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Certification Reports

You can generate a report for a mail carrier that certifies the address validation operations of the Address Validator transformation.
The report verifies that the address validation operations meet the standards of the mail carrier. For example, the United States Post Office (USPS) can certify a software engine that validates United States addresses to ZIP+4 Code level. The Address Validator transformation validates United States address to ZIP+4 Code level and can provide additional data that assists in mail sorting and delivery.
The Address Validator transformation generates reports for the following standards:
Address Machine Approval System (AMAS)
Australia Post defines the AMAS certification standard.
Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS)
The USPS defines the CASS certification standard.
SendRight
New Zealand Post defines the SendRight certification standard.
Software Evaluation and Recognition Program (SERP)
Canada Post defines the SERP certification standard.
A mail carrier can offer price discounts if you use certified software to validate address data.
When you provide mail items to the mail carrier, you submit a report with the list of mailing addresses. The report contains data about the organization. You enter the data when you configure the Address Validator transformation. The transformation writes the report file to a path that you specify.
Note: You can use the Address Validator transformation to certify French address records to the National Address Management Service (SNA) certification standard. You do not generate a report for SNA address certification.

AMAS Report Fields

When you configure an AMAS report, you provide information about the organization that submits the certified address record set to Australia Post. Save or print the report, and include the report with the address records that you submit to Australia Post.
Use the Reports view to enter the information.
The following table describes the information that you enter:
Field
Description
Report File Name
Name and location of the report that address validation creates. By default, the Address Validator creates the report in the bin directory of the Data Integration Service machine.
To write the report file to another location on the Data Integration Service machine, enter the file path and file name. You can enter a fully qualified path or a relative path. The relative path uses the bin directory as a root directory.
The directory that you specify must exist before you run the address validation mapping.
Name of Address List
Name of the address record set that you submit to Australia Post.
List Processor Name
Name of the organization that submits the address record set.
Name of List Manager/Owner
Name of the manager or owner of the address data in the organization.
Phone Number
Contact telephone number of the organization that submits the address record set.
Address
Address of the organization that submits the address record set.

CASS Report Fields

When you configure a CASS report, you provide information about the organization that submits the certified address record set to the USPS. Save or print the report, and include the report with the address records that you submit to the USPS.
Use the Reports view to enter the information.
The following table describes the information that you enter:
Field
Description
Report File Name
Name and location of the report that address validation creates. By default, the Address Validator creates the report in the bin directory of the Data Integration Service machine.
To write the report file to another location on the Data Integration Service machine, enter the file path and file name. You can enter a fully qualified path or a relative path. The relative path uses the bin directory as a root directory.
The directory that you specify must exist before you run the address validation mapping.
List Name/ID
Name or identification number of the address list that you submit to the mail carrier.
List Processor Name
Name of the organization that performs the address validation.
Name/Address
Postal name and address of the organization that performs the address validation.
Note: The Address Validator transformation reads metadata about the CASS reference data files from the batch and interactive reference data file for the United States. To generate a CASS report, the transformation must read the current CASS reference data files and the current batch and interactive reference data file.

SendRight Report

When you configure a SendRight report, you provide information about the organization that submits the certified address record set to New Zealand Post. Save or print the report, and include the report with the address records that you submit to New Zealand Post.
Use the Reports view to enter the information.
The following table describes the information that you enter:
Field
Description
Customer Name
The name of the organization that submits the address record set.
Customer NZP Number
The New Zealand Post account number of the organization that submits the address record set.
If a mailhouse submits the records on behalf of the organization, enter the mailhouse transport identification (TPID) number.
Customer Database
The name of the file that contains the address record set.
The Address Validator transformation creates the report in the location that you specify on the Content Management Service. Use the Administrator tool to set the location.
Customer Address
The address of the organization that submits the address record set.

SERP Report Fields

When you configure a SERP report, you provide information about the organization that submits the certified address record set to Canada Post. Save or print the report, and include the report with the address records that you submit to Canada Post.
Use the Reports view to enter the information.
The following table describes the information that you enter:
Field
Description
Report File Name
Name and location of the report that address validation creates. By default, the Address Validator creates the report in the bin directory of the Data Integration Service machine.
To write the report file to another location on the Data Integration Service machine, enter the file path and file name. You can enter a fully qualified path or a relative path. The relative path uses the bin directory as a root directory.
The directory that you specify must exist before you run the address validation mapping.
Customer CPC Number
Customer number issued by the Canada Post Corporation to the organization that performs the address validation.
Customer Name/Address
Name and address of the organization that performs the address validation.