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Revision Record
Revision Record
Date Page Description of Change
Jun 09 New revision for Advance NDC 3.04
All Removed references to NT as not supported.
1‐4 Added note recommending use of C‐Exits to
extend functionality.
1‐6 Added new features and updates for
Advance NDC 3.04.
1‐11 Removed indication that EPP Remote Key
Management (RKM) course provided as an
instructor‐led course.
1‐12 Clarified note to indicate that it applies
when using HTML screens.
1‐12 Added information to indicate that DVD or
removable storage devices can be used.
1‐13 Updated note to indicate that USB mouse
can be used.
1‐14 & 1‐15 Updated version of APTRA XFS to 05.00.01.
2‐3 Added note to relating to security standard
compliance.
3‐4 Added Bunch Cheque Acceptor and
security standard compliance to list of
Advance NDC features.
2‐3 Added note to highlight change of directory
for C‐Exits.
4‐3 Removed entry for CCM TCPIP as now
included in the .NET Assemblies for
Advance NDC component.
4‐3 Added description of the .NET Assemblies
4‐7 for Advance NDC component.
4‐7 Removed the CCM TCPIP component as it
is now included in the .NET Assemblies for
Advance NDC component
4‐10 Clarified information for Display Manager.
4‐12 Updated information for Security
Component.
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Revision Record
A‐2 Added reference to this document and also
to APTRA Advance NDC, Payment
Application Data Security Standard,
Implementation Guide
A‐3 Added references for the Advance NDC and
Advance NDC Application Core Help
A‐6 Added reference to the help for .NET
Assemblies for Advance NDC
Glossary‐1 Added definition for Assembly as used in
.NET applications
Oct 08 New revision for Advance NDC 3.03
1‐6 New features added in this release
1‐10 Updated course title for Advance NDC 3.03
1‐11 Updated EPP course titles and corrected
web site address
1‐15 Updated table and note to indicate that the
APTRA Simulator is not provided with
Advance NDC
1‐16, 1‐18 Updated table and text to describe
introduction of single executable application
4‐2 Updated table to indicate that the
Simulation installation type is not available
with Advance NDC
4‐3 Updated table to include new aggregate
components
4‐3 Removed APTRA Simulator from optional
aggregate/component list
4‐10 Added component overviews for
Presentation Client (for APTRA Advance
NDC), Dialogs and Display Manager
4‐10 Added component overview for Business
Services Interfaces, Data Manipulation and
ECB6 Database Support
A‐3 Added Passbook and Voice Guidance to
publications list
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Revision Record
A‐6 Updated table to indicate that the APTRA
Simulator is not provided with Advance
NDC; added documentation information for
APTRA Promote Manager and Display
Manager
B‐5 New features of previous release moved to
appendix B from chapter 1
Feb 08 Updated for APTRA Advance NDC 03.02.01
4‐8 Updated the printer name from Document
to Statement
July 07 All New document for Advance NDC 3.02. This

