Common use of Controlled Production Clause in Contracts

Controlled Production. CenturyLink and Reseller will perform controlled production. The controlled production process is designed to validate the ability of Reseller to transmit EDI data that completely meets X12 standards definitions and complies with all CenturyLink business rules. Controlled production consists of the controlled submission of actual Reseller production requests to the CenturyLink production environment. CenturyLink treats these pre-order queries and orders as production pre-order and order transactions. CenturyLink and Reseller use controlled production results to determine operational readiness. Controlled production requires the use of valid account and order data. All certification orders are considered to be live orders and will be provisioned.