Modify Selected Records

 

Mail Manager 2010 and Mail Manager 2010 LE allow you to perform global modifications to your entire list or to any selected group of records.

Function

Description

Confirming records modifications checkbox

Checks the modification to each record.

Entering constant text

Places a constant value in the selected field.

Clearing a field

Deletes all data from the selected field.

Filtering characters

Makes global changes to characters in the selected field.

Replacing words (Mail Manager 2010 only)

Globally changes words based on a replacement table.

Entering an expression to calculate
(Mail Manager 2010 only)

Calculates values for the selected field.

Padding ZIP Code with zeros
(Mail Manager 2010 only)

Places zeros in the spaces for the ZIP Code field if this action will result in a valid USPS ZIP Code.

Changing the date format
(Mail Manager 2010 only)

Changes the date format for non-date datatypes.

Calculating the walk sequence

Adds walk sequence data to lists already in that order.

Genderizing
(Mail Manager 2010 only)

Assigns genders to records with First Name or Full Name data and a Gender field.

Entering an incremented value
(Mail Manager 2010 only)

Populates a field with sequential numbers, beginning with a user-defined starting value.

Marking fields
(Mail Manager 2010 only)

Marks any of the following fields L ACS Checkdigit, BMC Number, Date Printed, or ZIP + 4/DP Combo.

Copying / joining fields (Mail Manager 2010 only)

Copies data from one or more fields to another.