PostalOne FAST Data Exchange Vision

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PostalOne! / FASTData Exchange - Vision
02/15/05
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Agenda

• PostalOne! Data Exchange
• PostalOne! / FAST Registration Process
• PostalOne! / FAST Interface
• PostalOne! / FAST Web Services
• Summary

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PostalOne! Data Exchange

• The PostalOne! program is considered the USPS
  gateway for data exchange with USPS business
  mailing customers
• PostalOne! supports data exchange for many USPS
  product and service systems
• FAST (Shipment Tracking)
• PTS DELCON
• EMD Confirm
• Mail.dat / Web Services - BMA
• USPS Forms (PS)
• Business Docs

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PostalOne! Data Exchange
Data Exchange Architecture
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PostalOne! Registration Process

• Engagement in data exchange services requires
  becoming a PostalOne! participant
• Participation Requirements
• Registration Information
• Visit www.usps.com/postalone
• Click on New Customers Apply for a PostalOne!
  Account
• Click on Learn More for more information
• Click on Apply Online
• For information about Online Application call
  [phone]

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PostalOne! Registration Process

• After Application Approval by USPS
• Customers will Receive
• PostalOne! Data Exchange Agreement
• Site Administrator Designation Form
• Customer Request for Access PS Form 1357-C
• Account Activation
• User accounts will be activated after USPS
  receives the signed agreement and 1357 forms
• FAST specific - users will be provided with a
  SchedulerId and a SchedulerCorpId
• Both IDs must accompany all Web Services messages

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PostalOne! FAST Interface

• PostalOne! Role Access Management
• Is the systems authorization interface for
  business mailers and schedulers
• Authorizes and authenticates all business
  customers/users of FAST
• Provides updates to business customer/user
  profiles to FAST

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PostalOne! to FAST Authentication/Authorization

• Mailer/scheduler access PostalOne! login page
• at (http//www.usps.com/postalone)
• Submits user name and password
• Selects FAST link
• PostalOne! hands user off to FAST
• User accesses FAST Web pages

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FAST to PostalOne! Authentication/Authorization

• Mailer/scheduler access FAST login page
• at (http//www.fast.usps.com)
• Submits user name and password
• FAST sends access request to PostalOne!
• PostalOne! confirms/denies user name/password
• User accesses FAST Web pages

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PostalOne! FAST Interface Web Services

• PostalOne! Role Data Exchange
• Provides an automated and secure process for
  appointment scheduling and closeout data between
  schedulers and FAST
• Validates (XML format), extends (Mail.dat info),
  and updates (XML with Tracking ID for
  asynchronous transactions) Web Services messages
  and will be used as a data transport between
  mailers/schedulers and FAST

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PostalOne! FAST Interface Web Services

• PostalOne! FAST current message support
• PostalOne! will accept requests and provide
  responses to the following Web Services
• Facility Query
• Create Appointment
• Update
• Cancel
• Close Out (Single, Multiple)

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PostalOne! Web Services / Data Exchange
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Protocol
Domain
Firewall
Firewall
PostalOne! System
SOAP
/
P
1
Admin Mod
Web Service Request Query Create Update Cancel Cl
oseout
HTTP
Web Service Response Query Create Update Cancel C
loseout
Mail
.
dat
PostalOne! Web Server
Mailers
/
Messaging
Schedulers
Internet
FAST System
Server

• Mailer/Scheduler Web Service application
  accesses
• (https//fast.uspspostalone.com/PFSTIApptWeb/ser
  vices/AppointmentServices )
• PostalOne! authenticates provides access to Web
  Services server
• PostalOne! facilitates messaging
• Full Web Services messages transported between
  systems
• Partial Web Services messages updated with
  mailers Mail.dat data
• PostalOne! provides asynchronous and synchronous
  data
• exchange

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PostalOne! FAST Interface Support

• For any registration related questions call (800)
  522-9085
• For any FAST Web Services or FAST website issues
  Call 1-800-USPS-HELP
• For any technical, development related questions
  during the Pilot, the point of contact is
• Shariq Mirza 703-292-4106
• Shariq.Mirza_at_email.usps.gov

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Summary

• PostalOne! -- Data Exchange Gateway for External
  Customers
• Must Register with PostalOne! for all Data
  Exchange Capabilities Including FAST
• www.usps.com/postalone (Registration and Login
  for PostalOne! and FAST)
• https//fast.uspspostalone.com/PFSTIApptWeb/servic
  es/AppointmentServices (Send Web Services
  messages to PostalOne! / FAST)
• www.fast.usps.com (Direct login to FAST Web page)

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Summary

• PostalOne! FAST Interface
• Authenticates FAST users
• Validates XML file formats when XML files are
  sent to PostalOne! via Web Services
• Extends the XML message, if necessary, by adding
  Mail.dat container data to the XML
• Updates XML messages with tracking and other IDs
  to support synchronous and asynchronous
  communication between mailers/schedulers,
  PostalOne! and FAST