DAT-MAIL™️
Post-Presort Software to Manage Mail.dat® File Processing
DAT-MAIL is complete mailing data management software that provides real world solutions for any mailer who submits postage statements to the USPS.
It lets you edit your mailing documentation and generate postal statements & comprehensive postage reports with ease.
Schedule an Account Analysis to determine the best Post-Presort solution for your business.
Benefits of Using DAT-MAIL
Simplified user interface: eliminates the need for in-depth Mail.dat knowledge, centralizing access and updates in a single location.
Streamlines mailing program management: by allowing comprehensive edits—from date changes to mail owner information—on a singular screen. Automates USPS file updates: eliminating manual download requirements for labeling list updates.
Centralizes mass updates: for permits, CRIDs, MIDs, NPA, and PAN in a database, ensuring organization and preventing data loss.
Offers over 100 report options: surpassing BCC Post-Presort’s limited selection, to cater to a wide range of needs, including unforeseen ones.
“If you process Mail.dat files after the presort process, you need DAT-MAIL”
Get More Done with the Advanced Navigator
The Advanced Navigator screen displays the most important information about the presort, provides access to the most commonly used functions and reports, and lets you edit and update your files by simply pressing a button.
You don’t need to be a Mail.dat expert: this screen shows you exactly where the data is in the file and allows access to the data you need at the click of a button.
Centralized Control: Access crucial presort information, frequently used functions, and reports all from one screen.
Quick Processing: Streamline your mailing tasks, including Intelligent Mail® Full-Service qualified mail and eDoc, with user-friendly controls.
Simplified Editing: Update and edit Mail.dat files effortlessly, no expert knowledge required—just a simple click to access and modify the data you need.
Automate Smarter with the Advanced Workflow Automation Manager
AWAM: the most powerful Mail.dat automated processing tool available today.
Automate Mass Updates: Clean up incorrect or missing data within your Mail.dat files and assist with By/For identification, ensuring accurate and compliant mailing information.
Batch Printing: Automatically print essential mailing documents such as reports, tray tags, and pallet placards, which saves time and reduces manual processing errors.
Automatic Date Setting: Set your mailing and other relevant dates automatically, which helps maintain schedule adherence without manual intervention.
Automated Exports: Perform automated Mail.dat exports to PostalOne!® or other applications, facilitating seamless data integration and transmission.
Mail Palletization: Automatically palletize your mailings according to predefined specifications, optimizing space and logistics for shipping.
Automated Statement Generation: Automate the generation of statements and submissions of ready-to-pay updates to PostalOne!®, streamlining financial processes and compliance.
These functionalities of AWAM provide a comprehensive suite of tools to automate and manage the complexities of mail processing, enhancing productivity and efficiency in mailing operations.
A Better Mailing Experience from Import to Submission
DAT-MAIL is the easiest post-presort product to implement.
Enhance Postage Accuracy
Streamline Operations
Boost Savings
Cut Transportation and Storage Costs with CoPalletization
Enhance Your Competitive Advantage
Increase Accuracy and Control
Features and Add-Ons to Make DAT-MAIL More Powerful
The DAT-MAIL Toolbox offers key features to improve mailing operations:
Improves Accuracy: Palletization module generates barcoded placards and skid sheets, tracks pallets via scanning to create statements (8125s), and allows for Trailer Assignment, ensuring accurate documentation and audit trails for each pallet.
Boosts Efficiency: The Work Ticket program automates mailing work tickets without extensive data entry. Planalyzer optimizes shipping dates based on USPS processing hours, eliminating guesswork and manual adjustments to statements.
Saves Freight Costs: Planalyzer analyzes freight costs to identify optimal mailing strategies, helping reduce transportation expenses. It supports selecting the best carriers with built-in freight tables.
Copal Program: Unlocks deeper USPS drop-ship discounts by copalletizing mail, supporting both internal and third-party processing.
Enhanced Control: Scanning and tracking tools improve visibility and control over palletized mail, providing a comprehensive audit trail.
Planalyzer lets you determine the best entry plan based on lowest net cost based on freight costs and postage savings
- Use tables from multiple logistics companies to shop for the best deal or to support the needs of clients who have directly contracted with these companies.