publication replaces the APTRA Advance
NDC Package document and the APTRA
Advance NDC General Description
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Revision Record
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Table of Contents
Contents
Revision Record
Preface
About This Publication ........................................................................xvii
Audience .........................................................................................xvii
Contents of the Publication ..........................................................xvii
Abbreviations Used in the Publication ..................................... xviii
How to Use This Publication ...............................................................xix
Navigating the Publication............................................................ xix
Support Information ............................................................................. xxi
Chapter 1
Introducing Advance NDC
Overview ................................................................................................1‐1
The Advance NDC Product .................................................................1‐2
What is Advance NDC? .................................................................1‐2
Benefits of Advance NDC ....................................................................1‐4
Direct Benefits of Advance NDC..................................................1‐4
Benefits for NDC+ Users ................................................................1‐5
New Features and Changes in Advance NDC..................................1‐6
New Features...................................................................................1‐6
Updated Features............................................................................1‐7
Included Components....................................................................1‐9
Prerequisite Knowledge and Training .............................................1‐10
Development Environment .........................................................1‐10
SST Installation and Configuration ............................................1‐10
Training ..........................................................................................1‐10
Hardware and Software Requirements............................................1‐12
Hardware Requirements..............................................................1‐12
Software Requirements ................................................................1‐13
Operating Environment ...............................................................1‐15
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Advance NDC Architecture...............................................................1‐16
Modifying Advance NDC ..................................................................1‐19
Customising Advance NDC........................................................1‐19
Enhancing Advance NDC ...........................................................1‐19
Extending an Advance NDC Application.................................1‐20
Chapter 2
Upgrading from Earlier Releases of Advance NDC
Overview ................................................................................................2‐1
Compatibility with Single‐Vendor Releases of Advance NDC ......2‐2
Configuration Options ...................................................................2‐2
Device Access ..................................................................................2‐2
Fault Display....................................................................................2‐2
State Tables ......................................................................................2‐2
Upgrading Your Application...............................................................2‐3
Modified Applications ...................................................................2‐3
Chapter 3
Migrating from NDC+ to Advance NDC
Overview ................................................................................................3‐1
Reasons for Migrating to Advance NDC ...........................................3‐2
Comparing Advance NDC with NDC+ .............................................3‐3
Environments ..................................................................................3‐3
Features in NDC+ and Advance NDC.........................................3‐4
Migrating to Advance NDC.................................................................3‐8
Chapter 4
The Advance NDC Package
Overview ................................................................................................4‐1
Advance NDC Package Contents .......................................................4‐2
Advance NDC Installation ............................................................4‐2
Building Your Own Aggregate .....................................................4‐4
Component Overviews.........................................................................4‐5
3rd Party Runtime...........................................................................4‐5
Initial Unattended Installation ......................................................4‐5
Component Builder ........................................................................4‐5
Aggregate Builder...........................................................................4‐6
Resource Manager...........................................................................4‐6
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CCM PCCM .....................................................................................4‐7
CCM VISA2 .....................................................................................4‐7
.NET Runtime and .NET Runtime 2.X.........................................4‐7
.NET Assemblies for Advance NDC............................................4‐7
HICS Interfaces................................................................................4‐8
ActiveXFS Controls.........................................................................4‐8
Exception Handling........................................................................4‐8
Problem Determination..................................................................4‐8
Advance NDC .................................................................................4‐9
Advance NDC Tools.......................................................................4‐9
Presentation Client (for APTRA Advance NDC), and Dialogs.....
4‐10
Display Manager...........................................................................4‐10
Business Services Interfaces ........................................................4‐10
ECB6 Database Support ...............................................................4‐10
Data Manipulation........................................................................4‐11
Optional Components.........................................................................4‐12
SNMP Agent for APTRA Aggregate..........................................4‐12
Security Component.....................................................................4‐12
Appendix A
Related Documentation
Overview ...............................................................................................A‐1
Advance NDC Documentation ..........................................................A‐2
APTRA Author Documentation.........................................................A‐3
Additional Authoring Documentation .......................................A‐4
NDC+ Documentation .........................................................................A‐5
Other NCR Documentation ................................................................A‐6
CEN‐XFS Documentation ...................................................................A‐7
Appendix B
What Was New in Advance NDC
Overview ............................................................................................... B‐1

Advance NDC 3.03............................................................................... B‐2
New SST models supported......................................................... B‐2
New Devices and Features ........................................................... B‐2
Included Components................................................................... B‐4
Advance NDC 3.02............................................................................... B‐5
Devices and Features..................................................................... B‐5
Troubleshooting ............................................................................. B‐6
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Compiler Change ........................................................................... B‐6

Advance NDC 3.01 ............................................................................... B‐7
Device Support ............................................................................... B‐7
Communications Support............................................................. B‐7
Electronic Journal........................................................................... B‐7
Additional Functionality............................................................... B‐7
Advance NDC 3.00 ............................................................................... B‐8
Device Support ............................................................................... B‐8
Communications Support............................................................. B‐8
Additional Functionality............................................................... B‐8
Glossary
Glossary .................................................................................... Glossary‐1
Index
Index ................................................................................................Index‐1
User Feedback Form
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List of Figures
List of Figures
Chapter 1
Figure 1‐1 Advance NDC Application Architecture .................1‐17
Chapter 3
Figure 3‐1 Advance NDC and NDC+ Environments ..................3‐3
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
List of Tables
Preface
Table Pref‐1 Contents of the Publication..........................................xvii
Table Pref‐2 Abbreviations Used in the Publications .................. xviii
Table Pref‐3 Navigation Elements ..................................................... xix
Chapter 1
Table 1‐1 Advance NDC Training Courses ...............................1‐10

