T2S Release R2024.SEP – Introduction on 28 September 2024
Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt,1 informs on the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) Problem Release in September 2024 (R2024.SEP). According to the T2S Release Concept, the resolution for various T2S Problem Tickets (PBIs) will be deployed on
Saturday, 28 September 2024
for business day Monday, 30 September 20242
T2S Release R2024.SEP – Scope
Based on the T2S status reporting of end of April 2024, the T2S Problem Release R2024.SEP is planned to solve two Problem Tickets (231360, 231516) in production. Neither of them is relevant for CBF clients.
The experience from previous T2S releases shows that further tickets can be prioritised and authorised for implementation by the T2S Operational Managers Group (OMG). Since the scope for T2S Release in September 2024 is not yet finalised, CBF intends to publish the latest details regarding prioritised Problem Tickets beginning of August 2024 after the successful implementation of the bug fixes in the T2S Pre-Production environment (UTEST).
T2S Release R2024.SEP – Transition plan
The Market Infrastructure Board (MIB) will decide on the deployment of T2S Release R2024.SEP to production based on the outcome of the testing campaign.
The implementation of the software will take place during the weekend’s T2S maintenance window – meaning that currently no changes to the T2S Operational Day are expected for the End of Day (EOD) procedure on Friday, 27 September 2024, or for the start of business day, Monday, 30 September 2024.
The below table provides an overview of the T2S milestones during the upcoming months:
T2S Service Transition Plan
Activity for T2S Release R2024.SEP | Date |
Deployment to UTEST | Friday, 16 August 2024 |
End of testing of scope elements in UTEST | Wednesday, 11 September 2024 |
Deployment to Production environment | Saturday, 28 September 2024 |
Client simulation
The simulation activities will be conducted in a “free simulation mode”. The already established static data for CBF accounts and the related connectivity settings in the CBF client simulation environment (IMS23) remain unchanged. For regression testing, send an email For regression testing, send an email to t2s-support@clearstream.com to be registered as tester and to receive more details about the simulation requirements. Details about the availability of the client simulation environments IMS23 and UTEST can be found here.
Contact
For further information, clients may contact Clearstream Banking Client Services or their Relationship Officer. Questions related to the technical connection can be addressed to Connectivity Support. Particular questions related to the production launch in September 2024 will be routed to the experts of the T2S Settlement Functionality team.
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1. This Announcement is published by Clearstream Banking AG (CBF), registered office at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany, registered with the Commercial Register of the District Court in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under number HRB 7500.
2. Due to scheduling constraints, the implementation was exceptionally postponed from the third to the fourth weekend in September.