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Confirmation Services Technical Guide Barcode Elements This section describes the individual data elements that comprise the various barcodes that may be used for Delivery Confirmation and Signature Confirmation services and all integrated barcode solutions. If UCC/EAN Code 128 barcode symbology is used, a two-character Application Identifier (AI) is also required. A UCC/EAN Code 128 barcode contains a variable length sequential package ID. All other symbologies have a fixed length of 20 characters. See Table G-1 for data elements. Table G-1 Barcode Elements Data Application Identifier (UCC/EAN Code 128 only) Service Type Code — 2 digits Customer ID — 9-digit D-U-N-S Number Sequential Package ID — 8 digits (This field may vary in length up to 8 digits if the UCC/EAN Code 128 barcode symbology is used.) Check Digit — MOD 10 Overhead Start Code Function One (UCC/EAN Code 128 only) MOD 103 (Code 128 only) Stop Code Start Code All barcodes must have a Start Code. USS Code 128 and UCC/EAN Code 128 begin with a Start Code C. The start character is not shown in the human-readable presentation, nor is it manually keyed or transmitted. Function One The Function One (FNC1) numeric character for UCC/EAN Code 128 must follow the symbol start character and is part of the symbology overhead. The FNC1 is also used to concatenate successive UCC/EAN Code 128 barcode symbols and must precede an AI. The FNC1 character is not part of the human-readable character set, nor is it manually keyed or transmitted as data. Application Identifier This is a two-digit code within UCC/EAN Code 128 only for the Package Identification Code (PIC) and the electronic file number. The AI for confirmation services is 91 and must be shown as part of the human-readable printed data for the tracking barcode. If concatenation is used to include the package routing code (destination ZIP Code), then the AI of 420 must also be shown as part of the human-readable print for the routing 78 Publication 91, September 2002
Barcode Specifications barcode component. The AI must be keyed as part of any data manually entered and/or when data is transmitted. Neither AI 91 nor 420 can be in parentheses. Service Type Code Table B-1 in Appendix B lists all Service Type Codes. Customer ID The Customer ID number uniquely identifies business entities at specific physical addresses that generate mailings, meaning each address must be assigned a unique D-U-N-S Number. Customers may request their 9-digit Customer ID (D-U-N-S Number) by contacting Dun & Bradstreet by phone at 800-333-0505 or via the Internet at www.dnb.com. Sequential Package ID Customers assign an 8-digit Sequential Package Identifier. This string of numbers may be a variable-length field of 2 to 8 digits using the UCC/EAN Code 128 symbology. All other symbologies must contain a fixed string of 8 digits. Check Digit A MOD 10 check digit is required in the last position for all barcodes and is used to detect errors resulting from manual data entry or data transmission errors. General USS Code 128 and UCC/EAN Code 128 Both MOD 10 and MOD 103 are used as check sums for both Code 128 symbologies. USS Code 128 and UCC/EAN Code 128 symbologies have a mandatory MOD 103 check-sum digit. This additional digit is considered overhead; it is unique to the Code 128 symbology and is not a data element. The MOD 10 check sum is positioned as the last digit and is part of the human-readable presentation of data. The MOD 10 check sum is also manually keyed and transmitted as data. The MOD 103 check sum is positioned as the last digit but is not part of the human-readable presentation of data. It is also not manually keyed nor transmitted as data. For mailers using a concatenated barcode (see Exhibit G-2), the MOD 10 check digit must be calculated using only the Delivery Confirmation and Signature Confirmation service tracking barcode elements. See DMM C850. USS Code Interleaved 2 of 5 An industry standard MOD 10 check sum must be used for Code Interleaved 2 of 5. This check sum is part of the human-readable data presentation, manually keyed, and is transmitted as data. The algorithm for calculating the MOD 10 check digit appears at the end of this appendix. It is a check-sum Publication 91, September 2002 79
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