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1 Intelligent Mail Barcodes Electronic Documentation Mail Preparation Requirements MTAC 117 November 6, 2007

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Intelligent Mail Barcodes

Electronic Documentation

Mail Preparation Requirements

MTAC 117

November 6, 2007

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Mail Preparation Requirements

Intelligent Mail® Barcodes

Electronic Documentation

Agenda

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Vision

An Integrated Approach

ElectronicElectronic Mailing Mailing

InformationInformation

Electronic Centralized

Payment

Scan atEntry

InductionElectronic Advance

Notification

Unique Barcodes

Mail Preparation

Electronic In-Process &

Performance-BasedMail Verification

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Intelligent Mail® Barcodes

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6060 PRIMACY PKWY STE 201

MEMPHIS TN 38188Address Change Service

John Doe

6449 AMBERVIEW CV

MEMPHIS TN 38141 - 8346

Unique IDs allow tracking of “nested” pieces as they are containerized

Unique Container Barcode

Unique Mailpiece Barcode Unique Tray Barcode

Creating Visibility

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Suite of Intelligent Mail Barcodes

The common thread of Intelligent Mail barcodes: Uniquely identify the sender Uniquely identify the mailpiece or mail aggregate Provide a destination ZIP Code for sortation & routing Encode Special Service indicators or Address Change

Service™ (ACS) requests

Intelligent Mail® Barcode

Intelligent Mail® Tray Barcode

Intelligent Mail® Container Barcode

6060 PRIMACY PKWY STE 201

MEMPHIS TN 38188Address Change Service

John Doe

6449 AMBERVIEW CV

MEMPHIS TN 38141 - 8346

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Barcodes DecodedID (2N)

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Intelligent Mail BARCODE (for letters and flats): 6-Digit and 9-Digit Mailer IDs

Serial Number (9N)Mailer ID (6N)

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Mailer ID (9N)

Barcode ID (2N)

Service Type

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Service Type ID (2N)

Mailer ID (6N)

ZIP Code ( 0, 5, 9, or 11N )

ZIP Code ( 0, 5, 9, or 11N )

Serial Number (9A/N)

Intelligent Mail CONTAINER barcode: 6-Digit and 9-Digit Mailer IDs

Barcodes Decoded

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Serial Number (8N)ZIP Code (5N)

Content Identifier

Number (CIN) (3N) Mailer ID (6N)

Serial Number (5N)

Intelligent Mail TRAY barcode: 6-Digit and 9-Digit Mailer IDs

ZIP Code (5N)

Content Identifieer

Number (CIN) (3N) Mailer ID (9N)

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Intelligent Mail® Barcode

FROM THIS

TO THIS

Used on Letters and Flats

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For Letters and FlatsHeight-modulated barcode Uses 4-state symbology:Ascender, Descender, Tracker, and Full bar Key Specification TolerancesOverall barcode length between 2.667 and 3.225 inchesOverall barcode height between 0.125 and 0.165 inchVertical barcode clear zone at least 0.028 inch

Other physical characteristics are same as POSTNET

Intelligent Mail® Barcode Specifications

Attribute 11-digit POSTNET 13-digit PLANET Intelligent Mail Barcode

Number of bars 62 72 65

Bar Width 0.020 ± 0.005 inch 0.020 ± 0.005 inch 0.020 ± 0.005 inch

Horizontal Pitch 22 ± 2 bars per inch 22 ± 2 bars per inch 22 ± 2 bars per inch

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Intelligent Mail® Barcode Data Construct

NOTE: See the Intelligent Mail barcode specification and the Technical Resource Guide on OEL indicators

Barcode ID Identifies the presort makeup in conjunction with an Optional Endorsement Line -- most users will leave it as “00”.

Service Type ID:

Identifies special service requests (e.g. OneCode Confirm and/or OneCode ACS) or Mail Class when used for automation rate discount without any services. If no Special Services are requested use: 700 for First-Class mail; 702 for Standard mail; 704 for Periodicals; 706 Bound Printed Matter.

Mailer ID 6-digit or 9-digit number that uniquely identifies the mail owner or mailing agent.

