Learn about how to run Royal Mail End of Day (EOD) process, and how to create EOD customer collection receipt via Royal Mail Despatch Manager Online (DMO) and Postmen.
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Why running Royal Mail End of Day (EOD) Process?
- Required by Royal Mail - Transmit data into the Royal Mail database to confirm shipments to be sent.
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Generate paper manifest - A paper manifest summary generated is required at collection.
- Update tracking results - Show
Pre-advice Received
at the tracking results.
Important Notes
- Ship date of Today - Only accept shipping labels with ship date of today, i.e. not past or future dates.
- Cut-off / Clean Sweep Process (6pm GMT) - Royal Mail automatically run EOD process every day at 6pm.
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Void before manifest - Cannot edit or cancel shipments after manifest or clean sweep.
Run EOD Process via Postmen
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Run EOD Process via Royal Mail DMO
- Login to Despatch Manager Online, select the End of Day tab.
- Select Run EOD Process
- Filter shipments by Service Reference, Carrier, Service, Your Reference or Your Description
- Click Submit
- Download Customer Collection Receipt
Royal Mail collection receipt Example