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Move18® (NCOALink®) including DPV™ and LACSLINK

Over 40 million Americans change addresses annually. NCOALink matches mailing list addresses to either 48 or 18 months of change of address information for families, individuals and businesses. NCOALink is a mailing list correction service provided by licensees of the United States Postal Service®. At listcleanup.com, you can order either 48 or 18 months of NCOALink change-of-address data. We refer to the 48 month service as Move48® and the 18 month service as Move18®.

Data processed through NCOALink is first standardized to conform to USPS requirements, including the ZIP + 4® code. Once the address has been standardized and the ZIP + 4 code applied, an attempt is made to match the address against the NCOALink file, which contains permanent address changes. Address change information is derived from the PS Form 3575, Change-of-Address Order, filed by relocating postal customers. If an exact match is made with the old address, the move information (new address) is provided to the mailer. NCOALink helps reduce undeliverable-as-addressed mail by correcting input addresses prior to mailing. Since 1986, NCOALink and its predecessors have saved mailers millions of dollars that otherwise would have been wasted in materials and postage.

A word about Return Codes - Return codes indicate a match was close but not good enough to meet the strict USPS® matching guidelines. The Return Code indicates the reason a match could not be made with the NCOALink file, and a mailer can investigate the address record and provide necessary corrections. A no-match to the NCOALink file does NOT return the new address - the Return codes when provided may give an indication why.

DPV and LACSLINK
DPV indicates if an address is complete and correct. Going beyond the capabilities of CASSTM, DPV will detect incomplete addresses such as missing apartment numbers and confirm the deliverability of an address. It will also flag CMRA (Commercial Mail Receiving Agencies). DPV data is located in the last few fields on the file layout. LACSLINK has recently been added to the Move18 service to provide an additional level of address correction as it relates to the conversion of rural style addresses to city style formats. An address converted via LACSLINK will be so indicated in the MNSLACS field.

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Move18® (NCOALink) Layout

Field Name Length Description
MNSISMOVE 1 'Y' if new move, blank if not a move
MNSNOSEND 1 NCOALink Undeliverable Code (See Note 1)
MNSADD1 30 New primary address or standardized original address
MNSADD2 30 New secondary address or standardized original secondary address
MNSCITY 28 New city or standardized original city
MNSSTATE 2 New state or standardized original state
MNSZIP 5 New ZIP or original ZIP
MNSZIP4 4 New ZIP + 4 or standardized ZIP + 4
MNSDPBC 2 New DPBC or standardized DPBC
MNSCHKDIG 1 New check digit or standardized check digit
MNSCART 4 New CART or standardized CART
MNSLOT 4 New LOT code or standardized LOT
MNSLOTORD 2 New LOT order code or standardized LOT order code
MNSPRURB 30 New PR urbanization or standardized PR urbanization
MNSMOVTYPE 1 New type  (See Note 2)
MNSMOVEDT 6 New date (CCYYMM  i.e. 199904)
MNSRETCODE 2 NCOALink Return Code (See Note 3)
MNSGRADE 1 Mail Grade (See Note 4)
MNSDMA 1 Field left blank with Move18 (See Note 5)
MNSLACS 1 LACSLINK Footnotes (See Note 6)
MNSDPV 1 DPV Return Code   (See Note 7)
MNSCRMA 1 CRMA Flag   (See Note 8)
MNSDPVFL 1 False Positive Flag (See Note 9)
MNSDPVFN 20 DPV Footnotes  (See Note 10)


NOTES To Move18 (NCOALink) Layout

Note 1 (Undeliverable Code)
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F = foreign move (no new address available)
G = box closed (no new address available)
K = moved, left no forwarding address (no new address available)
P = probable move, however no new address is returned. The standardized address has been returned and may still be a forwardable.

Note 2 (Move Type)
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I = individual move
F = family move
B = business move

Note 3 NCOALink Return Code (Formerly “Nixies”)
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Primary Return Codes - Codes that indicate either a high level of confidence of deliverability or non-deliverability.

A - COA Match - The Input record matched to a Business, Individual or Family Move and a New Address is provided. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided.

00 - No Match - The Input record did not match to the COA database. A New Address could not be furnished. Secondary Return Codes may be present.

