# Presentation: 542891

## Seamless Acceptance, Performance-Based Verification Implementation, Benefits, Obstacles and Feedback 

Ty Taylor, JC Penney
Pritha Mehra, USPS

- Ty Taylor, JC Penney
- Pritha Mehra, USPS

**MTAC 117**

## Identify obstacles  
Define benefits
Identifying feedback elements, reports and reconciliation process
Define tolerances  
Identify communication and education processes
Raise system wide awareness of the value the Intelligent Mail Barcode will bring to address quality

**Define benefits**
**Identifying feedback elements, reports and reconciliation process**
**Define tolerances  **
**Identify communication and education processes**
**Raise system wide awareness of the value the Intelligent Mail Barcode will bring to address quality**

**Desired Results**

## Implementation Obstacles
Intelligent Mail Barcodes Generation and Application
Intelligent Mail Barcode
Intelligent Mail Tray Barcode
Intelligent Mail Container Barcode
Electronic Documentation Options
Vendor Solutions
Mail.dat, Web Services, Postage Statement Wizard
Unique Piece, Unique Tray, Unique Container
By/For and Mailer ID
Establish sub-work groups for obstacles

**Intelligent Mail Barcodes Generation and Application**
**Intelligent Mail Barcode**
**Intelligent Mail Tray Barcode**
**Intelligent Mail Container Barcode**
**Electronic Documentation Options**
**Vendor Solutions**
**Mail.dat, Web Services, Postage Statement Wizard**
**Unique Piece, Unique Tray, Unique Container**
**By/For and Mailer ID**
**Establish sub-work groups for obstacles**

**Identified Obstacles **

## Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDoc
Industry Co-Chair: Charley Howard, Jody Berenblatt
USPS Co-Chair: Margaret Choiniere, Uni Han-Norton

Web Services
Industry Co-chair: Lisa Bowles
USPS Co-chair: Dana Nacke

Pallet Separation for Origin Mail Subgroup
Industry Co-Chair: Sharon Harrison
USPS Co-chair: Joel Walker

MLOCR
Industry Co-Chair: Steve Krejcik
USPS Co-Chair: Karen Zachok

**Industry Co-Chair: Charley Howard, Jody Berenblatt**
**USPS Co-Chair: Margaret Choiniere, Uni Han-Norton**
_**Web Services**_
**Industry Co-chair: Lisa Bowles**
**USPS Co-chair: Dana Nacke**
_**Pallet Separation for Origin Mail Subgroup**_
**Industry Co-Chair: Sharon Harrison**
**USPS Co-chair: Joel Walker**
_**MLOCR**_
**Industry Co-Chair: Steve Krejcik**
**USPS Co-Chair: Karen Zachok**

**MTAC 117 - Subgroups **

## Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDOC  

**Barcodes & eDOC **

**Team leads**
- Jody Berenblatt,
- Charley Howard,
- Margaret Choiniere,
- Uni Han-Norton
**Objective**
- Work with software vendors, service providers and mail owners to define the strategies** **for achieving the mail  preparation requirements for the Intelligent Mail barcodes and electronic documentation

## IDEAlliance Initiatives
Published Mail.dat specification v08-2
Additional Fields to support Full Service
Ranging at Container Level
Two Piece File Definitions
PDR Mail.dat (part of 08-2)
PDR Mail.xml (to be published) 
Transaction Messaging TM spec version 2.2 (to be published in March)
Brokering Data to Multiple Parties (Cast of Characters)
Joint Scheduling/ Standalone Content
FAST Forecast Information

- Published Mail.dat specification v08-2
- Additional Fields to support Full Service
- Ranging at Container Level
- Two Piece File Definitions
- PDR Mail.dat (part of 08-2)
- PDR Mail.xml (to be published)
- Transaction Messaging TM spec version 2.2 (to be published in March)
- Brokering Data to Multiple Parties (Cast of Characters)
- Joint Scheduling/ Standalone Content
- FAST Forecast Information

**Barcodes and eDOC **

**Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDOC **

## By/For Information in Electronic Documentation
Uniqueness of Intelligent Mail Barcode
Container Placard Issues
Tray Labels

- Uniqueness of Intelligent Mail Barcode
- Container Placard Issues
- Tray Labels

**Barcodes & eDOC**

**Intelligent Mail Barcodes, Labeling, eDOC **

## IM Tray Label Proposal 

**IM Tray Label Proposal **

**Barcodes & eDOC**

## Web Services

**Web Services**

**Team leads**
- Lisa Bowes
- Dana Nacke
**Objective**
- Develop requirements for a client-side application to support transfer of Web Services electronic mailing information to  the USPS. Identify gaps and resolutions to promote the adoption of Web Services and enable to completion of Web Service solution by software vendors

## Finalized upload process
Obtain feedback on USPS Specifications
Compiled List of Enhancements
Review mail preparation requirements for Basic, and Full Service
Develop specifications for Enhancements
Review Transaction Messaging for integration

- Obtain feedback on USPS Specifications
- Compiled List of Enhancements
- Review mail preparation requirements for Basic, and Full Service
- Develop specifications for Enhancements
- Review Transaction Messaging for integration

**Web Services**

**Notes:**
Review Mail Preparation options for Seamless Acceptance and Service Performance in relation to the Web service
2.   Long term strategy surrounding the use of the Web service: What is the overall strategy for implementation, integration, and long-term vision for the co-existence of mail.dat and the Web service?
3.   Review and Integrate Web messaging with Transaction Messaging

## Origin Palletization

**Origin Palletization**

**Team leads**
- Sharon Harrison
- Joel Walker
**Objective**
- Define optimal strategies and business processes for pallet separation of Origin entry mail.
- Develop processes that improve service, reduce handling costs, and leverage Intelligent Mail technology

## Origin separations must be software-driven
Use existing labeling lists and follow the established update process
Develop new labeling list to identify the Surface Transfer Center network
Publish Origin Mail and First-Class Mail pallet standards in the DMM
Consolidate mail at DMUs after verification

**Use existing labeling lists and follow the established update process**
**Develop new labeling list to identify the Surface Transfer Center network**
**Publish Origin Mail and First-Class Mail pallet standards in the DMM**
**Consolidate mail at DMUs after verification**

**Origin Palletization**

**Considerations**** **

## MLOCR

**MLOCR**

**Team leads**
- Steve Krejcik
- Karen Zachok
**Objective**
- Define optimal strategies for utilization of the Intelligent Mail Barcode, Intelligent Tray barcode and Intelligent Container barcode in the MLOCR industry both for application on the physical mail and for communicating in electronic documentation using Mail.dat or Web Services.

## Define rate structure & make-up rules
Mailer ID Definition
Challenge to Profile Every Customer
Mail Owner’s ID in mailpiece
Permit Indicia Management
Reject Management
Address correction feedback

**Mailer ID Definition**
**Challenge to Profile Every Customer**
**Mail Owner’s ID in mailpiece**
**Permit Indicia Management**
**Reject Management**
**Address correction feedback**

**Working Issues**

**MLOCR  **

## Uniqueness Criteria
Delivery Point ZIP as part of Unique ID
Dynamic tray sort to containers impossible
Vendors need solution for tray/container data
IMB requirements for machinable & no reads?
Appointment Clarity
Green border on container barcode
Container & Pallet Compilation in Mail.dat

**Delivery Point ZIP as part of Unique ID**
**Dynamic tray sort to containers impossible**
**Vendors need solution for tray/container data**
**IMB requirements for machinable & no reads?**
**Appointment Clarity**
**Green border on container barcode**
**Container & Pallet Compilation in Mail.dat**

**Working Issues**

**MLOCR**