Q&A on Address Object

Q: What are the new changes to Address Object and how will they affect me?

A: Effective August 1, 2007, the USPS® has mandated that CASS Certified™ software is required to use both the DPV™ and LACSLink™ technologies when processing address lists for mailing. How does this affect you?

A ZIP + 4® can only be assigned when the address primary number is confirmed through DPV. To satisfy this new requirement from the USPS and to maintain backwards compatibility, a new property named CASSEnable will be introduced in the next update of the Data Quality Tool Suite.

When this property is set to true, Address Object will follow these new requirements and require the use of DPV and LACSLink to support CASS Certified mailings. If this property is set to false, Address Object will behave as it did before with DPV and LACSLink still optional, to be used for address verification only.

CASSEnable = true
1. DPV and LACSLink required to initialize
2. ZIP + 4 Code appended only if address primary number is DPV validated
3. New CASS™ form 3553 available for printing

CASSEnable = false (default)
1. DPV and LACSLink optional
2. ZIP + 4 Code appended if address primary number is ZIP + 4 or DPV validated
3. CASS form not available

The following examples present possible scenarios and outcomes of using Address Object:

Example 1: Using Address Object with DPV and LACSLink for address verification only—no changes.

Example 2: Using Address Object with DPV and LACSLink for CASS Certified Mailings—set CASSEnable to true.

Example 3: Using Address Object without DPV and LACSLink for address verification only—do not need CASS Form

Example 4: Using Address Object without DPV and LACSLink for CASS Certified Mailings—need CASS Form

If you have any questions or concerns about this change, please contact Melissa Data tech support at 1-800-800-6245 Ext. 4 or tech@melissadata.com.