Serial Number

Uniquely identifies the mailpiece or mailing.

ZIP Code: For routing, must contain a proper ZIP Code to obtain the automation rate discount.

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ZIP Code ( 0, 5, 9, or 11N )

ZIP Code ( 0, 5, 9, or 11N )

Barcode ID (2N)

Service Type ID (2N)

Barcode ID (2N)

Service Type ID (2N)

Intelligent Mail BARCODE (for letters and flats ): 6-Digit and 9-Digit Mailer IDs

Serial Number (9N)Mailer ID (6N)

Serial Number (6N)Mailer ID (9N)

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Generating the Intelligent Mail Barcode

1. Identify any desired services (e.g. OneCode Confirm and/or OneCode ACS, and/or Automation Discounts).

2. Obtain Mailer ID from the chosen service helpdesk, or from PostalOne! when used only for automation rate discount.

3. Devise strategy to uniquely identify each mailpiece or mailing via the barcode Serial Number.

4. Put it all togethera) Assemble all data fields together: Barcode ID, Service Type ID,

Mailer ID, Serial Number and Delivery ZIP Code

b) Run encoder software: requires 20-digit Tracking Code and up to 11-digit Routing Code into 65-character string.

c) Apply font on 65-character string (A, T, D, F….)

5. Print barcode on mailpiece or save barcode image for later.

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Resources

Rapid Information Bulletin Board System: http://ribbs.usps.gov/OneCodeSolution/ Intelligent Mail Barcode for letters and flats

Encoder Software, Fonts and Online Decoding Tool Intelligent Mail Barcode Specifications Technical Resource Guide Mailer ID Guidelines

OneCode Confirm and OneCode ACS Technical Guides

Domestic Mail Manuals USPS Publications

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Intelligent Mail® Tray Label

Older, Existing Label

New, Transitional10/24-digit Intelligent Mail Tray Label

Transition StrategyIntelligent Mail® Tray labels and Intelligent Mail ® Tray barcodes

Future Label (3-5 years)

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Intelligent Mail® Tray Barcode

The Intelligent Mail® Tray Barcode:Provides routing/sorting informationProvides Mailer IDUniquely identifies every tray/sack/tubProvides specific mail content

information

In addition, for USPS internal tray barcode formats:

Identifies specific mail flowIdentifies specific transportationIdentifies specific processing and

delivery information

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10-digit Tray Barcode Construct

Barcode Symbology: Interleaved 2 of 5 (10-digit) Does not provide for unique identification

10-Digit Encoded Data Elements

Field No.Field

DescriptionField Size

Character Position

1 ZIP -3 or 5-digit 5 1-5

2 CIN 3 6 -8

3 2-Digit processing code (USPS)

2 9-10

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ZIP Code

Content Identifier

Number (CIN) (3N)

USPS Processing Code (2N)

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24-digit Tray Label Construct

24-Digit Encoded Data Elements

Barcode Element Position Definition

ZIP Code 1–5 Identifies the tray or sack’s destination in accordance with the USPS DMM

Content Identifier Number (CIN)

6–8 Describes the contents of the tray or sack based in accordance with the USPS DMM

Label Source 9 The value ‘1’ is used for Automation Compatible, Barcoded, and Machinable MailThe value ’7’ is used for all other mail

Mailer ID (MID)* 10–18 A six-digit or nine-digit USPS assigned ID used to uniquely identify the preparer of the tray or sack

Serial Number* 19–23 A unique five-digit number for each tray or sack

Label Type 24 “1” when used with a six-digit MID and “8” when used with a nine-digit MID

Barcode Symbology: 24-digit: ISS Code 128, subset C

*Optional Program Field (16–18), a three-digit data field used only in conjunction with a six-digit MID to expand Serial Number Field to eight-digits

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Serial Number (8N)ZIP Code (5N)

Content Identifier

Number (CIN) (3N) Mailer ID (6N)

Serial Number (5N)

Intelligent Mail TRAY barcode: 6-Digit and 9-Digit Mailer IDs

ZIP Code (5N)

