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Manifest Mailing System Verification

This feature is available for the following group(s):

BMEU

Manifest Mailing System worksheets can only be created during postage statement entry or finalization for applicable mail classes.

Go to: Worksheet Entry          Disposition

Worksheet Entry

To enter the worksheet in the PostalOne! system:

  1. Open the Manifest Mailing System Sampling Verification Worksheet:

    1. In the PostalOne! system, select the acceptance site and unit.

    2. Click Dashboard and search for the postage statement associated with the mailing.

    3. Open the postage statement.

    4. On the verification page of the postage statement, under the Manual Verification Results section, click the Create Worksheet icon (worksheet_blue.gif) next to Manifest Mail Sampling Results to access the worksheet.

    The header section on the worksheet contains the information already entered in the postage statement.

  2. Click the name of the appropriate authorized mailer. Another page opens.

  3. Enter basic information about the mailing, including class and number of pieces. Click Submit to continue or Reset to clear the form.

  4. If necessary, click Yes in the Security dialog box.

  5. On the MMS Sampling/Postage Adjustment Worksheet page, enter any additional sampling information.

  6. Repeat the previous step until all sampled mailpieces have been added.

  7. To display the sampled mailpieces in a different order, click an option from the Sorting Order for Mailer Assigned ID Number choices, then click the Mailer Assigned ID Number column heading.

  8. If necessary, to remove an entered mailpiece from the worksheet, select the Delete check box on the same line as the mailpiece, then click Update.

  9. Save all samples and submit the verification data.

  10. Review PS Form 8159 (Preliminary MMS Sampling/Postage Adjustment Worksheet Summary), and enter any necessary information. If necessary, sampling date can be corrected. Mailing disposition (withdrawn or accepted) is required, and comments should be entered.

  11. If you chose to exit the postage statement without finalizing it, open it, and complete the worksheet. Once you finalize the MMS worksheet, enter the postage statement resolution.

To return to the main PostalOne! system, click Message Center on the left menu bar.

Disposition

If the mailing passed verification, proceed with processing the postage statement.

If errors are detected and the mailing falls below tolerance:

NOTE: If the mailer elects to pay additional postage, no changes to the preparation of the mailing are required.

For more information, see Finalizing a Postage Statement.