Actualization
Automate the flow of actualized volumes from the Electronic Bulletin Board directly into your ETRM via API — accurate Credit, PnL, Positions, and Settlements with no manual data entry.
Actualization is the beating heart of CORTEX. Every day, scheduled and confirmed quantities are published on pipeline Electronic Bulletin Boards (EBBs). Getting those actualized volumes into your Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) system — accurately and on time — drives Credit, PnL, Positions, and Settlements. Do it by hand and errors, delays, and burnout follow.
The problem with manual actualization
- Analysts spend hours every day re-keying EBB data into the ETRM.
- A single fat-fingered volume flows straight through to PnL and settlements.
- End-of-day cutoffs are missed when volumes arrive late or need clean-up.
- Quality-control work is repetitive, low-value, and hard to staff.
How CORTEX automates it
CORTEX connects to the EBB, extracts the actualized data on a schedule, cleans and maps it, and delivers it directly into your ETRM through its API — no re-keying, no spreadsheets in the middle.
- Extract — CORTEX pulls scheduled and actualized quantities from each pipeline’s EBB automatically.
- Clean & map — data is validated, normalized, and mapped to your ETRM’s contracts and locations.
- Deliver — processed volumes are posted into your ETRM via API, ready for Credit, PnL, Positions, and Settlements.
- Monitor — the CORTEX dashboard shows the status of every pipeline and flags anything that needs attention.
Built on A.C.E.
- Accountability — every data action is logged and traceable, giving you a complete audit trail.
- Controls — end-of-day controls and exception reporting give management clear visibility into pipeline status.
- Efficiency — eliminate manual entry and QC, redirecting your team to higher-value work.
Why it’s different
- Works with any ETRM that exposes an appropriate API — no code changes to your ETRM and no impact from version upgrades.
- Robust against the whole-batch EBB rejections that plague competing solutions due to fuel rounding.
- AI-assisted exception resolution makes mismatches quick to clear.
- Fast to onboard — your first pipeline in roughly two weeks, then about a day per pipeline thereafter.
See Actualization in action
Schedule a demo and see what value CORTEX can add to your natural gas business — you will not be disappointed in the solution or the price.