User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS POSTAL FILE PREPARATION 8.00C REV 1 RELEASE NOTES 05-2010

[. . . ] in the United States and in other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serves informational purposes only. [. . . ] Wizard" on page 6 "Other changes" on page 7 Documentation Your installation of SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation includes the following: SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation Release Notes (this document) SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation User's Guide SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation Online Help To access documents, choose Start > Programs > Business Objects applications > Documentation. Or go to http://help. sap. com, click SAP BusinessObjects, click All Products, choose Postalsoft from the top drop-down list, and choose your product from the lower drop-down list. Introduction 3 Installation Operating system requirements SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation is supported on these Windows operating systems: Windows XP Professional (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 2003 Server Windows Vista Business (32-bit and 64-bit) System requirements To install and operate the software, it's recommended that your system has the following amounts of memory and hard disk space: A minimum of 128 MB of memory (RAM) A minimum of 60 MB available hard disk space Installing a single workstation To install to a single workstation: 1. Download the software from the SAP Service Marketplace (SMP) at http://service. sap. com. Follow the installation instructions on the screen. When prompted about installing the client utility, click No. Installing a server and client system SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation can be installed on a server system that includes multiple workstations. To do this, you must first install the software onto the server, then set up each workstation (client). Follow steps 1-3 from the "Installing a single workstation" section. When prompted to install the client utility, click Yes. Server installation Client installation To set up each workstation: 1. Map a network drive to the server location where SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation is installed. For example, if the software is installed to a shared Business Objects Applications folder on the server machine, each workstation must map a drive to that folder (for example, \\server1\ BusinessObjects_applications). Important: All client workstations must have the same network drive letter mapped to the drive where SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation is installed. ! 2. Choose Start > Run from the MS Window task bar. Type c:\pw\postalfileprep\client\setup. exe (use your own software installation drive letter in place of c). Click OK. 4 SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation Release Notes Renaming BMC to NDC All occurrences of BMC to NDC were updated in SAP BusinessObjects Postal File Preparation 8. 00c. 01. 00. Going into effect on 14 March 2010 and becoming mandatory on 26 May 2010, the USPS is requiring that all documentation includes the renaming of Bulk Mailing Centers (BMCs) to Network Distribution Centers (NDCs). The USPS has updated the DMM®, other related manuals, applicable publications, and postage statements. [. . . ] When you select this option, the software populates the Container Status field in the Container Summary table (. csm) with a "C" for Cancel instead of an "R" for Ready to Pay. ! Important: It is your responsibility to verify that the dates you enter are valid!does, however, verify that your dates are valid and they reject Mail. dat files with invalid dates. D - Delete marks the containers status as "D" for the containers which are in postage statement mailing date range. T - Transportation Info Update allows you to update existing FAST recurring appointments, CSA information, or container barcode information. [. . . ]