Content Identifieer

Number (CIN) (3N) Mailer ID (9N)

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Generating IM™ Tray Labels

For Intelligent Mail Tray labels:Obtain and follow the specifications available on the Rapid Information Bulletin Board System: http://ribbs.usps.gov/ to create and print labels

Soon to be available: Use the Web-based Intelligent Mail Customer Label Distribution System (CLDS) to order labels from the Label Printing Center in Topeka

This system will eventually replace Passport when the “future 24-digit only” tray label is implemented in 3-5 years

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Intelligent Mail® Container Barcode

The Intelligent Mail® Container Barcode:Is applied on a “Placard” or Pallet LabelIdentifies MailerEstablishes a unique “serial number” for each

pallet/containerAssociates pallet/container to unique mailing

Mailer’s Container Label

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IM™ Container Label Specification

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Intelligent Mail® Container Barcode Construct

For Containers:Uses GS1-128 – formerly UCC/EAN 128

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Serial Number (9A/N)

Intelligent Mail CONTAINER barcode: 6-Digit and 9-Digit Mailer IDs

6-digit Mailer ID Format (for use by large mailers)

Field No.

Field Description

Field Size

Character Position

Logical Values

Allowable Values

1 Application Identifier 2 1-2 Numeric “99” (Only) 2 Type Indicator 1 3 Alpha “M” (Only) 3 Mailer ID 6 4-9 Numeric USPS-assigned ID 4 Serial Number 12 10-21 Alphanumeric Mailer-defined (1)

Example:

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Generating Intelligent Mail Container Labels

For Intelligent Mail Container Labels: Go to the Rapid Information Bulletin Board System:

http://ribbs.usps.gov/ for the Intelligent Mail Container Barcode specifications

Go to the DMM for the layout instructions of the (pallet/placard) labels

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Electronic Documentation

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Intelligent Mail Documentation

Intelligent Mail Barcode

Tray

Tray

PalletPieces

Pieces

Intelligent Mail Tray Barcode

Intelligent MailPallet Barcode

CustomerSystem

PostalOne!

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Electronic Mailing InformationMail.datWeb ServicesPostage Statement Wizard

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1. Intelligent Mail® Barcode with a Unique ID on every mailpiece in the mailing with electronic documentation

2. Intelligent Mail® Barcode with same ID on all pieces unique for a bundle, tray, sack or tub with electronic documentation

3. Intelligent Mail® Barcode with same ID on all pieces unique for a mailing with electronic postage statement

Mail Preparation

Mail Preparation Requirements

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Mailers apply an Intelligent Mail® barcode with a Unique Mailpiece ID for each piece in the mailing

Mailers submit electronic documentation with mailpiece, handling unit and container nesting information

Mail Preparation

1. Intelligent Mail® Barcode with a Unique ID on every mailpiece in the mailing with electronic documentation

MID Delivery Point ZIPUnique Mailpiece ID

INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE

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Mailers apply the same Intelligent Mail® barcode on all pieces in each Bundle, Tray, Sack or Tub.

Mailers submit electronic documentation with handling unit and container nesting information

Aggregate piece data by Handling Unit

Mail Preparation

2. Intelligent Mail® Barcode with same ID on all pieces unique for a bundle, tray, sack or tub with electronic documentation

MID Delivery Point ZIPUnique Mailing ID

INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE

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Mail Preparation

3. Intelligent Mail® Barcode with same ID on all pieces unique for a mailing with electronic postage statement

For Mailings <10,000 with postage affixed to each piece at the correct rate or if each piece is of identical weight and the pieces are separated by rate

This option is for a mailing presented on a single postage statement, accepted, and inducted on the same day and at the same time in it’s entirety.

Mailers apply an Intelligent Mail® barcode with same ID on mailpieces in a mailing

Mailers submit electronic postage statement

MID Delivery Point ZIPUnique Mailing ID

INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE

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A Mail Owner who mails 10 million or more pieces annually will be assigned a 6-Digit MID with a maximum of one MID per 10 million pieces in annual mail volume.

