1 First Class MTAC Workgroup 102 February 20, 2007
MTAC #102 2 Progress Goal MTAC 102 is focused on developing an approach for First Class Mail Notification, Electronic Payment and Visibility Last MTAC meeting Reviewed existing Web Service specifications Reviewed Advance Notification needs Determined need for additional specifications and Mail.dat mapping Identified pilot customers
MTAC #102 3 Progress- Advance Notification Defined Advance Notification Specification Mail.Dat & Web Services Worked with pilot participants to define processes for populating Advance Notification File Frequency and latency (1 month to 3 days) Source of Data –MLOCR Pilot will leverage forecasting data –Mail Preparer Pilot will leverage in-stream list data Method of transfer to USPS
MTAC #102 4 Progress - Visibility Seamless Acceptance Data Online Reports through PostalOne! Data Files (push or pull) –Scheduled or On-Demand Real Time Notifications –Web Service Messaging – alerts Tracking Data Additional Visibility Points through Confirm
MTAC #102 5 Electronic Payment (Complete) Advance Notification Pilot Advance Notification Pilot participants develop data capture mechanism Begin pilot analysis –Compare advance notification information to actuals –Understand decisions enabled using advance notification data Visibility Define Data Available through Seamless Acceptance (MTAC 100) Define Additional Visibility points as part of Confirm program Next Steps