About this Guide

This guide provides information on the stages in a typicalThredd card project.

Target Audience

Technical team(s) responsible for setting up a new card program.

If you want to find out what's changed since the previous release, see the Document History section.

To find out about the stages in a typical Thredd card setup project, see Stages in a Project.
To understand about how Thredd manages changes once your program is up and running, see Managing Change.

Refer to the table below for a list of other relevant documents that should be used together with this guide.

Document	Description
Key Concepts Guide	Describes the card payments ecosystem and how Thredd supports your card program.
Web Services Guide (SOAP)	Describes how to use the Thredd SOAP API to send requests to Thredd and provides specifications on the available web service calls.
Cards API Website (REST)	Describes how to use the Thredd REST API to send requests to Thredd . It includes generic Getting Started information as well as reference details for each of the endpoints.
External Host Interface (EHI) Guide	Describes theThredd External Host Interface (EHI) and provides specifications on how to process and respond to messages received from EHI.
Transaction XML Reporting Guide	Describes the structure and contents of the Thredd Transaction XML reports.
Thredd Portal Guide	Describes how to use the Thredd Portal to manage your cards and transactions.
3D Secure Guide (Apata)	Describes the Thredd 3D Secure (Apata) service and how to implement a 3D Secure project.

For the latest technical documentation, see the Documentation Portal.