Table 1‐2 EPP Training Courses..................................................1‐11
Table 1‐3 Development System Hardware Requirements ......1‐12
Table 1‐4 Runtime System: Hardware Requirements..............1‐13
Table 1‐5 Operating Environment ..............................................1‐15
Table 1‐6 Authored Applications for Advance NDC ..............1‐16
Chapter 3
Table 3‐1 Comparison of NDC+ and Advance NDC Features .3‐4
Chapter 4
Table 4‐1 Installation Types ...........................................................4‐2

Table 4‐2 Advance NDC Aggregate Components .....................4‐3
Table 4‐3 Optional Aggregate/Component .................................4‐3
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List of Tables
Appendix A
Table A‐1 Advance NDC Documentation ...................................A‐2

Table A‐2 Authoring Environment Documentation ..................A‐3
Table A‐3 Additional Authoring Documentation ......................A‐4
Table A‐4 NDC+ Documentation in Advance NDC ..................A‐5
Table A‐5 NDC+ Documentation ..................................................A‐5
Table A‐6 Other NCR Documentation .........................................A‐6
Table A‐7 CEN‐XFS Documentation ............................................A‐7
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Preface
About This Publication
This publication gives an introduction to Advance NDC and its
functionality, particularly new features in this release. It also
discusses upgrading from previous releases of Advance NDC,
migrating from NCR Direct Connect Plus (NDC+), the contents of
the Advance NDC Package and what was new in earlier releases of
Advance NDC 3.x.
This publication is intended for the following:
Audience
● Anyone looking for an introduction to Advance NDC and its
benefits
● Advance NDC users who are planning to upgrade from earlier
versions
● NDC+ users who are planning to migrate to Advance NDC
For details of experience required and training available, see
“Prerequisite Knowledge and Training” on page 1‐10.
This publication consists of the following chapters and appendices:
Contents of the Publication
Table Pref-1
Contents of the Publication
Title Description
Chapter 1, “Introducing Advance NDC” Provides information on the following:
Advance NDC functionality, including new features and
changes in this release
Architecture and benefits of Advance NDC
Prerequisite knowledge, and available training
Hardware and software requirements
Options for enhancing Advance NDC
Chapter 2, “Upgrading from Earlier Releases of Provides information on compatibility with previous
Advance NDC” releases of Advance NDC and what changes may be
required, depending on how much you have changed or
enhanced your existing application
Chapter 3, “Migrating from NDC+ to Advance Provides information on migrating from
NDC” NDC+ to Advance NDC, with reasons for migrating and a
comparison of Advance NDC with NDC+
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Title Description
Chapter 4, “The Advance NDC Package” Describes what is provided in the Advance NDC release.
Appendix A, “Related Documentation” Provides details of the documentation available for Advance
NDC and where the different publications can be obtained
Appendix B, “What Was New in Advance Provides details of the new features and changes that have
NDC” been introduced since Advance NDC 3.00.
The following abbreviated forms are used throughout the manual.
Abbreviations Used in the For a complete list of abbreviations and short forms, see the
Publication Glossary.
Table Pref-2 Full Form Abbreviated Form

Abbreviations Used in the Publications
APTRA Advance NDC Advance NDC
APTRA Author Author
Central application on host or host
switch
Microsoft Windows XP Windows XP
Professional
CEN XFS 3.x CEN XFS 3
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How to Use This Publication
If you are new to Advance NDC and not an NDC+ user, NCR
recommends you read the following:
● Chapter 1, “Introducing Advance NDC”
● Chapter 4, “The Advance NDC Package”.
If you intend to upgrade from a previous release of Advance NDC,
NCR recommends you read the following:
● Chapter 2, “Upgrading from Earlier Releases of Advance NDC”
● Chapter 4, “The Advance NDC Package”
● Appendix B, “What Was New in Advance NDC”.
If you intend to migrate from NDC+, NCR recommends you read
the following:
● Chapter 3, “Migrating from NDC+ to Advance NDC”
● Chapter 4, “The Advance NDC Package”.
This publication can be viewed on screen with Adobe Reader, or
Navigating the Publication printed. Viewing on screen provides the following for navigation:
● Hyperlinked page references
● A hyperlinked contents tree in the Bookmarks pane, with
bookmarks down to the third heading level.
For both the printed version and on screen viewing, the following
elements are provided for navigation.
Table Pref-3 Element Description

