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Mailing File

Produces a standard format output file.

Description

This service produces a standard format output file ready for mailing. All records on the file have a valid PAF address and are not on any of the suppression sources utilised as part of the job.

This service is costed at a set price.

This service requires the following data to be available before it can be used:

Address

This service can also make use of the following optional data to improve its effectiveness:

Person Name
Company Name

Upload Options

There are no options that can be configured for this service at the upload stage.

Download Options

The following options can be configured for this service at the download stage.

Minimum PAF Match Level to include in Output

Minimum PAF Match Level to include in Output

  • All means all records are included in output file
  • Town means records are included if we can at least verify the town
  • Street means records are included if we can at least verify the street
  • Building means records are included if we can at least verify the building
  • Fully Matched means records are included if they match fully to PAF
Include Blank Addresses in Output

Include Blank Addresses in Output

If ticked then the mailing file includes addresses that are completely blank. If not ticked then these are removed from the mailing file

Include Foreign Addresses in Output

Include Foreign Addresses in Output

If ticked then the mailing file includes addresses that are non-UK. If not ticked then non-UK records are removed from the mailing file

Output Columns

This service adds the following columns to your output data.

ID

ID

If you included an Identifier column in your file, this value will be used for column 1. Otherwise this will be the number of the record within your source file.

Title

Title

The Title for this record. If there was no title in the data then it will be left blank.

First Name

First Name

The First Name for this record. If there was no title in the data then it will be left blank.

Last Name

Last Name

The Last Name for this record. If there was no title in the data then it will be left blank.

Address Line 1

Address Line 1

The Address Line 1 for the record. If Mover was selected then it will be of the new address, if the record was flagged as a mover.

Address Line 2

Address Line 2

The Address Line 2 for the record. If Mover was selected then it will be of the new address, if the record was flagged as a mover.

Address Line 3

Address Line 3

The Address Line 3 for the record. If Mover was selected then it will be of the new address, if the record was flagged as a mover.

Address Line 4

Address Line 4

The Address Line 4 for the record. If Mover was selected then it will be of the new address, if the record was flagged as a mover.

Town

Town

The Town for the record. If Mover was selected then it will be of the new address, if the record was flagged as a mover.

Postcode

Postcode

The Postcode for the record. If Mover was selected then it will be of the new address, if the record was flagged as a mover.

DPS

DPS

The DPS for the record. If Mover was selected then it will be of the new address, if the record was flagged as a mover.

Country

Country

This value will be taken from Country Detection, if purchased. Otherwise it will use the value in the column in your source file that was mapped as the country field. If the source file didn't contain a country column, this field will be left blank.