Party authorizations

Party authorizations are required when receiving invoice rows and updating a supplier’s product information. A party authorization is issued in the CMS user interface by selecting the party and the function that will be authorized. A party authorization may be issued to several parties at the same time.

No. #	Purpose of party authorization	Authorized Datahub party	Validity of party authorization	Rights provided by the party authorization
2a	Third party or DSO handles the customer billing on behalf of the supplier.	Third party/DSO	Period specified by the supplier sending the invoice rows	Receipt of invoice rows
2b	Third party or DSO needs the supplier’s product information, e.g., for billing the customer.	Third party/DSO	Period specified by the supplier	Retrieval of supplier’s product information
3a	Third party or supplier handles the customer billing on behalf of the DSO.	Third party/supplier	Period specified by the DSO sending the invoice rows	Receipt of invoice rows
3b	The DSO authorizes a supplier to retrieve exchange point metering.	Supplier	Period specified by the DSO	Retrieval of exchange point metering data

A party authorization does not prevent a party from delegating the same information. For example, a DSO may authorize a supplier to receive invoice rows provided by the DSO. The supplier may, if wanted, have a service provider delegated to this information. The service provider will then receive the invoice rows on behalf of the supplier.