Navigation Elements
Revision Record Lists updates for supported releases in page order
with page references. The most recent release is
listed first.
Table of Contents Lists the first two heading levels in page order with
page references.
Table of Contents Lists the first three heading levels in page order
for chapter or with page references.
appendix
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Element Description
Glossary Provides an alphabetical list of terms, acronyms,
and abbreviations with their meaning.
Index Provides an alphabetical list of topics, keywords
and concepts, with page references.
Feedback Allows you to comment on the publication by
completing the feedback form and sending it to
NCR by post, or by e‐mail.
Alternatively you can use the Web address
provided to access the form and submit it to NCR.
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Support Information
Support Information
If you have a problem with the Advance NDC software, please
contact your internal support department, or your local NCR
representative. NCR provides a wide range of support programmes.
For more information, contact your local account team.
If you have problems using the publication, please see the “User
Feedback Form” at the back of this publication. You will find
information on submitting comments by email or through the Web
as well as by regular mail. Please take the time to reply, as your
comments will be appreciated.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Overview 1‐1
The Advance NDC Product 1‐2
What is Advance NDC? 1‐2
Multi‐Vendor Environment 1‐2
SST Operation 1‐2
Host Application 1‐3
Benefits of Advance NDC 1‐4
Direct Benefits of Advance NDC 1‐4
Authoring Environment 1‐4
Benefits for NDC+ Users 1‐5
New Features and Changes in Advance NDC 1‐6
New Features 1‐6
Bunch Cheque Acceptor 1‐6
DVD‐ROM Functionality 1‐6
Security Standard Compliance 1‐6
Updated Features 1‐7
Cash In Component 1‐7
Printers 1‐7
CPM 1‐7
Communications 1‐8
Whole Amount Entry 1‐8
Installation Directory 1‐8
Remote Key Management 1‐8
Included Components 1‐8
Prerequisite Knowledge and Training 1‐9
Development Environment 1‐9
SST Installation and Configuration 1‐9
Training 1‐9
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Hardware and Software Requirements 1‐11
Hardware Requirements 1‐11
Development System (PC) 1‐11
Runtime System (SST) 1‐12
Software Requirements 1‐12
Development System (PC) 1‐13
Unattended Installation 1‐14
Operating Environment 1‐14
Advance NDC Architecture 1‐15
Application Core 1‐16
Supervisor 1‐17
Customisation Layer 1‐17
Modifying Advance NDC 1‐18
Customising Advance NDC 1‐18
Enhancing Advance NDC 1‐18
Enhancing the Customisation Layer 1‐18
Enhancing the Application Core and Supervisor 1‐18
Extending an Advance NDC Application 1‐19
Examples of Extending an Advance NDC Application 1‐19

A
Overview
Overview 1
This chapter provides the following:
● An introduction to the Advance NDC product
● Information on the benefits of Advance NDC for users of
previous releases of Advance NDC and for users of NDC+
● Brief details of new features and changes in this release of
Advance NDC
● Details of the prerequisite knowledge and training that is
recommended for users of Advance NDC
● Details of the hardware and software required to run Advance
NDC in the development environment and in the runtime
environment
● An overview of the Advance NDC architecture
● Information on how Advance NDC provides an environment in
which users can enhance the product to suit their specific
requirements
APTRA Advance NDC, Overview 1-1

