POSTNET Barcode Readability Report 
The POSTNET Barcode Readability Report describes summary information about the POSTNET barcodes in a mailing run, as well as specific mailpiece POSTNET barcode discrepancies.  Overall readability for the mailing is shown in the top summary section of the report and specific problems are listed in the individual mailpiece section.  Any codes that might be used to identify problems with the barcode are identified at the bottom of the report.  Figure 5- 26 shows the report. 

Figure 5- 26: POSTNET Barcode Readability Report
Table 5- 14 describes the information contained in the summary section of the POSTNET Barcode Readability Report.
Table 5- 14: Barcode Readability Report (Summary Section)
Field	Description	
Permit Number	Mailing permit identification number	
Mailing Date	Date the mail was accepted at the BMEU/DMU	
Readability	Percent of mailpieces with a readable barcode	
Pieces Analyzed	Number of pieces analyzed by MERLIN	

Only mailpieces with barcode readability errors are shown in the individual mailpiece section of the Barcode Readability Report.  Table 5- 15 describes the information contained in the individual mailpiece section of the report.
Table 5- 15: Barcode Readability Report (Individual mailpiece section)
Field	Description	
MPID	Mailpiece ID number assigned by MERLIN	
Barcode Analysis	A printout of defective barcodes.  Problem codes are shown as subscript letters.  At the bottom of the page, a legend describes what each problem code means.