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To export records to ProSort

The ProSort feature allows you to print PAVE (Presort Accuracy Validation and Evaluation) certified labels.

  1. Select Membership> Utilities> Other Data Utilities> ProSort Export from the main menu.

The ProSort Exports window opens.

  1. Double-click the Export Name Records to ProSort option in the Available Reports area.

The Member/Contact Selections window opens.

  1. Use the options on this window to choose the members and their addresses to include in the label run.
  2. Click Addn'l Fields to specify a constant to be printed on the labels or you may select field(s) from the iMIS database in addition to the ones listed below. Click OK to accept the additional field.
  3. Click OK in the Member/Contact Selections window to accept the information and close the window.
  4. Select the location where the export file is to be saved and enter the file name. Click Yes to start the ProSort program.
  5. Once the records are selected and exported to the file you selected, the program will attempt to find and start Group 1's Smart Marketing Suite program.

    If this is the first time you are using ProSort, the Startup Wizard opens. Click Finish to close the wizard and open the following window.

Group 1's Smart Marketing Suite program

  1. When the program starts, select the export file just created and then describe the mailing by creating a ProSort task. To print the labels, run the task. To perform these steps, please refer to the Group 1 ProSort manual.
  2. If the installation was successful, the fields in the export file will already be mapped to the appropriate ProSort fields. If the fields are not mapped, use the following information to map the fields correctly:

Field Order

iMIS Field Name

ProSort Field Mapping

Field 1:

iMIS control (date, etc.)

Do not map

Field 2:

Member ID

ALT_FIELD1

Field 3:

Full Name

ALT_FIELD2

Field 4:

Company

Company

Field 5:

Address_1

Primary Street

Field 6:

Address_2

Suite/Apt.

Field 7:

City

City

Field 8:

State

State

Field 9:

Zip/Zip+4

Zip/Zip+4

Field 10:

Country Name

Do not map

Field 11:

Country Code

ALT_FIELD3

Field 12:

Delivery Point

Delivery Point

Field 13:

Carrier Route

Carrier Route

Field 14:

Member Code

Subscriber
(M if not Comp. Subscription)

Field 15:

Optional Top Line

ALT_FIELD4

Field 16:

First Name

First Name

Field 17:

Last Name

Last Name

Note: Export creates two files: .PRN and .PR^. The .PR^ file contains field mappings. Do not select or delete this file: deleting the file causes the field mappings above to be lost.

See Also

Using Group 1 Postal Modules with iMIS

Benefits of Using Postal Modules

Verifying Batch Addresses

Reviewing Unmatched Addresses

Verifying Addresses Online

Advanced Subscriptions


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