The Advance NDC Product
The Advance NDC Product 1
The Advance NDC product operates in a Windows environment on
self‐service terminals (SSTs), supports the same message format as
NDC+ and offers the following:
● A multi‐vendor application that will run on either NCR’s or
other vendors’ SSTs
● A migration path from OS/2‐based NDC+ to a Windows
environment, allowing customers to benefit from the features
available in Advance NDC without requiring changes to the
host application or NDC+ customisation data (states and screens
download)
● Flexibility in methods of enhancing the product.
Advance NDC is a self‐service application for the operation and
What is Advance NDC? 1
maintenance of SSTs in a multi‐vendor environment. It enables an
SST to send transaction requests and status messages to a central
application on a host or switch. The host application approves or
declines the transaction requests and controls the SST by sending it
terminal commands and acting on responses received.
Multi‐Vendor Environment 1
Advance NDC is capable of running on SSTs that are compliant
with release 3 of the CEN‐XFS interface specification, which
provides a standard interface for accessing and manipulating
various financial service devices regardless of the manufacturer.
NCR’s implementation of the CEN‐XFS specification is APTRA XFS,
a 32‐bit runtime platform on Windows XP. On NCR SSTs, APTRA
XFS is an intermediate layer between the operating system and the
application, providing the application with a measure of
operating‐system independence and access to the SST devices and
services. Other vendors provide their own implementation of the
CEN‐XFS specification on their SSTs.
Note: APTRA XFS is not supplied with Advance NDC but is
available as a separate product. For more information about APTRA
XFS, refer to the NCR APTRA XFS Overview.
SST Operation 1
When the SST is switched on and the Advance NDC software is
loaded, a power‐up message is sent to the host application. The host
application downloads any necessary data to the SST in a series of
messages that are acknowledged by the SST. When the host
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The Advance NDC Product
application has sent all of the customisation data successfully, it
puts the SST into service.
During a cardholder session, the SST gathers transaction details and
sends the details in a Transaction Request message to the host
application. When the SST receives a Transaction Reply command
from the host application, it completes the transaction.
If a fault occurs during a transaction, the SST sends a message to the
host application and waits for another Transaction Reply command,
authorising it to complete the transaction another way. Once the
transaction has been completed, the SST sends a confirmation
message to the host application.
The SST sends solicited status messages to the host in response to
terminal commands and requests for information. The SST also
sends unsolicited status messages to the host to report unexpected
events.
Host Application 1
The host application is not part of the Advance NDC package but it
is briefly described here to provide a fuller picture of the Advance
NDC software system.
The host application receives Transaction Request messages from
the SST and determines whether the transaction should be
approved or declined. It controls the SST by sending terminal
commands to it and acting on responses received.
The host application must be able to decode and act on messages it
receives from the SST. It must also be able to code messages in the
format that the Advance NDC software running on the SST can
understand—the NDC message format.

Benefits of Advance NDC
Benefits of Advance NDC 1
The Advance NDC vendor‐independent application for
multi‐vendor environments can accommodate the requirements of
the following groups of users:
● Users requiring a self‐service application running on a Microsoft
Windows operating system
● Users with older versions of Advance NDC
● Users of NDC+
● Anyone who wants to use the NDC message interface.
Advance NDC offers direct benefits for all groups, and particular
benefits for existing users of NDC+.
As well as being a vendor‐independent application complying with
Direct Benefits of Advance CEN‐XFS 3 for use in a multi‐vendor environment, Advance NDC
NDC 1
offers the following:
● Support for the latest NCR SSTs
● Integration of fault display into the Supervisor interface
● Flexibility in supporting new features and extending or
modifying functionality as required
● A straightforward upgrade path for users who intend to
implement the application without any modification
● An authoring environment allowing enhancement of the
Advance NDC application
For more information, including the changes required to upgrade a
modified Advance NDC application, see Chapter 2, “Upgrading
from Earlier Releases of Advance NDC”.
Authoring Environment 1
Note: NCR recommends the use of C‐Exits to extend the
functionality of APTRA Advance NDC, however, existing authored
states can be modified using the APTRA Author.
The authoring environment provides a graphical development tool
for a paperless approach to developing enhancements to or
modifying Advance NDC. It also provides the following:
● Simulation and testing on a development PC
● A range of multimedia formats with multimedia control using
authored workers
● Integration with other development tools that are compliant
with ActiveX.

Benefits of Advance NDC
For more information about the Author, refer to the APTRA Author,
User’s Guide.
For existing users of NDC+, Advance NDC offers the following:
Benefits for NDC+ Users 1
● Maintenance of the existing NDC message structure and, as far
as possible, the existing message content.
● More flexibility than the NDC+ product offers
● Migration of the SST application from an OS/2 environment to a
Windows environment
● No loss of investment made in host or switch systems
● Support for the following NDC+ customisation data:
— State Types
— Screen Data
— Printer Data
— Configuration Parameter
— Financial Institution Tables
— Keyboard Data, except for downloadable keyboards
● Support for NDC+ Exits (but changes are required for Exits that
interact with devices, as access to devices is now through the
CEN‐XFS interface)
● Support for NDC supervisor capabilities
● Compatibility with the NDC programming model of States and
Screens
● Support for more graphics formats, without requiring any
change in NDC+ screen definitions.
For a comparison of the features offered by NDC+ and Advance
NDC, see Chapter 3, “Migrating from NDC+ to Advance NDC”.

