# Presentation: 737089

## PostalOne! / FASTData Exchange - Vision 

**02/15/05**

## Agenda

*PostalOne!* Data Exchange
*PostalOne!* / FAST Registration Process
*PostalOne!* / FAST Interface
*PostalOne!* / FAST Web Services
- Summary

## PostalOne! Data Exchange

- The *PostalOne!* program is considered the USPS gateway for data exchange with USPS business mailing customers
*PostalOne!* supports data exchange for many USPS product and service systems
- FAST (Shipment Tracking)
- PTS – DELCON
- EMD – Confirm
- Mail.dat / Web Services - BMA
- USPS Forms (PS)
- Business Docs

## PostalOne! Data Exchange

**Data Exchange Architecture**

## PostalOne! Registration Process 

- Engagement in data exchange services requires becoming a *PostalOne!* participant
- Participation Requirements
- Registration Information
- Visit _[www.usps.com/postalone](http://www.usps.com/postalone)__ _
- Click on **New Customers Apply for a *****PostalOne!***** Account**
- Click on **Learn More** for more information
- Click on **Apply Online**
- For information about Online Application call (800) 522-9085

## PostalOne! Registration Process

- After Application Approval by USPS
- Customers will Receive
*PostalOne!* Data Exchange Agreement
- Site Administrator Designation Form
- Customer Request for Access – PS Form 1357-C
- Account Activation
- User accounts will be activated after USPS receives the signed agreement and 1357 forms
- FAST specific - users will be provided with a SchedulerId and a SchedulerCorpId
- Both IDs must accompany all Web Services messages

## PostalOne! FAST Interface

*PostalOne! *Role – Access Management
- Is the system’s authorization interface for business mailers and schedulers
- Authorizes and authenticates all business customers/users of FAST
- Provides updates to business customer/user profiles to FAST

## PostalOne! to FAST Authentication/Authorization

-  Mailer/scheduler access *PostalOne!* login page
-   at (_[http://www.usps.com/postalone](http://www.usps.com/postalone)__)_
-  Submits user name and password
-  Selects _FAST_ link
-  *PostalOne!* hands user off to FAST
-  User accesses FAST Web pages

## FAST to PostalOne! Authentication/Authorization

-  Mailer/scheduler access FAST login page
-   at (_[http://www.fast.usps.com](http://www.fast.usps.com/)__)_
-  Submits user name and password
-  FAST sends access request to *PostalOne!*
-  *PostalOne!* confirms/denies user name/password
-  User accesses FAST Web pages

## PostalOne! FAST Interface – Web Services

*PostalOne! *Role – Data Exchange
- Provides an automated and secure process for appointment scheduling and closeout data between schedulers and FAST
- Validates (XML format), extends (Mail.dat info), and updates (XML with Tracking ID for asynchronous transactions) Web Services messages and will be used as a data transport between mailers/schedulers and FAST

## PostalOne! FAST Interface – Web Services

*PostalOne! *FAST current message support
*PostalOne!* will accept requests and provide responses to the following Web Services
- Facility Query
- Create Appointment
- Update
- Cancel
- Close Out (Single, Multiple)

## PostalOne! Web Services / Data Exchange

**-**

**Protocol**

**Firewall**

**Domain**

**Firewall**

- SOAP

- /

- HTTP

**FAST System**

**PostalOne! System**

**Mailers**

**/**

**Schedulers**

- PostalOne!
- Web
- Server

**P**

**1 **

**Admin Mod**

**Server**

- Web Service Request:
- Query
- Create
- Update
- Cancel
- Closeout

**Messaging**

**Mail**

**.**

**dat**

- Internet

- Web Service Response:
- Query
- Create
- Update
- Cancel
- Closeout

-  Mailer/Scheduler Web Service application accesses;
-   (_[https://fast.uspspostalone.com/PFSTIApptWeb/services/AppointmentServices](https://fast.uspspostalone.com/PFSTIApptWeb/services/AppointmentServices)_ )
-  *PostalOne!* authenticates provides access to Web Services server
-  *PostalOne!* facilitates messaging
-  Full Web Services messages transported between systems
-  Partial Web Services messages updated with mailer’s Mail.dat data
-  *PostalOne!* provides asynchronous and synchronous data
-   exchange

## PostalOne! FAST Interface Support

- For any registration related questions call (800) 522-9085
- For any FAST Web Services or FAST website issues Call 1-800-USPS-HELP
- For any technical, development related questions during the Pilot, the point of contact is:
- Shariq Mirza – 703-292-4106
- Shariq.Mirza@email.usps.gov

## Summary

*PostalOne!* -- Data Exchange Gateway for External Customers
- Must Register with *PostalOne!* for all Data Exchange Capabilities Including FAST
- _[www.usps.com/postalone](http://www.usps.com/postalone)_  (Registration and Login for *PostalOne!* and FAST)
- _[https://fast.uspspostalone.com/PFSTIApptWeb/services/AppointmentServices](https://fast.uspspostalone.com/PFSTIApptWeb/services/AppointmentServices)_ **(Send Web Services messages to *****PostalOne!***** / FAST)**
- _[www.fast.usps.com](http://www.fast.usps.com/)_  (Direct login to FAST Web page)

## Summary

*PostalOne!* FAST Interface
- Authenticates FAST users
- Validates XML file formats when XML files are sent to *PostalOne!* via Web Services
- Extends the XML message, if necessary, by adding Mail.dat container data to the XML
- Updates XML messages with tracking and other IDs to support synchronous and asynchronous communication between mailers/schedulers, *PostalOne!* and FAST