Utilities Master Data message

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Utilities Master Data message ( UTILMD ) is an electronic message format from UN / CEFACT that is based on the EDIFACT standard . In the EDIFACT language, UTILMD is an official message type that contains special definitions for a more precise and simple exchange of messages from master data in the energy industry .

German energy industry

In the German energy industry , UTILMD is used to exchange master data such as B. Contracts and reporting points are used between different actors in the German energy market. The then Association of the Electricity Industry (VDEW) developed a special version for UTILMD, which is also called the VDEW subset . This subset is compatible with the international UN / CEFACT , since only national restrictions were defined compared to this. The VDEW was merged into the Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW) in 2007 and has been referred to as the BDEW subset since then .

Since April 2020, the use of UTILMD 5.2a has been mandatory in the German energy industry through resolution BK6-06-009 of the Federal Network Agency as part of the business processes for supplying customers with electricity (GPKE). The Federal Network Agency thus enables non-discriminatory market access for all suppliers, because the supplier can save the need to adapt to the individual message formats of the network operator.


Version history UTILMD MIG (Message Implementation Guide, message description):

version Mandatory since
UTILMD 4.0a 01.08.2007
UTILMD 4.0b 01.04.2008
UTILMD 4.1a 01.08.2008
UTILMD 4.2 01.04.2009
UTILMD 4.2a 01.04.2010
UTILMD 4.2b 01.10.2010
UTILMD 4.3 01.04.2011
UTILMD 4.4 01.10.2011
UTILMD 4.4a 01.04.2012
UTILMD 4.5 01.10.2012
UTILMD 5.0 01.04.2013
UTILMD 5.1 01.10.2013
UTILMD 5.1a 01.04.2014
UTILMD 5.1b 01.10.2014
UTILMD 5.1c 01.04.2015
UTILMD 5.1d 01.10.2015
UTILMD 5.1e 01.04.2016
UTILMD 5.1f 01.10.2016
UTILMD 5.1g 01.10.2017
UTILMD 5.1h 01.04.2019
UTILMD 5.2 01.12.2019
UTILMD 5.2a 01.04.2020

In addition to the message description, application manuals (AHB) for the use of the format in the various processes are maintained:

  • UTILMD AHB feeder
  • UTILMD AHB GPKE / GeLi Gas
  • UTILMD AHB MaBiS
  • UTILMD AHB change of network operator
  • UTILMD AHB Master Data Change
  • UTILMD AHB WiM

In addition, the following cross-format documents in the currently valid version must be taken into account for implementation and use:

  • General specifications
  • Application overview of the test identifiers
  • Decision tree diagrams
  • Regulations on the transmission route

And the following code lists:

  • Code list of European country codes
  • Code list of OBIS codes
  • Code list of the standard load profiles according to the TU Munich method
  • Code list of additional status information
  • Code list of temperature providers
  • Code list of time series types

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