01 – Match to Undeliverable: Foreign Move - The Input record matched to Business, Individual or Family COA record but the New Address was outside USPS delivery area. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided.

02 – Match to Undeliverable: Moved Left No Address (MLNA) - The Input record matched to a Business, Individual or Family COA record, but the Postal Customer did not file a Change of Address with the USPS so no New Address is available. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided.

03 – Match to Undeliverable: Box Closed No Order (BCNO) - The Input record matched to a Business, Individual or Family COA record which contains an old PO BOX address that has been closed without a forwarding address provided. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided.

05 - Found COA: New 11-digit DPBC is Ambiguous - The Input record matched to a business, individual, or family type master file record. The New Address on the master file record could not be converted to a deliverable address because the DPBC represents more than one delivery point. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided. A near certainty that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

14 - Found COA: New Address Would Not Convert at Run Time - The Input record matched to a master file (business, individual, or family type) record, but there was more than one possible New Address so none could be provided. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided. A near certainty that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

19 - Found COA: New Address Not ZIP + 4 Coded - There is a change of address on file but the New Address cannot be ZIP + 4 coded and therefore there is no 11-digit DPBC to store or return. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided. A near certainty that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.  Temporary records received from the “Katrina” affected areas are being included into the NCOALink data. Return code 19 does not provide a new address.

Match Qualifier Return Codes - Codes indicating a match to the COA file using some qualifying criteria. Typically records with these codes have a high level of confidence in deliverability.

91 - COA Match: Secondary Number Ignored on COA - The Input record was missing Secondary Address data and matched to a COA record that had a Secondary Address. The records successfully matched using Individual matching logic and COA Address information has been provided. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided.

92 - COA Match: Secondary Number Ignored on Input Address - The Input record contained Secondary Address data and matched to a COA record that did not have a Secondary Address. The records successfully matched using Individual matching logic and COA Address information has been provided. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are provided.

Secondary Return Codes - Secondary Return Codes will be present when there was a match on name and address, but subsequent testing failed to yield an acceptable match, or a New Address could not be provided. The Secondary Return Codes indicate the condition that prevented COA information from being returned.

Secondary Return Codes indicate that there may have been a Change of Address for the Input record so you may want to delete them from certain Mailings. For example, in the case of multiple COA records matching to an Input record, the chances are very high that one of the records is the correct match. That means that you probably do not want to send mail to that record, unless you are paying for Forwarding and/or are using ACS or one of the Ancillary Endorsements.

04 - Cannot match COA: Street Address with Secondary - The Input record matched to a Family record type. The old address contained Secondary information but the Input record did not. This address match situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and individual names do not match. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are good that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

06 - Cannot Match COA: Multiple Matches: Middle Name Related – The Input record matched to more than one COA record and the middle names or initials on the COAs are different. Therefore, a single match result could not be determined. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. A near certainty that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

07 - Cannot Match COA: Multiple Matches: Gender Related – The Input record matched to more than one COA record and the genders of the names on the COAs are different. Therefore, a single match result could not be determined. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. A near certainty that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

08 - Cannot Match COA: Multiple Matches: Address Related - The Input record matched to more than one COA record and the New Addresses on the COAs are different. Since there is no way to know which New Address relates to the Input record, no New Address can be returned. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. A near certainty that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

09 - Cannot Match COA: Highrise Default - The Input record matched to a Family record type in a Highrise address ZIP + 4 coded to the building default. This address match situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and individual names do not match. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are good that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

10 - Cannot Match COA: Rural Default - The Input record matched to a family record on the master file from a Rural Route or Highway Contract Route address ZIP + 4 coded to the route default. The address situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and individual names do not match. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are fair that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

11 - Cannot Match COA: Individual Match: Insufficient COA Name for Match - There is a master file (Individual or Family type) record with the same surname and address but there is insufficient name information on the master file record to produce a match using individual matching logic. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are good that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

12 - Cannot Match COA: Middle Name Test Failed - The Input record matched to an Individual or Family record on the master file with the same address and surname. However, a match cannot be made because the input name contains a conflict with the middle name or initials on the master file record. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are good that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

