valuable features from Our Latest CASS Cycle O Update

Steve

BELMONTE AccuZIP CEO

Your dedicated team at AccuZIP has been diligently working on the new CASS Cycle O update, bringing a range of exciting enhancements to your AccuZIP CASS Certified products and services. This article highlights the Cycle O specific feature improvements and introduces valuable information available in the “dpvnotes_” column in AccuZIP6, empowering you to make better decisions about your mailing strategies.

and utilizing the NOSTAT Reason codes, mailers can refine their mailing lists, reduce undeliverable mail, and optimize their overall mailing efficiency. Regularly reviewing and updating addresses with NOSTAT codes can help improve deliverability and reduce wasted resources.

Identifying Address Quality

WITH DPVNOTES_ COLUMN VALUES: AccuZIP6’s “dpvnotes_” column offers essential insights into address quality, enabling you to optimize your mailing campaigns. NOSTAT Reason codes provide valuable insights into addresses that do not meet the criteria for DPV (Delivery Point Validation) confirmation. By understanding

ENHANCED DPV (DELIVERY POINT VALIDATION) CODES provide detailed information about the confirmation status of address components necessary for a valid delivery point. Understanding these Enhanced DPV Codes helps mailers identify the completeness and accuracy of their address data. By reviewing and addressing addresses with incomplete or unconfirmed components, mailers can improve the deliverability of their mail and reduce undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) mail volume. Regularly validating addresses using DPV ensures that mail reaches the intended recipients efficiently and reduces wasted resources on undeliverable mailings.

CRRT COLUMN: R777 - R779 refers to phantom routes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to identify non-delivery addresses.

These routes are specifically designated for addresses that are considered undeliverable. By understanding R777 - R779 routes and appropriately managing addresses falling under this category, mailers can enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of their mailing efforts. It enables them to focus their resources on deliverable addresses, reduce undeliverable mail, and improve the overall success rate of their campaigns.

SINGLE TRAILING ALPHA: The concept of a Single Trailing Alpha on a Primary Number pertains to specific address scenarios where a primary number ends with a single alphabetic character. By understanding and correctly managing addresses with a Single Trailing Alpha on a Primary Number, mailers can ensure accurate address validation, improve delivery success rates, and reduce undeliverableas-addressed (UAA) mail. Adhering to USPS guidelines and best practices in address validation ensures optimal efficiency in mail processing and enhances the overall effectiveness of mailing campaigns.

MILITARY ADDRESSES: AccuZIP has expanded its support for military address types by incorporating two additional categories: UMR (United Mail Room) and OMC (Official Mail Center). This enhancement reflects AccuZIP’s commitment to meeting the unique needs of military mailers and ensuring accurate processing and delivery of mail within military installations and bases.

CROSS STATE ADDRESS SUPPORT: Crossstate addresses refer to situations where a single ZIP code covers multiple states or where a city name may be associated with multiple states within the same ZIP code. By understanding cross-state addressing nuances and adhering to USPS guidelines, mailers can ensure the accuracy of cross-state addresses, minimize delivery errors, and optimize the efficiency of their mailings. Accurate city and state association with the corresponding ZIP codes plays a vital role in ensuring mail reaches the intended recipients in the appropriate state, regardless of ZIP code overlaps or shared city names across states.

TOTALDPS SUPPORT: Total Delivery Point Sequencing refers to an alternative method of sequencing delivery point codes for address records, particularly those that would otherwise have conflicting 11-digit ZIP codes. The objective of TotalDPS is to provide a more concise and accurate way of assigning delivery point codes, ensuring efficient mail processing and delivery. By utilizing TotalDPS calculations, AccuZIP enables mailers to optimize the sequencing and delivery of their mail. This results in improved accuracy, faster delivery, and enhanced overall efficiency in mail processing. The use of TotalDPS helps streamline mail operations, reduce delivery errors, and enhance the overall effectiveness of mailing campaigns.

The latest CASS Cycle O update by AccuZIP introduces significant improvements to our CASS Certified products and services. AccuZIP’s commitment to providing enhanced features and support empowers mailers to make informed decisions about their mailing strategies, improve address quality, and optimize mail delivery. By leveraging these advancements, mailers can reduce undeliverable mail, enhance efficiency, and increase the overall effectiveness of their mailing campaigns.

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