Summary Verification Report

The MERLIN summary verification report summarizes the verification results of a mailing.
Summary Verification Report Fields
Report Tag	P1	Description	Source	
Name of Permit Holder		Holder name for the Permit Account Number	Permit Holder as entered on the Mailing Profile screen of the GUI.	
Account Number of Permit Holder	Y	Permit Account Number	Permit Number as entered on the Permit Information screen of the GUI.	
Mailing Agent	Y	Mailing Agent submitting this mailing to the USPS	Mailing Agent entered on the Mailing Profile screen of the GUI.	
Piece Count in Mailing	Y	Total number of mail pieces from PSM	Total number of mail pieces from PSM	
Pieces Count Declared by Mailer		Total number of mail pieces declared by Mailer	Total Piece Count entered on the Mailing Profile screen of the GUI.	
Mailing Class		A text string specifying whether this mailing is first class, standard class or periodicals.	This is determined by the selections made by the operator on the Mailing Type Screen in the GUI.  If any first class postage statements are selected then this is a first class mailing.  The same applies for standard and periodicals classes.	
Mailing Category	Y	This is a text string describing the category of this mailing.  The display will show letters, cards or flats.	This is determined as the user enters the tray tags into MERLIN.  If this is a flats tray then the mailing type is flats.  If this is a letter tray then the mailing type is letters.  Note that since postcards can be mingled with letters and/or submitted in letter trays, postcards will never show as a value in this field.  It will be displayed as letters.	
Statement Type	Y	Postal statement included with the mailing.	The Postal Statements selected on the Mail Type screen in the GUI.	
Mailer Job Number		The operator to enter up to 20 characters long alphanumeric “Mailer Job Number”	Mailer Job Number entered on the Mailing Profile screen of the GUI.	
Mailer MPTQM Certified		MPTQM Certified Mailer.	Yes / No is selected on the Mailing Profile screen of the GUI.	
System Date		Start date for verification run	Time-stamp recorded after the operator entered the permit number on the Permit Information screen	
Report Time		Start time for verification run	Time-stamp recorded after the operator entered the permit number on the Permit information screen	
Number of Pieces Sampled		Total number of pieces fed through the MERLIN transport	Determined by the MERLIN control system	
CASS Cycle Dir	Y	CASS cycle and directory month	This is from the Mailing Type Information Screen of the GUI.	
Feeder Speed		Feeder operating mode for the run	Default to the letters or flats based on tray tag input.  Select to override default feeder Speed for the run in Run System Screen.	
PSM ID		PSM ID assigned by PO! Server	This is from the Permit Information Screen of the GUI.	
Presort Verification (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for presort verification	Less than 5% (from DMM)	
Automation Rate Barcode (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for Intelligent Mail Barcode or POSTNET Barcode	Greater than 90% (from DMM)	
ECR Sequence		USPS acceptance rate for ECR Sequence	Less than 5% (from DMM)	
Piece Count (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for piece count	Less than 1% (from DMM).	
Address Accuracy (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for address accuracy	N/A	
Tracking  Barcode (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for Intelligent Mail Barcode or PLANET barcode for Tracking Purposes	N/A	
Mail Piece Characteristics (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for Mail Piece Characteristics	N/A	
Zip Destination (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for Zip Destination analysis	N/A	
Automation IMb OEL Content (USPS Acceptance Rate)		USPS acceptance rate for OEL content	N/A	
Presort Verification (MERLIN results)		MERLIN results for presort verification	Determined by MERLIN imaging and analysis	
Automation Rate Barcode (MERLIN results)		MERLIN verification results for Intelligent Mail Barcode or POSTNET Barcode	Determined by MERLIN imaging and analysis	
ECR Sequence (MERLIN results)		MERLIN verification results for ECR Sequence	Determined by MERLIN imaging and analysis.	
Piece Count (MERLIN results)		MERLIN measured results for piece count	Determined by MERLIN control system and analysis.	
Address Accuracy (MERLIN results)		MERLIN verification results for address accuracy	Determined by MERLIN imaging and OCR look-up.	
Tracking Barcode (MERLIN results)		MERLIN verification results for Intelligent Mail Barcode or PLANET barcode for Tracking purposes	Determined by MERLIN imaging and analysis	
Mail Piece Characteristics (MERLIN results)		MERLIN verification results for Mail Piece Characteristics	Determined by MERLIN imaging, Control System, and analysis	
Zip Destination (MERLIN results)		MERLIN verification results for Zip Destination analysis	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Automation IMb OEL Content (MERLIN results)		MERLIN verification results for IMb OEL Content 	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Presort Verification (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for presort verification based on MERLIN verification results and USPS acceptance rate	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Automation Rate Barcode (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for Intelligent Mail Barcode or POSTNET Barcode verification based on MERLIN results and USPS acceptance rate	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Automation Rate Digit String		Y/N acceptance for Intelligent Mail Barcode or POSTNET Digit String verification based on MERLIN results and USPS acceptance rate	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
ECR Sequence (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for ECR Sequence based on MERLIN verification results and USPS acceptance rate	N/A.	
Piece Count (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for piece count based on MERLIN verification results and USPS acceptance rate	Determined by MERLIN analysis.	
Address Accuracy (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for address accuracy based on MERLIN verification results and USPS acceptance rate	Determined by MERLIN analysis.	
Tracking Barcode (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for Intelligent Mail Barcode or PLANET barcode based on MERLIN verification results and USPS acceptance rate	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Mail Piece Characteristics (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for Mail Piece Characteristics based on MERLIN verification results and USPS acceptance rate	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Zip Destination (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance for Zip Destination verification	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Automation IMb OEL Content (Accepted)		Y/N acceptance  for Automation IMb OEL Content	N/A	
Presort Verification (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for presort verification errors	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Automation Rate Barcode (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for Intelligent Mail Barcode or POSTNET Barcode verification errors	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
ECR Sequence (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for ECR Sequence	N/A	
Piece Count (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for piece count errors	Determined by MERLIN analysis.	
Address Accuracy (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for address accuracy verification errors	Determined by MERLIN analysis.	
Tracking Barcode (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for Intelligent Mail Barcode or PLANET barcode verification errors	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Mail Piece Characteristics (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for Mail Piece Characteristics verification errors	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Zip Destination (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for Zip Destination verification errors	Determined by MERLIN analysis	
Automation IMb OEL Content (Additional Postage Due)		Additional postage due for Automation IMb OEL Content 	N/A	
Total Additional Postage Due		Total Additional Postage due to the USPS based on the additional postage due for each verification conducted	Sum of all additional postage due for presort verification, Automation Rate barcode, Short Paid, Piece Count, Address Accuracy, PLANET barcode, Mail Piece Characteristics, and Zip Destination