eInduction verification data is located on the eInduction tab of the Mailer Scorecard. Mail Owners will only be able to see eInduction verification results on the Mailer Scorecard for containers where they have pieces in which they are identified as the Mail Owner.
Table B-3
eInduction
Error Type
Error Threshold
Description
Calculation
Postage Assessment
(Extra) Undocumented
0.00%
An Undocumented Error is logged when a scanned Intelligent Mail container barcode (IMcb) is not found in any eDoc or is included in an eDoc and associated to a postage statement in EST status. Continuous Mailers have a 10-day grace period to upload the eDoc after the container is scanned. No additional verifications are performed on Undocumented containers.
This error is derived from scans.
# of Scanned eInduction Containers with Undocumented Errors
Total # of Scanned eInduction Containers
Each container above the error threshold will be assessed the 30-day average postage for all containers and mail classes mailed by the eDoc submitter CRID.
Seamless mailers will not be assessed for eInduction Undocumented Errors.
Payment
A Payment Error is logged when the postage statements for a scanned container are not in an FIN or FPP status.
# of Scanned Containers with Payment Errors
Each container above the error threshold will be assessed the appropriate container charge as found on the un-finalized postage statement.
Seamless mailers will not be assessed for eInduction Payment Errors.
Duplicate
0.17%
A Duplicate Error is logged when the same IMcb is used on two or more containers within 45 days of the eDoc Postage Statement Mailing Date. An error is logged for the second and any subsequent containers received on different appointments greater than 4 hours of the original container scan.
# of Scanned eInduction Containers with Duplicate Errors
Only containers over the error threshold will be assessed.
Misshipped
1.05%
A Misshipped Error is logged when the container is scanned at an incorrect entry location, per the Mail Direction File. The correct entry location is based on the Container Destination ZIP and container-level entry facility type provided in the eDoc. Misshipped Errors are only logged on containers that claim a destination entry discount.
# of Scanned eInduction Containers with Misshipped Errors
Additional postage will be determined by re-calculating the postage with entry discount = “None” and calculating the difference between the postage paid and the recalculated postage. The new postage amounts will the difference between the correct postage and the postage paid.
Entry Point Discount
0.5%
An Entry Point Discount Error is logged when one or more pieces on a container claim an entry discount level that is not available at the location where the container was entered. The Mail Direction File defines the available entry discount levels for each entry location. EPD Errors are only logged on containers that claim a destination entry discount.
# of Scanned eInduction Containers with Entry Point Discount Errors
Additional postage will be determined by re-calculating the postage with the correct entry discount and calculating the difference between the postage paid and the recalculated postage. The new postage amount will be the difference between the correct postage and the postage paid.
Zone Discount
(Periodicals and BPM Only)
0.01%
A Zone error is logged when one or more pieces on a container claim a lower entry Zone than the Zone calculated between the location where the container was entered and the destination from the eDoc. Zones are defined using the Postal Service Zone chart. Zone errors are only logged on containers that claim a zone discount.
# of Scanned eInduction Containers with Zone Discount Errors
Additional postage will be determined by re-calculating the postage with correct zone discount and calculating the difference between the postage paid and the recalculated postage. The new postage amounts will be the difference between the correct postage and the postage paid.
