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Full-Service IMb™
withA-Qua Mailer™ and A-Qua Command™
January 2014 USPS® requirement for automation discounts!
Joel Ingersoll, Channel ManagerPam Corbeille-Lepel, Vice President Solutions Group
Agenda
• Full-Service Requirements
• Electronic Documentation
• Mail.dat Submission Approval
• Test Environment for MailersTest Environment for Mailers
Requirements for Full-Service IMb
• When you signed up for Basic IMb, you also signed up for Full-Service
• Unique sequence number for mail pieces, containers and pallets• Sequence numbers must be unique for all mailings for 45 days• Combination of Mailer ID and piece serial numberp• Lorton Data can assign unique sequence numbers
• Electronic documentation submitted via PostalOne!®
Electronic Documentation (eDoc)
• Required for Full Service IMb• Required for Full-Service IMb
• Replaces printed postal paperwork• P t t t t• Postage statement• Qualification report• Manifest and other documentation
• Two types• Postal WizardPostal Wizard• Mail.dat
eDoc: Postal Wizard
• Requires manual entry of information to PostalOne!
• Available for “simple” mailings under 10,000 pieces10,000 pieces
• Use Lorton Data supplied mailing reports to enter informationreports to enter information
eDoc: Mail.dat
• Enables electronic upload of information to PostalOne!
• Contains all the presort information about your mailingContains all the presort information about your mailing
• Required for mailing over 10,000 pieces
• Required for periodicals, mixed weight, multi-part mailings
• Edit your Mail dat file with an Mail dat editor• Edit your Mail.dat file with an Mail.dat editor
• USPS Approval required
Mail.dat Submission Approval
How do I get my Mail.dat approval submitted by lunchtime?submitted by lunchtime?
Mail.dat Submission Approval
• Send a job to Lorton Data
• Choose Full-Service IMbService IMb
• Provide Mailer ID, CRID, and other specificationsspecifications
• Receive mailing reports or electronic documentation from Lorton Data
eDoc Approval
TEM - Test Environment for Mailers
• Testing application
TEM Test Environment for Mailers
• Required for Mail.dat users
• Verifies that• Verifies that • Your electronic documentation
is properly formatted • Your payment and other• Your payment and other
information is correct
Mail.dat Certification
• Save Lorton Data provided• Save Lorton Data provided Mail.dat file
• Use the TEM Mail dat client to• Use the TEM Mail.dat client to upload your Mail.dat file
• Select “Validate and Upload” p
• Record the USPS Job ID received with confirmation of successful upload
Mail.dat Certification
Download the TEM Mail.dat client from PostalOne!
Verification of Test Job
• Make sure the TEM results match your Lorton Data provided mailing reports• Total pieces, weight, permit and
postage
• Contact Lorton Data if there are any discrepancies
Completing the Test
• Send an email to [email protected] and include: • Your company name and address • Your CRID • The Job ID from your test mailing in TEM • State that your electronic information is populated correctlyState that your electronic information is populated correctly • Within a few days, you should receive your approval
THAT’S IT!
Submit Documentation to USPS
• Submit your electronic documentation (eDoc) to the USPS
• Receive Job ID from the USPS
• Bring the USPS Job ID withJob ID with your mailing for entry
RIBBS
Find a step-by-step guide at RIBBSp y p g
https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=electronicdoc
Review
• Full-Service Requirements
• El t i D t ti• Electronic Documentation
• Mail.dat Submission Approval
• Test Environment for Mailers