Automation Rate Barcode Adjustment Worksheet

The Automation Rate Barcode Adjustment Worksheet displays the postage adjustment due to barcode errors found in a mailing.   
Automation Rate Barcode Adjustment Worksheet Fields
Report Tag	P1	Description	Source	
Mailing Agent	Y	Name of Mailing Agent submitting this mailing to the USPS	The Mailing Agent entered on the Mailing Profile screen in the GUI.	
Permit Number	Y	Permit Number of this Mailing.	The Permit Number entered on the Permit Information screen in the GUI.	
Readability	Y	The Percentage of Good mail pieces out of the total mail pieces.	The number of good mail pieces divided by the number of mail pieces multiplied by 100.	
Entry Discount		Type pf entry discount depending on mail drop-off	BMC, SCF, DDU, and None	
Rate Claimed		Rate category claimed by the Mailer	From mailer's documentation.  DMM rate categories include 3-digit, 3/5-digit, 5-digit, CR, Enhanced CR, etc.	
Pieces Postage		The Postage paid for pieces at different Rate claims.  It only appeared when it’s the “non-identical” mailings.	From mailer’s documentation.	
Pieces Claimed		Number of pieces belonging to this rate category	From mailer's documentation.	
Pounds Claimed		Number of pounds belonging to this rate category	From mailer's documentation.	
Adjustment Factor		Penalty factor applied to various bar code read rate	Determined by MERLIN based on USPS tables	
Piece Adjustment		Number of pieces that USPS penalty applies	Pieces Claimed multiplied by adjustment factor, rounded to nearest whole number	
Postage Factor Piece		Penalty per piece for number of pieces adjusted for additional postage	From USPS rate tables given the difference between automation and non-automation rate categories	
Postage Factor Pound		Penalty per pound for number of pounds adjusted for additional postage	From USPS rate tables given the difference between automation and non-automation rate categories	
Postage Adjustment		Additional postage due 	Piece adjustment multiplied by postage factor