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Bulletin Heading VOLUME 22 – BULLETIN #024

TO:

ALL CLEARING MEMBERS

FROM:

BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP

DATE:

February 6, 2002

SUBJECT:

New Testing Procedures

To ensure dedicated support for firm testing, the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation has instituted the following procedures:

• The Clearing Corporation will provide dedicated resources to support firms testing every Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 8:00 am and noon.

• Firms who need support will be required to notify the Clearing Corporation by 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to testing either Wednesday or Thursday.

• Firms will also be asked to indicate what systems or application program interfaces they will be testing.

• The test system will continue to be available on business days between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. if firms wish to test without the support of the Clearing Corporation.

• Please note that the schedule and process to request order routing or a/c/e testing does not change. Please click on the ‘Production Clearing and Test System Availability’ link below for a detailed schedule of a/c/e testing.

Please fill out the attached ‘Firm Test Request’ form and either e-mail (bsg@botcc.com) or fax (312-786-0152) back to BOTCC prior to conducting any testing. To view a schedule of the Test Clearing System Availability, please click on the following link: Production Clearing and Test System Availability.

Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Business Systems Analysts:

John Compall

 

john.compall@botcc.com

Shawn Gebbia

786-5748

shawn.gebbia@botcc.com

Marc MacQuarrie

786-5732

marc.macquarrie@botcc.com

Ross McDonald

786-3804

ross.mcdonald@botcc.com

Molly McMahon

786-5731

molly.mcmahon@botcc.com

Richard Scruggs

786-5739

richard.scruggs@botcc.com

Jill Turner

786-5718

jill.turner@botcc.com

     

Thomas Andrews

Manager

thomas.andrews@botcc.com

Diane Schuering

Vice President

diane.schuering@botcc.com

     

Business Systems Group E-Mail Address

bsg@botcc.com

BOTCC Web Site

http://www.botcc.com

Firm Test Request

Test Date___________________________________________

Firm Name__________________________________________

Firm Contact________________________________________

Contact Phone______________________________________

Contact E-Mail______________________________________

Test Environment: GAPI___ ACT___ ETS___ HHT____

Network Testing___ (Network Testing includes MQM,

FTP, connectivity testing, Web) Disaster Recovery___

System Type and IP Address__________________________

MQ Queue Name____________________________________

Please note: to prepare and help ensure a successful test experience, the Clearing Corporation requires 24 hour notification prior to test date and time. If firms are testing with a different IP address than what is currently configured in the Clearing Corporation’s network, test notification requirement will change to 48 hours prior to test date and time.