New Features and Changes in Advance NDC
New Features and Changes in
Advance NDC 1
This section contains an overview of the new features and changes
provided in this release of Advance NDC.
This release of Advance NDC supports the following new features:
New Features 1
Bunch Cheque Acceptor 1
The bunch cheque acceptor includes the same functionality as the
Cheque Processing Module (CPM) with the following additional
features:
● Ability to accept bunches of cheques.
● Support for offline transaction components for bunch cheque
deposit. This includes NDC states, offline receipt printing
service, cheque image manipulation utility and exception
reporting hook.
● Ability to configure the bunch cheque acceptor to accept single
cheques, supported by APTRA Advance NDC from release 3.02
through existing CPM single cheque host messaging.
● Ability to use Display Manager to handle screen data
dynamically.
Further information about CPM functionality is included in
“Updated Features” on page 1‐7 and Appendix B, “What Was New
in Advance NDC”.
DVD‐ROM Functionality 1
The addition of Supervisor functions to copy files to external media
such as DVD or CD, depending on the hardware available.
Security Standard Compliance 1
This release of APTRA Advance NDC is compliant with the
Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA‐DSS).
The following changes have been included in this release to
facilitate and not prevent customer compliance with the Payment
Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) when deploying
APTRA Advance NDC solutions:
● Secure authentication for access to Supervisor functions that are
critical to an APTRA Advance NDC environment handling
customer‐sensitive data.
● Secure handling and transmission of such data.

● Support for alpha numeric key entry to allow PA‐DSS compliant
Windows user names and passwords.
● Encryption of messages between the SST and host using TCP/IP
Single Sockets Layer (SSL).
The following features have been updated for this version of
Updated Features 1
Advance NDC:
Cash In Component 1
Advance NDC supports version 1.03.00 of the Cash‐In Component,
which includes the following:
● Improvements in reporting of counts and note clearing during
BNA initialisation.
● Addition of the ability to report the detection of counterfeit and
suspect notes, with the optional inclusion of card data.
● Addition of Supervisor options to display and print a
reconciliation list for cash acceptors.
● Support for tamper indication events being reported to the host.
● Journalling of each bunch of notes refunded.
● Ability to define dynamic text to be displayed when notes are
returned to the cardholder.
● Masking of customer information in ECB 6 database for PCI
compliance.
Printers 1
The following printer functionality has been updated for this
version of Advance NDC:
● Advance NDC Supervisor functions for printing cash
information now print machine number and current date/time
as part of the header.
● Option to retract receipts can be enabled or disabled through the
registry.
● Default lines per inch settings are common across printer
models.
● Electronic journal backup filename can now be configured to
include date and time.
● The SST now stays in service when hard‐copy backup is enabled
and a backup print to paper journal is required.

CPM 1
The following CPM functionality has been updated for this version
of Advance NDC:
● Codeline masking for PCI DSS compliance when a cheque is
displayed.
● Ability to rescan cheques following endorsement.
Communications 1
Extended Supervisor options for TCP/IP communications to
provide configuration options for the following:
● Windows XP TCP/IP
● Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to encrypt messages for secure
transmission between SST and host.
● Firewall
● Diagnostics
Whole Amount Entry 1
Advance NDC can process whole amount entry, and format the
amount for sending to the host. This means the customer does not
need to key zeroes after the decimal point.
Installation Directory 1
In this version of Advance NDC, the installation directory has
changed for a runtime SST installation. The files that were installed
to C:\SSDS\APPS and C:\SSDS\DLL in previous releases of
ANDC are now installed to the directory C:\Program Files\NCR
APTRA\Advance NDC and its subdirectories.
Express Recovery
NCR SSTs with a USB Miscellaneous Interface can be configured to
perform a reset on all USB devices to recover from an error
condition that has not cleared successfully using an XFS Reset
command.
Remote Key Management 1
Advance NDC has support for variable EPP serial numbers.

