Publication 91 - Confirmation Services Technical Guide

Extract File Layout
Record
Positions
Format
(Size)
X(31)
Tracking Data (quote and comma-delimited fixed length strings, LRECL=280)
Field Name
Description
Example
Content Rules and Limitations
110–140 Scanning
Name of Postal Service facility or city/
Provided by the Postal Service.
Facility
state where event happened.
Further defined for city/state event:
Name
28 characters for city, 1 for comma, 2
for state alpha abbreviation.
141–143 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
144–145 Event Code X(2) Code for tracking event. 01 See Appendix F for current listing of
Event Codes.
146–148 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
149–188 Event Name X(40) Name of tracking event corresponding Delivered
See Appendix F for current listing of
to Event Code.
Event Codes descriptions.
189–191 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
192–199 Event Date 9(8) Date of tracking event. 2002-03-01
entered as:
20020301
200–202 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
203–206 Event Time 9(4) Time of tracking event. HH:MM
13:15
entered as:
1315
207–209 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
210–218 Client
D-U-N-S
Number
9(9) Client D-U-N-S Number of the mailer
also receiving extract data for this mailpiece.
219–221 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
222–251 Customer
Reference
Number
YYYYMMDD numeric. Leading zeros
given.
Military format and time must be valid.
941233312 Taken from Detail Record 1 position
122–130.
X(30) Customer’s internal reference number. 1223ABC Taken from Detail Record 1, positions
131–160.
252–254 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
255–256 Destination
Country
Code
X(2) Code for destination country. GB Taken from Detail Record 1, positions
036–044.
257–259 Delimiter X(3) Comma-delimited format. “,”
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