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The .pbc Barcode field must be populated with 31 characters when the associated .cqt Service Level Indicator field is populated with F(Full Service)

The .pbc Barcode field must be populated with 31 characters when the associated .cqt Service Level Indicator field is populated with F(Full Service).","Populate the .pbc Barcode field with 31 characters when the associated .cqt Service Level Indicator field is populated with F."

This error occurs in a carrier route qualified letter size mailing because CQT-1112 contains an F in a grouping that contains a non-deliverable address (which has less than 31 digits in the PBC-1122 field).

The cause of this error will be due to a non-deliverable address having a number in the walkseq_ field and the record qualifying for carrier route rates.

SOLUTION: Show Non ZIP+4 Records (Select menu > Show > Non ZIP+4) and use the Special menu > Fill feature to fill an underscore (which is a value of nothing) into the walkseq_ field for that selection of records.

Show all records and presort again.

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