IMb Services Update
21 Mar 2011 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory, Service Update
PostalOne! Release 26.0.1.4 will be deployed to the production environment on Sunday, March 20, 2011, during the scheduled maintenance window from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT and to the Test Environment for Mailers (TEM) on Monday, March 21, 2011, from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT. Users may experience intermittent outages during these periods. The PostalOne!® .XML applications (including FAST OPS web services) will be unavailable during each period for database maintenance.
PostalOne! Full-Service and Mail Quality reports will be unavailable to mailers from 5 p.m. CDT Thursday, March 24, 2011, to 6 a.m. CDT Monday, March 28, 2011, while the USPS™ MicroStrategy reporting servers are upgraded from MicroStrategy Version 8.x to MicroStrategy Version 9.x.
Flats Sequencing System Presort Level ID Codes — As more mailers begin to adopt the optional Flats Sequencing System (FSS) bundle preparation standards, the Intelligent Mail® barcode system needs a way to indicate that level of presort. Barcode ID 20, currently used for optional endorsement line (OEL) 5-digit and 5-digit scheme presorts, has been extended for use on flats prepared under the rules for optional FSS bundle preparation.
The barcode ID tables have been updated in the Barcode ID table and Technical Resource Guide on RIBBS®. Clarifying the use of Barcode ID 20 for FSS OEL will not affect systems using Barcode ID information, but rather enable the Intelligent Mail barcode system to reflect bundles prepared under the FSS optional preparation.
Local Training Seminars on Intelligent Mail Barcode
14 Mar 2011 | No Comments | posted by admin | in Event
To support the transition from the POSTNET barcode to the Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMb), the USPS will conduct training seminars for mailers titled “Migrating to IMb”. If you prepare your own mailings or are interested in learning more about the IMb, including how to download fonts to print the IMb, this seminar is for you.
The central PA District will conduct training seminars at the locations below. All seminars are from 10:00 am till 12:00 noon. Please email the BME Supervisor at the location where you wish to attend in order to reserve a seat and receive parking and entrance instructions.
March 29, 2011
Harrisburg Post Office
Theresa.D.Kepp@usps.gov
April 19, 2011
Lancaster Post Office
Michael.L.Connor@usps.gov
May 11, 2011
Lehigh Valley Post Office
Judy.A.Killo@usps.gov
May 18, 2011
Scranton Post Office
KarenJ.McCool-Lamendol@usps.gov
If your business is limited to Reply Mail you do not need to attend. The Postal Service will provide you with artwork containing an IMB so that your barcode is in compliance for your next printing of reply mail. Please use the following contacts to update your reply mail:
3-digit Zip Codes 180-188 — Judy Killo,
3-digit Zip Codes 169-172, 177, 178 — Terri Kepp,
3-digit Zip Codes 173-176, 195, 196, 179 — Michael Connor
The migration to the Intelligent Mail barcode does not require bulk mailers to use barcodes. If you currently do not claim automation discounts on bulk business mail and do not intend to, you need not attend.
IMb Services Update
31 Jan 2011 | No Comments | posted by admin | in DMM Advisory
PostalOne!® Release 26.0 Final Release Notes: PostalOne! Release 26.0 final release and patch notes have been posted to the RIBBS website at ribbs.usps.gov. Additionally, release content and notes for the upcoming R26.0.1 patch scheduled for deployment on January 30, 2011, are also posted.
New Mail.dat® Client for Reply Rides Free Program: The new Mail.dat Client will be available as part of Release 26.0 to support the Reply Rides Free incentive program. Mailers must download the new Mail.dat Client prior to the February 15, 2011, expiration of the previous versions.