Customer Classification Data Version History

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

Update Specification Version Number Date
Update Customer Classification File Name Conventions to be clearer about file name length limit and what file name components are required. v1-12-0 04/11/2022
Clarify that zip files should only contain one file each. v1-11-0 11/23/2021
Clarify file extension requirements and expectations. v1-10-0 11/12/2019
Clarify that data files must be in .tsv or .txt file format before being compressed and sent to Oracle Utilities. Add an example to clarify when the start_date field is useful. v1-9-0 01/28/2019
Edit sections and headings to simplify content. No substantive changes to technical specifications. v1-8-0 01/10/2019
Updated file retention section to reflect regional differences. v1-7-0 05/08/2018
Added statement about valid end-of-line separators. v1-6-0 03/19/2018
Updated description of file transfer process. Added information about correcting file upload errors and Oracle file retention policy. v1-5-0 03/02/2018
Added a statement about the utility's data obligations. v1-4-0 03/31/2017
Added document number and updated branding. v1-3-0 02/09/2017
Added legal notices. Updated document branding. v1-2-0 01/11/2017
Made stylistic updates to improve clarity and organization. Updated example data. Added a verification checklist. v1-1-0 01/05/2017
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 09/22/2016
Updated document formatting. Updated inactive_date, start_date, and end_date field descriptions to say that YYYYMMDD is an acceptable format. Reorganized some sections to follow a more standard structure. Removed Appendix, which contained redundant examples of data. Not applicable. 06/16/2016