A Mail Owner who mails less than 10 million annually will be assigned a 9-Digit MID with a maximum of one 9-digit MID per 1 million pieces in annual mail volume.

A Mailing Agent at a location which mails 10 million or more mailpieces annually will be assigned one 6-Digit MID with a maximum of 1 MID per 10 million pieces per mailing location.

A Mailing Agent at a location which mails less than 10 million pieces annually will be assigned one 9-Digit MID with a maximum of 1 MID per 1 million pieces per mailing location.

Mailer ID

6-Digit MID 9-Digit Serial Number

INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE

9-Digit MID6-Digit Serial

Number

INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODE

Mail Owners and Mailing Agents will be assigned either a 6-digit or 9-digit Mailer ID based on volume.

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Call PostalOne! Helpdesk at 800-522-9085 for Mailer ID assignments for Letter & Flat Mailers, and for Mailers looking to use Intelligent Mail barcodes on Trays, Sacks, Tubs and Containers

Call Confirmation Services Helpdesk at 877-264-9693 for Mailer ID assignments for Package Mailers

Call Confirm Helpdesk at 800-238-3150 for Mailer ID assignments for Mailers looking to use OneCode Confirm™

Call ACS Helpdesk at 800-238-3150 for Mailer ID assignments for Mailers looking to use OneCode ACS™

Mailer ID

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• Mailer who typically writes or types postage statements

• Mailer who does not use software to generate mailing information

• Mailer who typically mails less than $7000 annually on business mailings

Postage Statement Wizard®

The typical user of the Postage Statement Wizard falls into one or more of the following categories:

The Postage Statement Wizard is an easy, online method for creating electronic postage statements.

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All domestic postage statements can be typed into the PSW tool and electronically submitted.

• First-Class Mail® & Priority Mail® – PS Form 3600

• Periodicals - PS Form 3541

• Standard Mail® - PS Form 3602

• Package Services - PS Form 3605

• Provide Mailing ID or Mailpiece ID Range (new)

No supporting documentation can be typed into PSW. You still need to provide hardcopy supporting documentation when presenting your mail.

Postage Statement Wizard®

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Postage statements that can be submitted using Mail.dat®

First-Class & Priority Mail - PS Form 3600 Periodicals - PS Form 3541

Standard Mail - PS Form 3602

Package Services - PS Form 3605

Supporting documentation that will be generated: Qualification Report Customer Mail Report Summary ZIP Destination Report Postage Summary Report

Mail.dat®

Mail.dat provides the capability for customers to send electronic postage information using an industry standard set of files that USPS uses to create postage statements and mailing documentation.

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Typical user of Mail.dat® falls into one or more of the following categories:

• Performs transportation planning & drop-shipping

• Mails large volumes and complex presorts

• Use software programs to prepare and produce mailings

Anyone that uses presort software that produces a Mail.dat® output can use this method. You will need to register with IDEAlliance and pay a user license fee to use this file specification.

Mail.dat®

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The PostalOne! system provides you with a choice of transfer methods for your mailing data files (Mail.dat files).

Manual mode. Online tool which enables you to upload your Mail.dat to the Postal Service. In Manual mode, you log on the USPS PostalOne! system , select the files you want to send, and then transfer them.

Batch mode. Batch mode allows you to schedule file transfers to take place automatically, for example at 2 a.m. Once Batch mode is set up, no one needs to be present when the file transfer takes place. This capability requires additional infrastructure and configuration work. If you use the Batch mode file transfer process, your company must have a SSL certificate installed and set up. The Batch Processor software required http/https protocol to communicate through port 444. If firewall settings prevent http/https communication through port 444, reconfigure your firewall to allow this traffic.

Mail.dat®

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Mail.dat® Specification: The PostalOne! system complies with the Mail.dat® File Specification. As a result, your mailing files must comply with this specification. We recommend that you obtain and read the specification located at: http://www.idealliance.org/

User License Code (ULC) prerequisites: To be an authorized user of the Mail.dat® specification, our company must have a ULC, also called a Provider Code. This the ULC code can be obtained by accessing the Idealliance Web site.

