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4-State Barcode
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The barcode format adopted by Australia Post is called the 4-State barcode.
The name is derived from the fact that the bars can only be placed in one of
four positions - Tracker on its own, Tracker with Ascender, Tracker with
Descender, and Tracker with Ascender and Descender.
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AMAS
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Address Matching Approval System (AMAS) is a software approval program developed
by Australia Post that provides a standard by which to test and measure the
quality of address matching software and its ability to append a unique Delivery
Point Identifier (DPID) to each address record held within a database.
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Barcode
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A series of bars, which represent letters,
numerals, and other human readable characters which can be deciphered by mail
sorting equipment.
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Barcode Sort Plan (BSP)
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When an address is validated, a BSP number, ranging from 1 to 54, is assigned to each postcode. To benefit from Barcoded PreSort mail discounts, mail must be
sorted by the BSP number.
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Delivery Point Identifier (DPID)
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The DPID is an eight-digit number that is appended
to all 8.8 million delivery addresses in Australia which uniquely identifies
each delivery point to which Australia Post delivers mail.
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Enterprise Information Quality License (EIQ)
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EIQ is a term software license allowing enterprise customers to utilise the
full functionality of IQ Office and its associated software development kits.
EIQ gives you the power to standardise and validate Australian and international addresses,
names of individuals and companies, and an unlimited amount of other customised transformations.
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IQ
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IQ stands for our range of Information Quality products. Providing your business
with the power to transform data into top-quality information.
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Manifest Report
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A Manifest Report is the supporting documentation that provides
dispersions, volumes, and weight per sort plan for PreSort letter lodgements.
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Postal Address File (PAF)
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A database built and maintained by Australia Post,
which contains the 8.8 million deliverable addresses in Australia and their
DPID's. It is privacy compliant because it does not hold the names of residents
but rather, just the delivery address information.
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PreSorting
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The process whereby a customer sorts their mail to
defined sorting breaks prior to lodgment into the Australia Post Network.
A detailed article on how to lodge PreSorted mail can be accessed
here.
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