PAVE™ 2025 Advisory Cycle S Extension

This advisory is to inform that there will be no PAVE Cycle S/MAC Batch Certification testing for the 2025 Price Change releases. USPS has decided to extend the current PAVE process until January 19, 2026, and will not be testing or accepting files for testing during the transition into 2025.

NCOALink® Licensed Interface Distributors

This document contains contact information for NCOA^Link® Licensed Interface Distributors.

INFORMATIONAL: USPS Ship Weekly Webinars - Reminder: eVS Shippers are required to migrate to USPS Ship by Feb 1, 2025

INFORMATIONAL: Register Now for NPF 2025 for Discount Opportunities

DELIVERY: Update - Southern Area - Florida 2 District - Resume Operations and Temporarily Suspended Facilities - November 4, 2024

Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table

The AZI table lists each five-digit ZIP Code™ and is an indicator of the type of processing that typically takes place on letter mail destined for each ZIP Code. Each number in the file is a ZIP Code appended with a numeric zone indicator. The five numeric indicators are as follows:

1. Two Pass Zones: Automated two-step sector/segment at mail processing facilities
2. 876 Carrier Route Sort Zones: Automated incoming secondary carrier route sorting at plants
3. Carrier Route Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on CSBCS machines at delivery units
4. Delivery Barcode Sorter (DBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on DBCS machines at plants [i.e., sectional center facilities (SCFs)] or at delivery units
5. Manual/Mechanized Zones: No automated sorting; no tracking code scans should be generated from facilities matched to these ZIP Codes

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

These release notes summarize new features and enhancements implemented in deployments to the IV-MTR application.

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

The User Guide describes the prerequisites for receiving mail tracking data through IV-MTR, the data provisioning options available, and how to use the application for tracking commercial domestic-bound barcoded letters and flats.

Applying for Access to Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR)

This presentation provides instructions for applying for access to the IV Mail Tracking & Reporting application (IV-MTR). The instructions include how to register for a Business Customer Gateway (BCG) account, add the IV-MTR service in the BCG, and receive and enter the authorization code.

Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Business Service Administrator (BSA) Instructions

This document provides an introduction to the Business Service Administrator (BSA) user level and information on its role in the United States Postal Service® (USPS®) Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) business service.  It also provides step-by-step instructions for the tasks BSAs and BSA Delegates are responsible for.