Hardware prerequisites: The workstation requirements to send data files are a PC with a Pentium II 266 MHz processor, Microsoft® Windows® 95/98 operating system, and 64 MB RAM. Depending on the size of the Mail.dat® job, RAM requirements vary.

Software prerequisites: The base software requirements are Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.0 or later with the Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM) plug-in or Netscape® Communicator 6.0 or later with JVM plug-in. The JVM should be version 1.4.2.

Mail.dat®

There are various prerequisites that should be followed prior to using Mail.dat®.

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Mail.dat®

Used for PostalOne!

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Mailers may submit mailpiece information in the .PDR file of Mail.dat®.

Submitted as part of regular Mail.dat® submission through PostalOne! Allows for Unique Mailpiece ID or Unique Mailing ID

Piece Level Mail.dat

Field Length Data Type

Job ID* 8 Alphanumeric

CQT Database ID* 8 Zero fill prior to numeric

Package ID* 6 Alphanumeric, if numeric only, fill left with zeroes.

Piece ID 22 Alphanumeric

Piece Barcode* 11 Numeric

Line-Of-Travel Sequence Number

4 Numeric

Line-Of-Travel Seq. Direction Code

1 Alphanumeric

Walk Sequence Number 5 Numeric

"Wasted Piece" Indicator 1 Alphanumeric

Delivery Signature Confirmation ID

22 Alphanumeric

Piece 4-State Barcode / Planet Code*

31 Numeric

PDR Record Status 1 O,D,I,U

MLOCR Rate and Postage Marking*

7 A/N

Machine Identifier 4 A/N

Mailer ID of Mail Owner 9 A/N

Move Update Method 1 Numeric

Mailer ID of Barcode Applicator 9 A/N

Reserve 9 Alphanumeric

Closing Character 1 #

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Mailers may also submit mailpiece information via the ADIS Specification.

Submitted as part of regular Mail.dat® submission through PostalOne! Allows for Unique Mailpiece ID or Unique Mailing IDAssociated to Mail.dat®

Piece Level Mail.dat

Production Group Header

Element Description Length Data Type

Unique Sequence Number 22 Alphanumeric

Internal Customer Number 20 Alphanumeric

Four-State Barcode Contents 31 Alphanumeric

Unique Bag, Tray or Tub Number 6 Alphanumeric

Address Detail

ElementDescription

Length DataType

Production Group Id 3 Alphanumeric

Production Job Id 8 Alphanumeric

Address Detail File Record Count 9 Numeric

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Mailers will provide logical and physical container information using the .CSM file in Mail.dat®.

Nesting Requirements

CSM ContainerParent

(Logical)

CSM ContainerSibling

(Physical)

Logical containers (i.e. pallets going to the same location) will have a parent record in the .CSM file

Physical containers will have a sibling record in the .CSM file that associates them to the appropriate parent

Sibling records will inherit the status of the parent record (i.e. only parent container can be set to “Ready to Pay”)

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Mailers will provide logical and physical handling unit information using the .CSM file in Mail.dat®.

Nesting Requirements

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Mail.dat® Specification Deep Dive

Specification can be found at http://idealliance.org/

Technical Guide can be found at: http://www.usps.com/postalone/guides.htm

Mail.dat®

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Postage statements that can be submitted using Web Services

First-Class & Priority Mail - PS Form 3600 Periodicals - PS Form 3541

Standard Mail - PS Form 3602

Package Services - PS Form 3605

Supporting documentation that will be generated: Qualification Report

Web Services

Web Services provides the capability for customers to send electronic postage information using XML that USPS uses to create postage statements and mailing documentation.

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Typical mailer who would use Web Services:

• Uses presort software programs

• Mails all volumes

• Mails frequently (daily/weekly)

However, you must have presort software that has PostalOne! Web Services capabilities or has technology to produce XML outputs.

To obtain more information about Web Services you should speak to your mailing software vendor or may contact PostalOne! Customer Support at 1-800-522-9085 to obtain information on how you develop your own Web Services capabilities.

