User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS DESKTOP 7.72C RELEASE NOTES 02-2007

[. . . ] DeskTop User's Guide DeskTop 7. 72c February 2007 Contact information Contact us on the Web at http://www. firstlogic. com/customer If you find any problem with this documentation, please report it to Business Objects in writing at documentation@businessobjects. com. Copyright Patents Copyright © 1995-2007 Business Objects. Business Objects owns the following U. S. patents, which may cover products that are offered and sold by Business Objects: 5, 555, 403, 6, 247, 008 B1, 6, 578, 027 B2, 6, 490, 593 and 6, 289, 352. Business Objects, the Business Objects logo, Crystal Reports, and Crystal Enterprise are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects SA or its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries. [. . . ] By using ZAP-approved software, you are exempt from the annual zone summary of the postage payment reviews by the USPS. This is because DeskTop Mailer is approved to use the proper zone assignment and USPS electronic data (zone charts). As proof that DeskTop Mailer is ZAP-approved, the date of the zone data is printed on the Postage Statement and Qualification Report. For the zone date to appear in the reports, you must install the latest Zone directory (zone. dir). For more information about ZAP, see www. ribbs. usps. gov. Directories Postalsoft uses postal directories to presort mail. See "Postal directories" on page 15 for more information. 162 DeskTop User's Guide Mail class With Postalsoft, you can presort First Class mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail. See the descriptions below to help you determine which mail class your mailing fits into. Because there are certain restrictions on what can be sent in each mail class, consult the DMM for more detailed descriptions of mail classes. Mail class Description First Class More expensive than other classes, First Class mail includes letters, postcards, and parcels. Actually, any mail can go First Class, but that would be an expensive way to send Periodicals or Standard mail. Periodicals class is for news material that is issued to subscribers on a regular basis (no less than four times per year). Examples include newspapers, digests, and magazines. Standard Mail is any mail that doesn't need (or qualify) to go First Class or mail that doesn't fit into the Periodicals class. Typically, advertising is Standard Mail material. Periodicals Standard Mail Chapter 9: Presort 163 Mail piece Postalsoft needs information from you about your mail piece. The information that you supply helps Postalsoft determine how many pieces will fit into packages and containers and what schemes Postalsoft should use, for example. Description You supply Postalsoft with a brief description of your mail piece. Postalsoft includes the description you supply on the Job Summary. Processing category The USPS divides mail pieces into processing categories according to their design and dimensions. When setting up your mailing in Postalsoft, you indicate which category applies to your piece. Postalsoft compares your choice with your piece dimensions to make sure you have legal settings. Not all processing categories apply to each mail class. If you're not sure which category applies to your mail piece, check your DMM or ask your postmaster. Processing categories Automated letter Letter AFSM 100 flat Flat UFSM 1000 flat Postcard Double postcard Irregular parcel Machinable parcel Barcoded machinable parcel Physical dimensions Accurate size and weight information is critical. Measure your sample mail pieces carefully. The procedure for measuring samples depends on whether your mail will be prepared loose in trays or in sacks of packages. You'll find detailed instructions in your Postalsoft online help. 164 DeskTop User's Guide Periodicals mail piece information Newspaper If you're mailing a Periodicals piece, you must provide some information about the publisher and the publication. [. . . ] Choose Start > Programs > Command Prompt. Go to the directory where the Extract files are located. To do this, type cd, a space, and then the path to the directory. For example, type: cd Postalsoft\Extract 3. [. . . ]