13 - Cannot Match COA: Gender Test Failed - The Input record matched to a master file (Individual or Family type) record. A match cannot be made because the gender of the name on the Input record conflicts with the gender of the name on the master file record. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are good that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

15 - Cannot Match COA: Individual Name Insufficient - There is a master file record with the same address and surname. A match cannot be made because the Input record does not contain a first name or contains initials only. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are good that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

16 - Cannot Match COA: Secondary Number Discrepancy - The Input record matched to a street level Individual or Family type record. However, a match is prohibited based on one of the following reasons: 1) There is conflicting secondary information on the input and master file record; 2) the Input record contained secondary information and matched to a family record that does not contain secondary information. In item 2, this address match situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a COA match and individual names do not match. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are fair that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

17 - Cannot Match COA: Other Insufficient Name - The Input record matched to an Individual or Family master file record. The input name is different or not sufficient enough to produce a match. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are fair that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

18 - Cannot Match COA: General Delivery - The Input record matched to a family record on the master file from a General Delivery address. This address situation requires individual name matching logic to obtain a match and the individual names do not match. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are fair that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

20 - Cannot Match COA: Conflicting Directions after Re-chaining - Multiple master file records were potential matches for the Input record. The master file records contained different New Addresses and a single match result could not be determined. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. A near certainty that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

66 - Daily Delete - The Input record matched to a Business, Individual or Family type master file record with an old address that is present in the daily delete file. The presence of an address in the daily delete file means that a COA with this address is pending deletion from the master file and that no mail may be forwardable from this address. The Move Type and Move Effective Date are not returned. The chances are low that the Individual on the Input record has actually moved.

Note 4 - Mail Grade (indicator of the deliverability of a mail-piece to its intended recipient) ----------------------------------
A = This is an accurate, mail-able address
B = Record is probably deliverable
C = This record may or may not be deliverable
F = This record is undeliverable. Do not Mail

The Mail Grade ranks each record according to the accuracy of the recipient and address data. Mailers can use the score as a guide to making decisions about mailing or maintaining a record.

Note 5
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Some data elements are not provided with the Move18 service. These fields have been left blank in order to provide layout compatibility with our Move48 product.

Note 6 (LACSLINK Footnotes)
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Y = LACSLINK record match; new address returned
N = The input address could not be matched to LACSLINK or a match was found but the new address could not be built
S = LACSLINK record match after secondary number was dropped from input records

Note 7 (DPV Return Code)
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D = valid primary (or RR) number; secondary
      number (or RR box) missing on input
M = unable to resolve multiple match condition
N = no delivery point validation
S = valid primary (or RR) number; secondary
      number (or RR box) present but not confirmed
Y = delivery point validated; primary number
      valid and secondary number (if present) valid
Blank = address not presented to DPV table

Note 8 (CRMA Flag)
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N = address is not for a CMRA
Y = address is for a CMRA
blank = address not presented for CMRA lookup
            (only those with a return code of D,
            S, or Y will do a CMRA lookup)

Note 9 - DPV False Positive
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N = not false
Y = false
blank = address not presented for f/p lookup
           (only those with a return code of N
           will do a false/positive lookup)

Note 10 - DPV Footnotes
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AA - input address matched to the ZIP + 4 file
A1 - input address not matched to the ZIP + 4 file
BB - input address matched to DPV (all components)
CC - input address primary number matched to DPV
       but secondary number present but not valid
F1 - Military
G1 - General Delivery
N1 - input address primary number matched to DPV
       but high-rise address missing secondary number
M1 - input address primary number missing
M3 - input address primary number invalid
NL - NCOALink move address cannot be DPV confirmed (occurs because the NCOAlink
       directories are updated more frequently than the DPV directories)
P1 - input address missing PO, RR or HC box number
P3 - Input address is invalid PO, RR, or HC number
RR - input address matched to CMRA
R1 - input address matched to CMRA but secondary
       number not present
U1 - Unique

 

NCOALink is a mailing list correction service provided by a non-exclusive licensee of the United States Postal Service on lists to be used in the preparation of mailing. The USPS neither establishes, approves or controls rates at which NCOALink is offered. USPS and NCOALink are trademarks of the U.S. Postal Service. Move18 is a service mark of Mailnet Services, Inc.



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