Change Orders

The Change Order section contains descriptions of the business functionality of the Number Portability Administration Center Service Management System (NPAC/SMS) as defined by the Number Portability Industry Forum (NPIF). The NPIF was formerly known as the Local Number Portability Administration Working Group (LNPA WG). Change Orders created/managed prior to the restructuring are identified with ‘NANC’ before the Change Order number. The NPIF has a direct relationship to the processes and systems that each Service Provider uses to participate in Number Portability. 

When a change in the NPAC software design is discussed at the NPIF, the proposed change eventually is described in the form of a Change Order. The Change Order document describes the business need for the software change and, at a high level, the software changes required to implement the proposal. As discussions progress, the technical portion of the Change Order is expanded to document both new software requirements and changes to existing software requirements that would result if the Change Order were implemented. Doc Only Change Orders may also be utilized to update Industry Specification(s) as required. 

In this section of the NPIF web site, all Change Orders ever considered are listed. The final Change Order document and the NPIF discussion notes, the Change Order status, and the identity of the software release in which the change order was implemented, are provided in the Change Order Summaries located below.

The status of a Change Order may be either Closed, Open, Requested, or Implemented. These terms are defined as follows:

  • Closed – The Change Order was considered and rejected.
  • Open – The Change Order has been considered and there may be further discussion.
  • Requested – The NPIF has reached agreement on the Change Order and either a Statement of Work (SOW) may be requested and/or the requirements updates (Doc Only) will be included in a future version of the Industry Specification(s).
  • Implemented – The Change Order was adopted and has been implemented in the NPAC system.


Summary & Guidelines


Title Date Originated Description Status Document
NANC 490 03/21/2017 FRS Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 489 02/10/2017 IIS/EFD Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 488 07/16/2016 XIS – Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 487 08/12/2016 IIS/EFD Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 486 08/12/2016 FRS Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 485 06/08/2016 Turn-Up Test Plan Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 484 03/10/2016 XML – Removal of Optional Data values Implemented Download
NANC 483 03/31/2016 FRS – Doc-only BDD Notification File Implemented Download
NANC 482 01/21/2016 Turn-Up Test Plan Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 481 01/21/2016 GDMO Behavior Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 480 01/21/2016 IIS/EFD Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 479 01/21/2016 FRS Doc-Only Clarifications Implemented Download
NANC 478 09/03/2015 FRS ASN.1 – Pre Cancellation Status of Disconnect Pending Implemented Download
NANC 477 09/03/2015 GDMO – Service Provider Type Definition Implemented Download
NANC 476 09/03/2015 Change Pool Block Error Requirements Implemented Download
NANC 475 09/03/2015 Change User Login Restriction Requirement Implemented Download
NANC 474 09/03/2015 ASN.1 – SWIM Recovery Implemented Download
NANC 473 09/03/2015 ASN.1 – AddressInformation Implemented Download
NANC 472 09/03/2015 ASN.1 – Audit Discrepancy Report Implemented Download
NANC 471 09/03/2015 ASN.1 – SV DisconnectReply Implemented Download
NANC 470 09/03/2015 Change SSL VPN Requirement Implemented Download
NANC 469 09/03/2015 Change Network Monitoring Requirement Implemented Download
NANC 468 09/03/2015 Phone Conversation Requirement Implemented Download
NANC 467 09/03/2015 ASN.1 – CMIP lnpRecoveryComplete Action reply Implemented Download
NANC 466 09/03/2015 Change Offline Batch Download File Requirement Implemented Download