,
for which consent is not sent.
 Give the Application Ref No and click ‘Submit’ button or press
‘Enter Key’.
 Applications fields are displayed, the same can be edited and then
click on ‘Submit’ button.
 Corresponding Message will be sent to involving entities
(corporate or users).
2.1.3 Revision for Congestion
Click on the ‘Revision for Congestion’ option in Left Menu to Revise
the application .
 Select the application in the available list .
 Fill the required information in the form and submit the
application.
 Corresponding Message will be sent to involving entities
(corporate or users).
2.1.4 Downward Revision
Click on the ‘Downward Revision’ option in Left Menu to revise
downward a particular AR/FCFS application, which is already approved.
 Give the Approval Number and click ‘Submit’ button or press
‘Enter Key’.
 The approved details are displayed, Fill the required for downward
revision and press ‘Request for revision’.
 New Payment Schedule will be generated and corresponding
Message will be sent to involving entities (corporate or users).
2.1.5 Withdraw Application
Click on the ‘Withdraw Application’ option in Left Menu to withdraw
particular application, which is still not approved.
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 Give the Application Ref Number and click on Submit.
Application brief information with status will be displayed.
 Click on ‘Submit’ button to withdraw.
 Corresponding Message will be sent to involving entities
(corporate or users).
2.1.6 Upload SLDC Consent
Click on the ‘Upload SLDC Consent’ option in Left Menu to upload the
consent taken from concerned SLDC’s required for submitting the
application.
 Fill the details of the document to be uploaded and select the
‘Upload’ button.
 Click on ‘View’ link on right hand corner to view all documents
uploaded.
 Click on ‘Delete’ button to delete the document that is uploaded
already.
 Click on the Reference No to see the details of the document.
2.2 Tracking Application
2.2.1 View Status
Click on the ‘View Status’ option in Left Menu to find the current status
of the application.
 Give the Application No and click ‘Submit’ button or press ‘Enter
Key’ to get the current status of application.
 Give the Application Ref No and click ‘Submit’ button or press
‘Enter Key’ to get the current status of application.
2.2.2 View Application
Click on the ‘View Application’ option in Left Menu to see the
Application Detail related to applied Capacity.
 Give the Application Ref No/Application No./Approval No. and
click ‘Submit’ button or press ‘Enter Key’ to view the application
details.
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2.2.3 View Transactions
Click on the ‘View Transactions’ option in Left Menu to see the
application information for different application category including
Pending, Approved, Rejected, Scheduled and revised applications.
 Click on required Tab provided for these applications Category.
 Select the Application Ref No to get the corresponding application
details.
2.2.4 Search
Click on the ‘Search’ option in Left Menu to see the Application Detail
related to applied Capacity.
 Fill the search criteria in Form
 Click on ‘Search’ button to get the application list for provided
criteria.
 Click on Application Ref Number to see the details of that
application.
2.2.5 Message
Click on the ‘Message’ option in Left Menu to send and to see the
messages received in various process.
 Select ‘Inbox’, or ‘Corporate Messages’ Tab to read the received
messages .
 Click on Hyperlink under Subject to read the message.
 Click on Hyperlink under Application Ref Number to see the
application related information.
 Select ‘Compose’ Tab for sending messages. Fill the required
information and click ‘Submit’ button.
2.3 Payments
2.3.1 Payments Entry
Click on the ‘Payments Entry’ option in Left Menu to make the
payments for processed applications.
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9. Applicant
Fill the payment information in the form including payment details and
corresponding amount in application list .
 Click on ‘Submit’ button.
 Corresponding Message will be sent to involving entities
(corporate or users).
2.3.2 Payment Verify
This interface allows the user to Verify the payment made though
cheque. Only when the cheque is realised the payment details are
displayed in the View Payment option, else the user is directed to
Payment entry screen.
2.3.3 View Payment
Click on the option in Left Menu to view the payment schedule generated
for processed application.
 Select Application Ref Number from available list of processed
application.
2.3.4 Refund
After the first payment is made if there are any revisions, the difference
of paid amount and transaction amount is detailed by the respective
RLDCs using this interface.
