NYISO GADS Portal – The Basics
The purpose of the Portal is to provide a gateway through which all GADS data providers to the NYISO can easily
upload and process their GADS data, required by the NYISO, on a monthly basis.
Please provide
only Year‐to‐Date (YTD) GADS data files to the Portal.
The portal will accept separate
Performance and
Event data files
OR Combined data files (both Performance & Events data included).
Upload
- Select Upload & Process and
Click Browse;
select the files, one at a time, for uploading, e.g., browse and select a
Performance file and an Event file separately. Please note: a maximum of twenty separate files (Performance,
Event or Combined) can be selected for simultaneous uploading.
- Once the user has selected the file(s): Click Upload Files. The Portal will indicate if the file(s) were accepted, but
the uploading process is not complete. The Portal will check all files that have been uploaded for proper GADS
data formatting. For every uploaded file that passes the File Check; the user will receive the response: File
Check Processing completed. No errors.
- If there are any errors; the user will receive the response: File Check Data rejected. This indicates there is a
problem with the rejected file, e.g., not an ASCII text file, illegal characters, too many columns, tabs present, etc.
― Please inspect the rejected data files for formatting problems.
Process
- After the File Check(s) have completed successfully, it’s time to Click Process Data (on the Upload & Process
screen, not on the Edit Data screen). The Portal now begins the Data Check: all units (assigned to the user) are
checked for consistency between the performance and event data and for any errors in general. When the Data
Check has completed successfully; the user will receive the response: Data Check Processing completed. No
errors.
- If there are any errors; the user will receive the response: Data Check Data rejected. Click [Edit] button to
correct data. (Special Note: Do not upload any additional files until the errors detected have been corrected.)
- Option 1: Correct the data Online in the Portal. Go to Edit Data, Final Validation, and Click Error Check.
All errors for the units (assigned to the user) are shown. Print the Error report, correct the errors online.
When all errors have been corrected, Click Process Data on the Edit Data screen; processing of data
resumes.
- Option 2: After printing the Error Report, the user should leave the Portal and using the Error Report
make the corrections in the user’s GADS. Then return to the Portal and upload and process the corrected
data; repeat Steps 1 through 4 above. (Recommended Method)
- If the Data Check was successful (Step 4), then the Portal immediately begins the Analysis. In Analysis the
statistical calculations are made for all units (assigned to the user). This process takes approximately 20 ‐ 30
seconds for each unit, e.g., 30 units may take 10 ‐ 15 minutes to complete the Analysis process. When the
Analysis has completed successfully; the user will receive the response: Analysis Processing completed. No
errors.
- When all three phases of Upload & Process are completed with no errors, select Reports and Click STD EFORd
Report. The user will be able to Export the report to EXCEL. (Special Note: units that do not provide event data
cannot produce this report.)
― GADS DATA UPLOAD AND PROCESS IS COMPLETE FOR THE NYISO ―
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