PD CEN/TS 16316:2012

What is PD CEN/TS 16316 - Postal services of open interface for sort plan about?  

PD CEN/TS 16316 is applicable to postal services of the open interface. PD CEN/TS 16316 specifies the sort plan file content and structure. 

The content of a sort plan allows the specification of the following capabilities: 

• Sorting by address and non-address attributes 
• Sorting of code ranges 
• Sorting of rejects 
• Support of display and label texts 
• Dynamic outlet groups 
• Sorting to more than one outlet 
• Overflow handling 
• Support of cut off time before dispatch 
• Sequence sorting 
• Provide volume information (option) 
• Support of cards 
• Possibility to add simple manufacturer-specific information 
• Support various sort of code formats and non-address attributes 
• Support various display and label formats 
• Check against the characteristics of the sorting machine 

Note: PD CEN/TS 16316 does not deal with other configuration files in sorting machines nor is it applicable to the transport mechanism. 

Who is PD CEN/TS 16316 - Postal services of open interface for sort plan for?  

PD CEN/TS 16316 

• Network controllers  
• Software developers  
• Technical programmers  
• Computer engineers  
• Interface development 

Why should you use PD CEN/TS 16316 - Postal services of open interface for sort plan? 

A sort plan is a kind of configuration file dedicated to the description of sorting operations executed by a sorting machine. Sorting operations are mainly the assignment of mail items to physical outlets, the display text, and the tray labels. Both, the Information System and the several types of Sorting Machines have to interpret this sort of plan file. This file format, therefore, is the interface between them. 

PD CEN/TS 16316 defines sort plan ideas, the structure of the sort plan file, and sort plan precedence rules this will help you to optimize the performance of the growing demand for postal services to integrate portions of sorting automation equipment from multiple vendors. 

PD CEN/TS 16316 will help you to define postal services of the open interface for sort plan.