Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR)

Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) is a near real-time, single source for all domestic-bound mail and mail aggregate tracking information.

Who is IV-MTR for?

Commercial mailers who are tracking domestic-bound barcoded letters, flats, bundles, handling units (trays, tubs, and sacks), and containers

First Class Mail

Periodicals

Standard Mail

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Latest Updates

12/16/2024 Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) User Guide

12/16/2024 Provisioning Enterprise Payment (EPS) and USPS Ship (formerly Package Platform (PPC)) Data through Informed Visibility® (IV®)

Description

Overview & Benefits

IV-MTR provides the mailing industry with powerful insight into the Postal mailstream. The application:

Provides near real-time mail tracking data for domestic-bound letters and flats
Leverages the intelligence of Full-Service Intelligent Mail® and nesting associations to create assumed handling events
Offers logical handling events, such as logical delivery events, based on business rules
Provides multiple data file formats and delivery methods
Enables roles and permissions management to determine a user's application functionality and data visibility
Offers flexible data delegation to receive and provide data visibility

With IV-MTR, the mailing industry can leverage key information about their mailings to manage operations, refine processes, and adjust marketing campaigns as needed.

Release Schedule

Release	Scope
December 14, 2024	Removal of data feed retention-period note from IV file Output History page
November 2, 2024	New Enterprise Payment System (EPS) data fields for several feeds: Commercial Mailing Postage Detail Bank Account Withdrawal User interface enhancement removing BSA authorization code requirement
August 24, 2024	New USPS Ship data feed: Variance
August 3, 2024	New USPS Ship data feed: Outbound Transactions Payment Details New data fields for several existing USPS Ship feeds New data fields for existing Enterprise Payment System (EPS) Outbound Transactions data feed
July 13, 2024	New data fields for Enterprise Payment Systems (EPS) Commercial Mailing Details data feed: Promotions Type Promotions Pieces Awarded Promotions Discount
June 30, 2024	New Promotion Discount data fields for the Package Attributes feed.
June 1, 2024	New USPS Ship feed data types: IMpb Error Details Returns IMpb Daily Returns IMpb Monthly Returns IMpb Monthly Transactions
April 13, 2024	New Enterprise Payment System (EPS) data feed type: eDoc Submitter
October 28, 2023	New data fields added to Census Attribute data feed for USPS Ship data: SKU Zones Price Group
March 26, 2022	New data feed type: Statistical Quality Assessment (SQA) New data fields added to Census Attribute and Pricing Notification data feeds
August 28, 2021	Option to only include Transactions with ACH Withdrawal ID for select Enterprise Payment System EPS) data feeds.
May 22, 2021	New pass-through data type, Package Errors and Warnings, which provides details on the errors and warnings on the packages within a manifest.
September 12, 2020	New Enterprise Payment System (EPS) data types: Commercial Postal Store Transaction Details Commercial Postal Store Order Item Details Credit Card Payments New Package Platform Concept (PPC) data types: Unmanifested Packages Duplicate Packages – Outbound
Future Enhancements	Operational Status indicator for pieces to show impacts due to operational events, weather, holds, and redirects Enhanced tracking for certified IMpb barcodes Exchange of breadcrumb data with mailer transported volume to IV to determine moment of arrival Service Measurement Indicator for pieces to provide exclusion reasons Ability to receive IMpb Compliance reports

Note: Additional functionality may be included in these planned releases.

IV-MTR Latest News

Getting Started with IV-MTR

IV-MTR User Guides and Training

IV-MTR Data Dictionaries

IV-MTR Reference Materials

Request for Assistance Forms

IV-MTR API

MTAC User Group 4 for Mail Visibility

Mail Tracking Vendors (not affiliated with USPS)

If your organization would like to have a third party handle your mail tracking data, the resources below provide contact information for a number of third party service providers who offer mail owner and mail service provider solutions.

The listed vendors are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. This list does not constitute endorsement or approval by the United States Postal Service. The list is open to all interested third party vendors. To be added to the list, please use the form below.

Related Products

Electronic Documentation (eDoc)

To participate in Full-Service Intelligent Mail^®, mailers must submit information electronically. This computer-consumable version replaces existing hardcopies and includes the following: postage statement and qualification report.

Enterprise Payment System

The Enterprise Payment System (EPS) allows customers to pay for products and services through an Enterprise Payment Account (EPA) funded as an Automated Clearing House (ACH) Debit or Trust Account. The EPS payment account management provides enhanced security features, centralized balance and account management, and a self-service customer experience.

Mail Quality Data through IV®-MTR

Mail Quality Data (MQD-IV) leverages the Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application to enable mailers to receive uncapped Mail Quality Data. Detailed error data from the Mailer Scorecard is available for Full Service, Move Update, eInduction, and Seamless Acceptance.

Contact

For more information, contact the IV Solutions Center at 1-800-238-3150, option #2 or InformedVisibility@usps.gov.

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