Installing the Daily Delete File - VeriMove - 4.0

The USPS require all NCOA^Link licensees to use the Daily Delete File. Licensees must download and install this file daily. To install the Daily Delete file, follow these steps.

1. Browse to the location where you installed VeriMove and go to the Utilities subfolder. For example, C:\PB\VeriMove\Utilities.
2. Download the Daily Delete file. The Daily Delete file is available from the USPS Electronic Product Fulfillment (EPF) website at https://epf.usps.gov/. Note the following:
   • You can use the getFileHTTPs.exe utility to download the Daily Delete file. However, the getFileHTTPS.exe utility:
     • Can only be used to download files from the USPS https://epf.usps.gov/ secured website
     • Only downloads the most current version of the USPS file requested
     • Is only available for the Windows platform

       For more information on using the getFileHTTPs.exe utility, see Chapter 8, Utilities in your VeriMove User's Guide.

   • Windows, Unix, and Linux users should download the ASCII version of the Daily Delete file.
   • z/OS and IBM i users should download the EBCDIC version of the file.
3. If you run VeriMove jobs on Unix, Linux, or a remote Windows system, follow these steps:
   1. Start an FTP session with your execution platform
   2. FTP the files in binary mode to a directory that VeriMove can access.
4. The Daily Delete header (dhdr.txt or dhdr.ebc) file must also be included in the same folder as the Daily Delete file.