Purging the Prospect Finder File (MPFF)

Purpose: You can purge any prospect number and address information that is associated with a catalog mailing that has expired through the Purge Prospect Finder function.

You use the Purge Prospect Finder function to submit a purge of prospect finder records based on criteria such as offer, drop and finder number range.

Related sections: See Loading the Prospect Finder File (LPFF) for more information on what the Prospect Finder file is and how to load the prospect number and address information from a Direct Tech tape to the CWDirect Prospect file.

Purge Prospect Finder File Screen

How to display this screen: Enter MPFF in the Fast path field at the top of any menu or select Purge Prospect Finder File from a menu.

CSR0784 ENTER Purge Prospect Finder File 3/10/97 9:26:26 The Mail Order Company Offer . . . . . Drop . . . . . . Finder ID Range To F3=Exit F9=Submit F12=Cancel

Field	Description
Offer	The offer the prospect information is associated with. Offer codes are defined in and validated against the Offer file; see Working with Offers (WOFR). Alphanumeric, 3 positions; required if a Finder ID Range is not entered.
Drop	The drop, or catalog mailing to your customers, the prospect information is associated with. Alphanumeric, 2 positions; optional.
Finder ID range	The range of prospect numbers to purge. Enter a prospect number in the From field to use as the first number in the purge and enter a prospect number in the To field to use as the last number in the purge. The numbers you enter in the From and To fields must contain an alphabetical character in the first position of the prospect number in order for the system to search the Prospect file. From: Alphanumeric, 8 positions; required if an offer is not entered. To: Alphanumeric, 8 positions; required if an offer is not entered.

Completing this screen: The system searches the Prospect file for any records that match the criteria you entered. Any records that match the criteria are flagged with a P status and are deleted from the Prospect file.

A message similar to the following displays informing you the purge has been submitted:

Job 202834/Karen_L/PROSP_PRG submitted to job queue QBATCH in library.

 

Note: The Purged Prospect Records Report prints when you submit a purge of prospect records.