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Web Services

Postage Web Services

Create Mailing Group

Submit Postage Statement

Submit Qualification Report

Create Content

Create Content Detail

Submit Plant Verified Drop Shipment

Forecasting (new)

Forecast Create/Update/Cancel

Piece Level Details (new)

Single Piece Level Detail

Batch Piece Level Detail

The following Web Services message types are used to submit electronic mailing information.

Scheduling

Delivery Appointment Inquiry

Delivery Appointment Create/ Update/Cancel

Delivery Appointment Content Create/Update/Cancel

Delivery Appointment Shell Create/Update/Cancel

Content Query Request

Origin Entry Create/Update/ Cancel (new)

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New Web Services have been defined to support piece level documentation.

Submitted as part of regular Web Service submission through PostalOne! Allows for Unique Mailpiece ID or Unique Mailing IDTwo acceptable methods

Individual Piece Level Batch Level

Piece Level Web Service

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Piece Level Web ServiceAttribute Length Max Length

*Mailing Group ID 8 Alphanumeric

*Customer Group ID 8 Numeric

*Customer Container ID 6 Numeric

*Piece Intelligent Mail Barcode 31 Alphanumeric

MLOCR Rate and Postage Marking 7 Alphanumeric

Mail Piece Weight 5 Numeric

Mail Piece Rate 3 Numeric

Mail Piece Presort Level 5 Alphanumeric

Mail Owner ID 9 Numeric

Machine ID 2 Numeric

IMB Applier ID 9 Numeric

Extra Service – COD 1 Alphanumeric

Insured Value 5 Numeric

Due Sender 5 Numeric

Extra Service – Cert of Mailing 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Certified Mail 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Delivery Confirmation 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Insurance 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Registered Mail 1 Alphanumeric

Declared Value 5 Numeric

Extra Service – Restricted Delivery 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Return Receipt 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Signature Confirmation 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Special Handling 1 Alphanumeric

Extra Service – Receipt for Merchandise 1 Alphanumeric

Individual Piece Level Web Service

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Batch Level Piece Web Service

Piece Level Web Service

Attribute Length Max Length

*Mailing Group ID 8 Alphanumeric

*Customer Group ID 8 Numeric

*Customer Container ID 6 Numeric

*Piece Intelligent Mail Barcode – Upper Range

31 Alphanumeric

*Piece Intelligent Mail Barcode – Lower Range

31 Alphanumeric

MLOCR Rate and Postage Marking

7 Alphanumeric

Mail Piece Weight 5 Numeric

Mail Piece Rate 3 Numeric

Mail Piece Presort Level 5 Alphanumeric

Mail Owner ID 9 Numeric

Machine ID 2 Numeric

IMB Applier ID 9 Numeric

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Tray/Pallet Web Services

Two new Web Services have been defined to support physical tray and container information.

Attribute Length Data Type

*Mailing Group ID 8 Alphanumeric

*Customer Group ID 8 Numeric

*Customer Container ID 6 Numeric

Intelligent Mail® Tray Barcode

24 Alphanumeric

Tray Weight 6 Numeric

Physical Tray File

Attribute Length Data Type

*Mailing Group ID 8 Alphanumeric

*Customer Group ID 8 Numeric

*Customer Container ID 6 Numeric

Intelligent Container Barcode

21 Alphanumeric

Pallet Weight 6 Numeric

Physical Pallet File

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Web Services

Specification can be found at:

https://www.uspspostalone.com/WizardXML/

or

https://cat.uspspostalone.com/WizardXML/

Web Services

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To sign-up for PostalOne!, contact your local Business Mail Entry Office or contact the PostalOne! Help Desk at 800.522.9085.

Reference Documents can be obtained at the following sites:

For an overview and understanding of electronic postage documentation, refer to “The 1-2-3 of Electronic Postage Documentation” available at: http:www.usps.com/postalone/guides.htm

Additional information on Mail.dat is available at: http://www.usps.com/postalone/guides.htm

Additional information on Web Services is available at: http://www.usps.com/postalone/guides.htm

Additional information on the Postage Statement Wizard will be available at: http://www.usps.com/postalone/guides.htm

Additional information on IDEAlliance is available at: http://www.idealliance.org

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