MID users will Go Live to Navigate on 29 April 2024.

MIAFTR will Go Live in September 2024.

Your 7 key steps to get ready for Navigate

1.    Tell us when you’ve completed testing – by 28 March 

SFTP click here

API click here

2.    Register your Organisation and sign your agreement – by 28 March 

Organisation Registration

3.    Confirm your live set up requirements - by 28 March

SFTP Live Set Up Form – click here

API Live Set Up Form – click here

4.    User Access Tasks – by 18 April

• Review MIDPortal users (guidance provided in email sent on 20/3)

• Ensure your users are active

• Whitelist noreply@identity.mib.org.uk - where the link to log in will be sent from to all users on Go Live.  

• Check if your organisation has email scanners/filters in place as part of its security protocols (such as Mimecast) that automatically activate any links received into your firewall; and 

• Make sure that these issues are resolved prior to the issuing of production credentials for Go Live. 

5.    Test you can connect to the live SFTP / API environments – by Monday 22 April 

• Receive your live credentials in early April 

• Test connectivity to the live environments (details to follow) 

6.    Get familiar with Navigate 

• Read our training material here

• Attend a Q&A Drop-in Session during April – dates and times listed here 

7.      Review our Launch weekend timeline and plan accordingly 

See the Launch Weekend itinerary.

Key Milestones

March 2024

Organisation Registration - Closes 28 March 2024

Customer Testing - Closes 28 March 2024

April 2024

26-28 MID users click here to see the Launch Weekend itinerary.

Please note that all timings below are provisional at this stage and may be subject to change.

26 April 17:00 last submission to MID
26 April 18:00 MID Closed
26 April 19:00 MID accessible via DRP/API (auto checks)

29 April 08:00 Navigate Go Live for MID users

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