1 About this Guide

This guide provides information on how to set up and configure your card programme to support physical (printed) card production.

1.1 Target audience

This guide is aimed at developers who need to understand how to set up their physical card products and use the API to create and update the cards in their programme.

1.2 What's changed?

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

1.3 How to use this Guide

Before you start:

• If you want to understand how card products work on the Thredd system, read the Overview.

• For details of how to go about setting up your card products, see Setting up your Card Products.

• For information on supported card manufacturers and how to work with them, see Working with Card Manufacturers.

• For information on how to use the Thredd web services API or the Cards API to create and manage your cards, see Creating Cards and Managing Cards.

1.4 Related Documents

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

Document	Description
Web Services Guide	Describes how to create and manage the cards in your programme using our Thredd web services API (SOAP).
Cards API Website	Provides details of how to create and manage the cards in your programme using our REST-based Cards API
Thredd Card Generation Interface specification	Provides detailed specifications for card manufacturers on Thredd card creation.
Virtual Cards Guide	Provides details of how to create and manage virtual cards
Tokenisation Guide	Describes how to tokenise your cards
Thredd Portal: Card and Transaction Management Guide	Describes how to use the Thredd Portal Thredd Portal is Thredd's new web application for managing your cards and transactions on the Thredd Platform. to view transactions and manage the cards in your programme.
Smart Client Guide	Describes how to use the legacy Thredd Smart Client The external system to which Thredd sends real-time transaction-related data. The URL to this system is configured within Thredd per programme or product. The Program Manager uses their external host system to hold details of the balance on the cards in their programme and perform transaction-related services, such as payment authorisation, transaction matching and reconciliation. to view transactions and manage the cards in your programme.
EHI Guide	Provides details of the Thredd External Host Interface (EHI) The PAN is the long number (typically 16-19 digits) that is either printed or embossed on the card., a system for transaction authorisation and financial messaging.
Thredd Portal	Describes how to use Thredd Portal, Thredd's new web application for managing your cards and transactions on the Thredd Platform.

 

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