Automated Processing

Automated processing is a requirement for all subscription holders. By meeting the guidelines below, users can submit jobs 24/7/365, excluding our scheduled maintenance.

File must use our standard field names (identified below in bold) or be properly mapped with a template.

Name Information can be sent in Full Name or Parsed Name format:

• Name – Ms. Jane Smith

Or

• Prefix optional – Ms.
• Fname (first name) – Jane
• Mi (middle initial) – optional
• Lname (last name) – Smith
• Suffix – optional

• Company (firm or company name)

• Address (primary address – no more than 60 characters)
• Address2 (secondary address – no more than 60 characters) – optional
• Address3 (tertiary address – no more than 60 characters) – optional
• City
• State
• ZIP (with or without ZIP + 4)

Note: These fields are only required on the input file when services that provide them are not run in the same job.  For instance, if a job does not include DSF2 processing, but the presort is set to sort for walk sequence, then the Dsf2wlkseq, Dlvpnt and Crrt fields are required on the input file.

• ZIP (10 or 9 digits) or ZIP (5 digits) and ZIP4 (4 digits)
• Dlvpnt – Delivery point
• Crrt – Carrier route number for USPS Marketing Mail^® carrier route and walk sequence mailings
• LOT or LOTno – Line-of-travel number for USPS Marketing Mail carrier route mailings
• LOT_order or LOTord – Line-of-travel ascending or descending for USPS Marketing Mail carrier route mailings
• Dsf2wlkseq – Walk sequence number for USPS Marketing Mail walk sequence mailings

• File must be saved in one of the following formats:
  • DBase III
  • Comma delimited
  • Tab delimited
  • Pipe delimited
  • Excel – Versions supported: Excel 97 or newer
  • Fixed field ASCII (File layout must be consistent for all input files and requires setup prior to processing. Contact us to learn more.)
• File name must contain only letters and/or numbers, no spaces or special characters.
• File name must not exceed 32 characters.
• Record quantity must match the quantity specified or fall within the tolerance level selected.
• Submit only one file (only one Excel worksheet may contain data.) That file may be zipped without a password or unzipped.

A valid payment method must be established prior to submitting the job.