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3 IMPROVING A DEFINITION
A correct and detailed definition is necessary in all aspects of the ENTSO-E Association, either it is related
to the drafting of a legislative document, e.g. Network Code, or to a type of data which is shared between
different European TSOs.
In addition, the importance of having common understanding between people from different countries,
different Working Groups or different Business Areas is unambiguous.
For this reason, when a term is discussed within a group of people (e.g. a Network Code drafting team), a
more formalised process is required in order to guarantee a harmonized definition. Only when the definition
passes through this process, it can be considered as a preferred definition of the Association.
This process is now offered by the EMR. It is called "Definition Workflow" and has been designed to
improve the quality of the definitions and remove the existing inconsistencies.
Figure 10 Facilitation of the definition improvement
3.1 Definition Workflow
During the life-cycle of a definition, several steps are required, in order to guarantee that a certain level of
quality is achieved. These steps are the proposal, validation, review, consolidation and approval.
Figure 11 Workflow Steps
Through these steps, the EMR workflow is designed to:
- Inform the Submitter if the definition is already under discussion;
- Distribute the tasks to the appropriate members;
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