CASS/DPV Software: All-inclusive mail automation solution integrating your mailroom with the fastest, most economical, most reliable postal service. Interactive Component Diagram Page Topics: Rural Route Lookup - Address Lookup - CASS Certification

RR/HC Lookup - Rural Route USPS CASS certification & DPV Address Validation

Rural route lookup has a field for the postal RR/HC name and a field for the box number. Both fields and all city/state-code/ZIP-code criteria are used to limit the postal RR/HC candidate list.

Rural Route Tour Slide

"MONTGOMERY AL" has 45 postal rural routes but only one has the BOX number 516, displayed in the first place. The rural route lookup clue is explained later in this page.

USPS CASS Certification and DPV Delivery Point Rural Route Address Validation

The message line guides the user to a single CASS certified DPV delivery point validated RR/HC address solution. The user could also enter a rural route box number that would CASS certify and DPV validate all listed postal RR/HC candidates eliminating rural routes invalidated by the box number clue. A <right-click> on any rural route row will display the USPS ZIP+4 ranges for the postal rural route.

Painter address solutions are echoed to the MailSTAR CASS block where the CASS certified address can be used to update the address list or print an envelope complete with POSTNET barcode. The MailDPV delivery point validation component pages describe USPS DPV functionality in the address painter.

Rural Route Lookup Window

The rural route lookup window lists candidate RR/HC routes and integer and alphanumeric rural route absolute ZIP+4 box number ranges. The ZIP-code column always includes the five-digit ZIP-code and will include the ZIP+4 add on if the address has been CASS certified. Rural routes without ranges only have a default ZIP+4 range record. For an explanation of default ranges refer to MailSTAR online help. <Right-click> on a postal RR/HC candidate row opens the ZIP+4 range window showing all ZIP+4 box number ranges for the clicked candidate.

Rural Route Lookup Context

If postal ZIP-code is specified, candidates are limited to the single ZIP. Otherwise, the scope of the search is all ZIP-codes in the established city. Rural route context also includes the two clue fields ...

Rural Route Lookup Clue

The field is a live field meaning that every keystroke updates the postal RR/HC candidate list. Recognizing that input rural route types (HC or RR) can be incorrect, there is an implied leading and trailing wildcard that allows postal RR/HC lookup based on the route number alone. The implied trailing wildcard is eliminated by ending the clue with a period (.) terminator.

Rural Route Lookup Box Number Clue

The field is not live requiring an <ENTER> before updating the postal rural route candidate list.