- Easy to setup and use. You can Import freight tables supplied to you by your logistics vendor (CSV, TSV, XLS, XML)
- Updates Mail.dat® files so results can impact your production and documentation
- Produces drop ship analysis report and exports results to a CSV file
- Multi-job freight planning allows you to combine all mail to be shipped on a particular date to get the very best rates and drop ship penetration possible.
- Avoids minimum charges and weights on small jobs.
Priority Mail Open and Distribute (PMOD) Module simplifies USPS PMOD drop shipments, allowing users to automate and manage the process easily.
- Easily select PMOD entry points and calculate costs.
- Generate labels, tags, and USPS verification reports quickly.
- No USPS certification or volume commitments required for Commercial Plus pricing.
- Automatically determines correct entry points.
- Batch print labels and create manual PMOD shipments without Mail.dat files.
The DAT-MAIL Multi-Carrier Trailer Manifesting module helps mailers improve pallet and transportation management. It allows you to easily manage and track pallets across multiple carriers, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
- Simplifies pallet management for various trailers (LTL, USPS, etc.).
- Reduces errors and improves shipping accuracy with scanning features.
- Supports USPS Drop Ship Management System (DSMS).
- Automates bill of lading creation and load verification.
- Suitable for mailers of all sizes.
PostalWeb® Add-On: Integrate Seamlessly with USPS Systems
Enhanced Automation for Efficient Postal Interactions with the PostalWeb Add-On
Simple PostalOne!® Submissions: Directly and automatically submit Mail.dat files to USPS, simplifying interactions with PostalOne! and ensuring rapid processing.
Automated PostalOne!® Interactions: Enhances eDoc creation and submission, streamlining interactions with PostalOne! through automated processes for quick and reliable eDoc adjustments and retrieval.
Compliance and Accuracy Checks: Conducts real-time validations against USPS standards, ensuring that your submissions are error-free and comply with the most current postal regulations.
Advanced Reporting Capabilities: Generates detailed reports tailored for production, distribution, customer service, and accounting departments, enhancing cross-departmental transparency and coordination.
Optimal Postal Discounts and Tracking: Automatically maximizes eligibility for USPS discounts while providing enhanced tracking and reporting features that integrate seamlessly with PostalWeb® for efficient statement retrieval.
Improves Your Shop Floor Productivity, Accuracy, Visibility and Compliance with wbSCAN
wbSCAN is a browser-based program that extends DAT-MAIL’s reach to your shop floor. Use network connected handheld, tablet and desktop computers to interact with your DAT-MAIL data in real-time.
Improve Shop Floor Operations:
- Replace back-office interactions with shop floor scans.
- Automate postage payment and piece weight updates.
- Scan to reprint missing tray tags and pallet placards.
- Add sibling trays and print their tags and placards.
Trailer Loading and Verification:
- Prevent loading errors with real-time pallet verification.
- Create electronic trailer manifests and paper bills of lading.
Manage finished pallet inventory efficiently.
Data Utilization:
- Leverage DAT-MAIL data to identify and fix preparation errors.
- Meet in-home dates through accurate mail preparation.
- Improve Mailer Scorecard results, avoiding undocumented pieces.
- Ensure ZIP+4 accuracy and active Mail.dat file mapping.
Works with most PCs, tablets, smartphones and industrial devices with USB or Bluetooth scanners.
wbSCAN Brings Big-Time Benefits
Labor Cost Savings: Reduce manual labor with automated processes.
Improved Accuracy: Manage partial and complete mailings with higher precision, and avoid costly loading errors
Easy to Use: Simplifies DAT-MAIL operations and makes training new users easier.
Enhanced Quality Assurance: Spot and fix common preparation errors quickly.
Increase Shop Floor Productivity: Reprint tags and placards efficiently.
Production Visibility: Get real-time status updates from print to ship.
DAT-MAIL is Complete Mailing Data Management Software
DAT-MAIL is complete Mailing Data Management software that provides real world solutions for any mailer who submits postage statements to the USPS. It lets you edit your mailing documentation and generate postal statements & comprehensive postage reports.
Edit entry point designations to deal with last minute transportation or long-term cost savings situations without changing your physical manufacturing mail stream.
Update the data to reflect the last-minute changes mailers face every day in real-world mailing situations. Once your changes are made, provide the USPS with accurate Qualification Reports and Postage Statements.
