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 postalone@usps.gov 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