2.3.5 Payment Disbursement
The Intervening Regions (IR) which are involved in the transmission of
power between two RLDCs needs to be paid the charges for utilizing
their resources. This payment is made by the RLDC to the concerned
IRs using the Payment Disbursement screen.
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10. Nodal RLDC User
Nodal RLDC User
The Nodal RLDC user should type the URL related to the STOA application in
the browser Eg. . http://192.168.61.129:8888/STOA
The login page will appear and the user should login with his Corporate and his
Username/Password
Click on the ‘RLDC’ option in Left Menu to get the links for rldc administration.
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3.1 Creation of Users, Roles
3.1.1 Corporates & Permissions
Click on the ‘Corporates & Permissions’ option in left menu
 Assign a role for a corporate. A corporate can have many roles
(Figure 1).
 Click on view, you can delete already created mappings between
corporates and roles.
3.1.2 Assign Permission
Click on the ‘Assign Permission’ option in left menu
 Create a role by assigning the given links
 Click on view, you can delete or modify the already created roles.
3.1.3 Corporates Profile
Click on the ‘Corporates Profile’ option in left menu
 You can create a corporate by filling the relevant information
 Click on view, you can modify the data or delete the corporates
which are already created.
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11. Nodal RLDC User
3.1.4 User Profile
Click on the ‘User Profile’ option in left menu
 You can create a user by selecting one of the already created
corporates, roles for the corporate selected. You also have to select
user type and fill the rest of information
 Click on view, you can validate or invalidate the user. If the user is
invalidated he cannot submit the application. You can also lock or
unlock the user. If the user is locked he cannot log in. U can also
delete the user or modify user information.
3.2 Submission of Application
Click on the ‘Application Submission’ option. Login on the behalf of
applicant and follow the steps in Applicant section 2.1.1 Application
Submission.
3.3 Application Processing
Click on the ‘Application Processing’ option in left menu
3.3.1 Consent
 All FCFS and AR applications received will get listed here .
 On click of the application ref number, scheduling requested
details will appear.
 To send the application for consent, click the check box in front of
application ref number and click on send button.
3.3.2 Pending Consent
 All applications which has been sent for consent and still pending
will get listed here
 On click of the application ref number, scheduling requested
details with consent status will appear.
3.3.3 Rejected Consent
 All applications whose consent is rejected by any of the
intervening regions will get listed here
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12. Nodal RLDC User
 On click of the application ref number, scheduling requested
details with rejected consent details will appear.
3.3.4 Approval
 All applications whose consent is approved by all intervening
regions will get listed here
 Multiple applications can be approved or applications can be
approved individually
 Approval of Contingency/Day Ahead Applications.
- Approval of multiple applications
- Select the application and click any one of the button
provided
- Selecting the application and clicking on
ApproveSDAndDA(Applied) will approve the scheduling
requested capacity.
- Selecting the application and clicking on
ApproveSDAndDA(Available) will approve the capacity that
is available.
- Selecting the multiple applications and clicking on
ApproveSelectedSDAndDAApplications will approve the
capacity that is available. Before approving all selected
applications it will list all the applications with available
margin.
- Approval of Individual application
- Click on the application ref number, the details of the
application with requested schedule and schedule available
are displayed
- Click on any one of the approval buttons provided
- Click on Approve(Applied) will approve the scheduling
requested capacity.
- Click on Approve(Available) will approve the capacity that is
available.
- Click on Approve after entering the details of capacity to be
approved to accept the approval details entered manually.
- Click on Reject button to reject the application.
 Approval of FCFS/AR Applications.
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13. Nodal RLDC User
- Approval of multiple applications
- Select the application and click any one of the button
provided
- Selecting the application and clicking on
ApproveFCFSAndAR(Applied) will approve the scheduling
requested capacity.
- Selecting the application and clicking on
ApproveFCFSAndAR(Available) will approve the capacity
that is available.
- Selecting the multiple applications and clicking on
ApproveSelectedFCFSAndARApplications will approve the
capacity that is available. Before approving all selected
applications it will list all the applications with available
margin.
- To send the application for consent on alternate route- Select
the application and select the route on which application is not
sent for consent already. Then click on Send button, the
application will be send for consent on alternate route.
