PostalOne! FAST - Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) System Interface Connectivity Testing Plan - Version 2.3

Sep 17, 2026

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This plan defines connectivity testing for the PostalOne! Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) system interface used by USPS for appointment scheduling at processing facilities. It outlines the testing background, goals, IDEAlliance Mail.XML message specifications, and the scope of activities. The document details PostalOne! WSDL information, system context assumptions, URL validation, and authentication/authorization requirements, including how external customers send web service requests such as query, create/schedule, update/modify, and cancel appointment actions. It also describes FAST scheduler web services testing phase 2 and supporting message categories.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND

1.2 PURPOSE

1.3 IDEALLIANCE MAIL.XML™ SPECIFICATIONS

1.4 SCOPE OF TESTING

1.5 POSTALONE! WSDL INFORMATION

1.6 SYSTEM LEVEL CONTEXT DIAGRAM

1.7 ASSUMPTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS

1.8 OBJECTIVE DETAILS

1.9 URL VALIDATION

1.10 AUTHENTICATION/AUTHORIZATION

1.11 EXTERNAL CUSTOMER (EC) SENDS WEB SERVICES REQUESTS TO THE POSTALONE! SYSTEM

1.12 PHASE 2 OF SCHEDULER WEB SERVICES TESTING WITH FAST

PostalOne!® -Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) System Interface Connectivity Testing Plan December 2008 Version 2.3 USPS BME and Payment Technologies TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 IDEALLIANCE MAIL.XML™ SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Mail.XML 6.0 Messages Supported by the PostalOne! system and FAST– Full-Service Release 1 ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Messages NOT Supported for Appointment management by the USPS....................................... 3 1.3.3 Delivery Appointment Messages .................................................................................................... 4 1.3.4 Delivery Content Messages............................................................................................................ 4 1.3.5 Appointment Shell Messages ......................................................................................................... 5 1.3.6 Recurring Appointment Query Messages....................................................................................... 5 1.3.7 Appointment Closeout Messages ................................................................................................... 5 1.3.8 Partner Appointment Query Messages........................................................................................... 6 1.3.9 Customer Supplier Agreement Messages ...................................................................................... 6 1.4 SCOPE OF TESTING.................................................................................................................................. 6 1.5 POSTALONE! WSDL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 7 1.6 SYSTEM LEVEL CONTEXT DIAGRAM.......................................................................................................... 7 1.7 ASSUMPTIONS AND CONSTRAINTS ............................................................................................................ 8 1.8 OBJECTIVE DETAILS ................................................................................................................................ 9 1.9 URL VALIDATION..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.10 AUTHENTICATION/AUTHORIZATION ........................................................................................................... 9 1.11 EXTERNAL CUSTOMER (EC) SENDS WEB SERVICES REQUESTS TO THE POSTALONE! SYSTEM ................... 9 1.11.1 Query – the shipper queries a USPS facility for open appointment slots....................................... 9 1.11.2 Create/Schedule Appointment (single)– the shipper schedules a single appointment............... 10 1.11.3 Update/Modify Scheduled Appointment (single)– the shipper updates a single scheduled appointment.................................................................................................................................. 10 1.11.4 Cancel – the shipper wants to cancel a previously established appointment .............................. 11 1.12 PHASE 2 OF SCHEDULER WEB SERVICES TESTING WITH FAST ............................................................... 11 12/3/200

FAQs

What is the purpose of the FAST connectivity testing plan?

It specifies connectivity testing for the PostalOne! FAST system interface to ensure USPS appointment scheduling via web services works correctly with supported Mail.XML messages.

Which message families and Mail.XML versions are covered?

The plan references IDEAlliance Mail.XML specifications and notes current support for Mail.XML 4.0 and TM 2.0, with plans to support Mail.XML 6.0 for full appointment scheduling and electronic documentation capabilities.

What external customer web service requests are included in testing?

It includes query for open appointment slots, create/schedule appointment (single), update/modify scheduled appointment (single), cancel an appointment, and other related scheduler web service message types.

Sep 17, 2026

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