old Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR)
Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) is a near real-time, single source for all mail and mail aggregate tracking information.
Who is IV-MTR for?
Commercial mailers who are tracking barcoded letters, flats, bundles, handling units (trays, tubs, and sacks), and containers
Description
IV-MTR provides the mailing industry with powerful insight into the Postal mailstream. The application:
- Provides near real-time mail tracking data for 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 |
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January 6, 2018 |
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January 27, 2018
Patch Release |
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February 17, 2018 |
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Future Enhancements |
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Note: Additional functionality may be included in these planned releases.
IV-MTR Latest News
08/28/2019
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of the benefits of the IV-MTR application and where to go for more information.
09/11/2020
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.
IV-MTR User Guides and Training
11/13/2020
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.
11/13/2020
Provisioning Enterprise Payment (EPS) and Package Platform (PPC) Data through Informed Visibility® (IV®)
This guide provides instructions for receiving Enterprise Payment System (EPS) and Package Platform Concept (PPC) data through the IV Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application.
11/13/2020
Provisioning Informed Delivery® Post-Campaign (IDPC) Data in Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR)
This guide provides instructions for receiving Informed Delivery Post-Campaign (IDPC) detailed data through the IV Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application.
11/13/2020
Provisioning Mail Quality Data with Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking and Reporting
Mail Quality Data (MQD-IV) leverages the Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) application to enable mailers to receive uncapped Mail Quality Data.
03/22/2019
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Mail.XML Guide
This guide provides information about using MailXML™ to receive mail tracking data through the IV-MTR application.
06/06/2020
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.
IV-MTR Reference Materials
10/06/2020
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Operation Codes List
This spreadsheet provides a list of operation codes (opcodes), also known as Scan Event Codes, for the IV-MTR application.
01/04/2021
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.
05/13/2020
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Machine Count by Site File
This file contains descriptions of mail processing equipment as well as a count of machine types at each Postal processing facility.
03/29/2019
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) WSDL and XSD Files
This ZIP file contains the Web Services Description Language (WSDL) and XML Schema Definition (XSD) files necessary to use MailXML™ to receive mail tracking data from IV-MTR.
05/13/2019
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Mail.XML Test Pull Messages
This ZIP file contains MailXML messages to test sending a pull request to the IV-MTR application.
06/17/2016
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Mail.XML™ Test Message SSL Certificate
This ZIP file includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate for MailXML™ test pull messages in the IV-MTR application.
05/21/2020
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Production Environment SSL Certificate
This ZIP file includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate for the IV-MTR application at iv.usps.com.
05/21/2020
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Test Environment SSL Certificate
This ZIP file includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate for the Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT) IV-MTR application at qiv.usps.com.
MTAC User Group 4 for Mail Visibility
04/02/2020
About Mailers' Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) User Group 4
This document provides a brief description of MTAC User Group 4 for mail visibility and provides a contact for requesting to join the group.
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.
Contact
For more information, contact the IV-MTR Help Desk at 1-800-238-3150, option #2 or InformedVisibility@usps.gov.