- Approval of Individual application
- Click on the application number, the details of the application
with requested schedule and schedule available are displayed
- Click on any one of the approval buttons provided
- Click on Approve (Applied) will approve the scheduling
requested capacity.
- Click on Approve (Available) will approve the capacity that is
available.
- Click on Approve after entering the details of capacity to be
approved to accept the approval details entered manually.
- Click on Reject button to reject the application.
- If AR application needs to be send for revision then click on
sendForRevision button.
3.3.5 Approved
 All applications, which have been approved by the administrator,
will get listed here
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14. Nodal RLDC User
 On click of the application ref number the approval details with
the payment schedule are displayed, the same can be printed by
clicking on ‘Print’ button.
3.3.6 Rejected Applications
 All applications, which have been rejected by the Nodal RLDC,
will get listed here
 On click of the application ref number, rejection details with
proper reason will be displayed
3.4 Schedule Transactions
Click on the ‘Schedule Transactions’ option in left menu to do the day
wise scheduling for applications based on prorata.
3.4.1 Schedule Applications
 All applications of type FCFS/AR, which can be scheduled for
next day will get listed here
 On click of the application ref number, all details will appear with
allowed capacity on prorata basis in editable form. Edit the
allowed capacity and click on ‘Submit’ button to schedule the
application.
3.4.2 Scheduled Applications
 All applications of type FCFS/AR, which has already been
scheduled for today and for application which has been scheduled
for next day will get listed here
 On click of the application ref number, scheduled details will
appear.
3.4.3 View Downward Revision
This option allows the user to view all the downward revision made to a
particular application
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15. Nodal RLDC User
3.5 Entry and updation of master data
Click on the ‘Masters’ option in Left Menu to view all the masters in left
menu.
3.5.1 Master Link
Select any of the master link from the left menu to make entry of
corresponding master data.
 Click on ‘Submit’ button to make entry
 To view the entries of master records click on ‘View’ link on right
hand corner.
3.5.2 View Master
List of all master records will open on click of ‘View’ option
 Click on ‘Delete’ option to delete the record from master tables.
 Click on ‘Modify’ option to edit the record. Edit the record and
click on ‘Submit’ button.
3.5.3 Modify ATC Master
This option allows the administrator to edit the value of transmission
capacity between two regions for a particular period of time and date.
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16. Other RLDC Users
Other RLDC Users
The other RLDC user should type the URL related to the STOA application in the
browser
Eg. http://192.168.61.129:8888/STOA
The login page will appear and the RLDC user should login with his
Corporate/Username/Password
The left menu will list the various options available for the user.
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4.1 Receiving application for consent
 Default window will be showing messages for received consent or
click on option ‘Message’ in Left Menu
 Click on Hyper-Link under subject to see the messages for
consents.
 Click on Hyper-Link under Application Ref Number to see the
application information related to consent.
4.2 Giving consent
 Click on the ‘Accord Concurrence/ non- Concurrence’ option in
Left Menu
 Select the Application Ref No from the list for which consent to
be given.
 Fill the information in form and click on ‘Accept’ button or can
click on ‘Accept(Applied).
 Consent is given and corresponding Message will be sent to
involving entities(corporate or users).
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17. Upload
Upload
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5.1 Upload Px / Approved files
The nodal RLDC needs to upload the Px / Approved files that are received from
other RLDCs from the local system to the Server. These files are of two types :
Power Exchange and Approved. The user needs to select the file type and the
files that are to be uploaded. By clicking on “Attach another file” the user can
select more than one file at a time for uploading. On clicking “Upload” the files
gets uploaded to the Server.
5.2 Upload
 This interface is used to import the data from the uploaded Px /
Approved files to the Database in the server.
 In case the type of the uploaded file is a “Power Exchange” it is
displayed under “Upload Px file”.
 In case the type of the uploaded file is a “Approved” it is displayed under
“Upload CSV file”.
 Click on the ‘Upload file’ option in left menu
 Select the File name from the list that needs to be imported.
 Click on the Import button to upload the selected file.
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18. Download
Download
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 Click on the ‘Download File’ option in left menu.
 Fill the information in form and click on ‘Export’ button to download the
result into the CSV file.
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