Interval Data Version History

The following table lists updates to the interval data specification by version number and date. The latest version number should be used in the file name that you send to Oracle Utilities. See Interval Data File Name Conventions for more information.

Update Specification Version Number Date
Update the value of GEN to GENERATED in the service_quantity_identifier description in Interval Data File Specifications. v2-0-5 08/26/2025
Add information about support for five-minute interval AMI data reads to Interval Data File Specifications and Interval Data File Name Conventions. v2-0-4 03/17/2025
Remove device_label from Interval Data File Specifications since the same data is being supported by Device Fields in the Premise data transfer specification. v2-0-3 07/31/2024
Update the units field in Interval Data File Specifications to have the same units of measure as the units_of_measure field in the Measuring Components section of the Premise data transfer specification. v2-0-2 12/20/2023
Update all instances of "String" to "VARCHAR" in Interval Data File Specifications. v2-0-1 07/20/2023

Begin new major version due to significant expansion of the specification. Add the following columns to Interval Data File Specifications to capture more attributes about meters and better support multi-channel interval reads:

  • device_label
  • service_type
  • service_quantity_identifier

Remove the register_id column. This column has been replaced by the service_quantity_identifier and units columns.

v2-0-0 07/19/2023
Update Interval Data File Specifications to include a cross-reference to the new File Transfer Limits topic available. v1-17-0 04/17/2023
Update Interval Data File Name Conventions to be clearer about file name length limit and what file name components are required. v1-16-0 04/11/2022
Fix typo in date format in Interval Data File Specifications. v1-15-0 12/06/2021
Update the date and time fields in Interval Data File Specifications to use clearer date and time references. Clarify that zip files should only contain one file each. v1-14-0 11/23/2021
Update some terms to use more inclusive language. v1-13-0 05/12/2021
Update register_id description to explain how it maps to another field in the Oracle Utilities premise data file. v1-12-0 10/09/2020
Update note in the units field to clarify the rules regarding units of measurement for service points with multiple registers. Move information about the file retention policy to a more prominent place. v1-11-0 05/14/2020
Update accepted value representing water gallons for the units field. Clarify how to provide data for the time field for 24-hour interval data files. Clarify how to handle daylight saving time in the Interval Data File Specifications section. v1-10-0 02/11/2020
Clarify file extension requirements and expectations. v1-9-0 11/12/2019
Update the list of supported values for the units field in the Interval Data File Specifications section. Add new register_id field. v1-8-0 06/14/2019
Edit sections and headings to simplify content. No substantive changes to technical specifications. v1-7-0 01/10/2019
Updated file retention section to reflect regional differences. v1-6-0 05/08/2018
Added statement about valid end-of-line separators. v1-5-0 03/19/2018
Updated description of file transfer process. Added information about correcting file upload errors and Oracle file retention policy. v1-4-0 03/02/2018
Added a statement about the utility's data obligations. v1-3-0 03/30/2017
Added document number and updated branding. v1-2-0 02/14/2017
Added legal notices. Updated document branding. v1-1-0 01/11/2017
Added baseline specification version number to the document. Updated naming conventions to include instructions on how to specify a population token and specification version number in the data file. v1-0-0 09/26/2016
Added note about maximum file size of 4 gigabytes. Updated document formatting. Not applicable. 6/3/2016