# Presentation: 277068

## Mail Directions

-  *Washington, D.C.*
*August 2, 2007*

## As-Is Mail Direction Search and Mail Direction File

**The Mail Direction Search Report gives all FAST users the ability to search and display default drop entry points and alternate drop entry points (redirections)**
**The Mail Direction File provides information to mailers who deliver their presorted Periodicals, Standard Mail, and Package Services mailings to Bulk Mail Centers (BMCs), Sectional Center Facilities (SCFs), Area Distribution Centers (ADCs), or Destination Delivery Units (DDUs)**
**Both of these documents are accessible to users pre- and post-login**

## As-Is Mail Direction Search Report – Search Criteria

**Search Criteria**
- Modification Date – when the default or alternate drop entry points were modified
- Effective Date (past, present or future) – when must users adhere to the drop entry points
- Content ZIP Code (including wildcard searches)
- Destination Discount
- Mail Class
- Mail Shape
- Palletized, Non-Palletized or Both

##  As-Is Mail Direction Search Report – Display Options

**Display Options**
- ZIP/CRID Ranges
- Address of Default Drop Entry Point
- Address of Alternate Drop Entry Point
- Default Drop Entry Point, Alternate Drop Entry Point or Both
- Printable Version
- Downloadable to Excel

## As-Is Mail Direction File 

**The Mail Direction File generates drop entry point data that can be used to populate a mailer’s unique supply chain software and create reports.  Accessing the Mail Direction File allows the user to link multiple files to create unique reports and perform a more detailed comparison**

## To-Be Mail Direction Search and Mail Direction File

**The Mail Direction Search Report will provide three views**
- Default and Redirection View
- Drop Entry Point View
- Label List View
**The Mail Direction File v2 introduces a number of new concepts including the concept of “Drop Entry Points” rather than distinguishing between “Default” and “Redirections”**
**Both of these documents are accessible to users pre- and post-login**

## To-Be Mail Direction Search Report – Default and Redirection View

**The Default and Redirection View of the Mail Direction Search is based off the AS-IS Mail Direction Search**
**“****Default Effective Dates” are introduced which identifies the Effective Start, End and Grace Dates when a Label List (Default Entry Point) change is made**
- The ZIP Range for a Label Changes (e.g. SCF 010-013 becomes SCF 010-015) or is associated to another facility
- The Label Text of a Label Changes (e.g. SCF SPRINGFIELD MA 010 becomes SCF SPRINGFIELD MA 015)
**“****Redirections By Truck Size” are introduced to distinguish when a redirection is only applicable to trucks above or below a truck length**
- A new column added to the display results
- A new search criteria added to display only truck size redirections

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## To-Be Mail Direction Search Report – Drop Entry Point View

**The Drop Entry Point View of the Mail Direction Search is based off “Drop Entry Points” rather than the concept of “Defaults” and “Redirections”.**
- A single drop entry point will be returned for each CIN Group, Discount, ZIP Range and Pallet Code. Exceptions will be grouped together in shades of gray in the following instances
- Truck Size Redirections
- Different Effective Date Ranges
- Multiple Entry Points for some BMC Discount Drop Entry Points (ASF and BMC)
- A drop entry point will only have an effective start, end and grace date
**The Search Criteria will remain the same as the Default and Redirection View**

## Slide 10

## To-Be Mail Direction Search Report – Label List View

**The Label List View of the Mail Direction Search is based off search criteria from Label Lists and specific Labels.**
- A single Label List can be chosen and all “Default” and “Redirections”  for that Label List will be displayed (3-digit lists only).
- A Label List can be filtered to show all the “Default” and “Redirections” for a specific label.
- “Default” and “Redirections” will only be displayed for Label Lists applicable to Destination Discounts
**The Search Criteria will remain the same as the Default and Redirection View**

## Mail Direction File v2 

**The Mail Direction File v2 will list all current and future “Drop Entry Points” eliminating “Default” and “Redirections” similar to the Mail Direction Search Drop Entry Point View.**
- No more “Default Records” or “Default Drop End Date”
- File Size Expected to grow substantially
- Expected record count between 5-6 Million Records
- Record size will be larger with the addition of Label, Label List and Truck Size fields
**The Mail Direction File v2 will introduce “Truck Size Drop Entry Point” by specifically indicating if a drop entry point is for a truck size over or under a certain length.**
**The Mail Direction File v2 will include “Label” and “Label List” in the format.**
**The Mail Direction File v2 will be available for download on the FAST Resources > Drop Ship Product File Download.**
**The Mail Direction File will be available for an undetermined amount of time.**