Upcoming system changes affect the outbound ticket format. Facility owners and locators that parse incoming tickets or use a ticket management system will need to make configuration changes to align with the updated ticket format.
The sample tickets at the bottom of this article can be used as a template for your system configuration. Outbound tickets follow the same format in BC, AB, SK, and MB; however, individual provincial samples are provided for your convenience.
Use the table below to determine the best sample ticket(s) for your system configuration:
Province | Ticket format | Sample ticket file name |
BC | Email body (when no PDF is transmitted) XML GML GIF | BYDP TICKET 20253900002-000 Original Planning & Design(TELLMW02) |
BC | BYDP TICKET 20253900002-000 Original Planning & Design(BCHLWR08) | |
AB | Email body (when no PDF is transmitted) XML GML GIF | BYDP TICKET 20253900001-000 Original Planning & Design(AGNNEDMN) |
AB | BYDP TICKET 20253900001-000 Original Planning & Design(FTAA1C87) | |
SK | Email body (when no PDF is transmitted) XML GML GIF | BYDP TICKET 20253900003-000 Original Planning & Design(SASKTEL LAS1) |
SK | BYDP TICKET 20253900003-000 Original Planning & Design(SKPOWER LAS1) | |
MB | Email body (when no PDF is transmitted) XML GML GIF | BYDP TICKET 20253900005-000 Original Project(MBHYDRO) |
MB | BYDP TICKET 20253900005-000 Original Project(WPGWS) |
The ticket format data schema is attached below as 2025-09-25 PCNA - BYDP - Ticket Format Structure Guide Template.
Nightly summary reports will be updated to align with system changes. A sample nightly summary report is attached below as Station Code TESTTKTS – Total Number of Transmissions for Wednesday 24 September 2025 13.
Live Testing
Once your configuration changes are complete, you can request a live test ticket from BYDP. Live testing will run from mid-October 2025 to mid-January 2026. To request a test ticket, fill out the below form titled Test Ticket Request Form.
In BC, email the completed Test Ticket Request Form to info@bc1c.ca with ‘Test Ticket’ in the subject line.
In AB, SK, and MB, email the completed Test Ticket Request Form to info@beforeyoudigpartners.com with ‘Test Ticket’ in the subject line.
Learn more about the changes HERE.