The .NET Assemblies for Advance NDC component contains the
Included Components 1
following:
● TCP/IP Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support in Advance NDC,
and Windows XP TCP/IP configuration. TCP/IP SSL is used to
encrypt messages between the SST and host. The host must also
support TCP/IP SSL.
● Bunch Cheque Deposit support in Advance NDC. This
includes:
— Support for offline transactions using a number of new
components, including NDC states for bunch cheque
processing, offline receipt printing service, cheque image
manipulation API and exception reporting hook.
— Support for host‐driven transactions using the updated
NDC message interface for bunch cheque deposit.
If you are already supporting single cheque processing, you
can continue using the same NDC message interface for
bunch cheque transactions.
— Support for the existing supervisor functions that are
provided for single cheque deposit functionality.
For further information, see “.NET Assemblies for Advance NDC”
on page 4‐7.

Prerequisite Knowledge and Training
Prerequisite Knowledge and
Training 1
This topic describes the prerequisite knowledge and recommended
training that is required for Advance NDC.
Before using Advance NDC on a development system, the
Development following knowledge and experience are required:
Environment 1
● Knowledge of the SSTs on which Advance NDC will run (for
instance, NCR 56XX, Personas or SelfServ™ 20 and 30 Series).
● Knowledge of the CEN‐XFS interface specification, release 3.x.
● For migration from OS/2, knowledge of NDC+ would be helpful
● Experience of using the Windows XP operating system
To install and configure Advance NDC on an SST network, the
SST Installation and following are required:
Configuration 1
● Completion of the courses “Preparing APTRA Software for
Initial Unattended Installation” and “APTRA Advance NDC:
Installing, Configuring and Troubleshooting”
● Knowledge and experience of using Windows XP to install and
configure SST networks
● Knowledge and experience of Windows XP security
● Knowledge and experience of the APTRA Aggregate Builder
and APTRA XFS
NCR recommends that the training courses listed in Table 1‐1 are
Training 1
completed by the intended audience before using Advance NDC.
Table 1-1
Advance NDC Training Courses
Course Title Audience
APTRA Advance NDC 3.04 Update. Professional Services and technical support staff who
are experienced with earlier versions of Advance NDC
APTRA Advance NDC Implementation Workshop Software developers who will modify the
or have previously attended Customisation Layer application to extend the
Implementing APTRA Advance NDC. functionality of Advance NDC

Prerequisite Knowledge and Training
APTRA Advance NDC, Installing, Configuring and Installation and support staff responsible for deploying,
Troubleshooting. testing and troubleshooting Advance NDC
Recommended Practices for Modifying APTRA Software developers who plan to modify the supplied
Advance NDC. Advance NDC applications and technical staff who will
implement Advance NDC
If you plan to use Remote Key Management for the Encrypting PIN
Pad (EPP) or implement Europay Mastercard VISA (EMV)
solutions, the following training courses are available. Unless
otherwise indicated in the table, courses are web‐based.
Table 1-2
EPP Training Courses
Using the EPP with DAPI7 Firmware (2008) Professional Services and technical staff who will
implement the EPP
EPP Remote Key Management (RKM) including Professional Services and technical staff who will
DAPI7 Enhanced Mode implement Remote Key Management and the EPP
EMV Technical Overview
Professional Services and technical staff who will
EMV for NDC Overview implement the EMV solution for Advance NDC
EMV Solution for NDC Workshop (instructor‐led
course)
More information about these courses is available on the NCR
University web site.

Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware and Software
Requirements 1
This topic describes the hardware and software required to run
Advance NDC in a development environment and in a runtime
environment on NCR SSTs.
The minimum and the minimum recommended hardware
Hardware Requirements 1
configurations are listed in the following tables.
Note: If you have only the minimum requirements, you may
experience performance problems. NCR recommends that you have
as high a specification as possible, particularly if you wish to
perform more than basic cash dispensing, are using HTML screens
or if you are planning to run Solidcore for APTRA, which offers
additional security.
Development System (PC) 1
Table 1‐3 shows the minimum and minimum recommended
hardware configurations to run Advance NDC on a development
system running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Table 1-3
Development System Hardware
Requirements
Hardware Minimum Minimum Recommended
Processor Pentium 450 MHz Pentium IV 2.05 GHz
RAM 256 MB 512 MB
Fixed Disk 10 GB or above 15 GB
Diskette Drive 1.44 MB 1.44 MB
Load Devices CD‐ROM drive, CD‐ROM writer or CD‐ROM/WORM drive,

network connection to destination SST CD‐ROM writer or network connection
to destination SST;
DVD drive or other removable storage
device
Display SVGA colour monitor* XGA colour monitor (1280 x 1024)
Keyboard PC keyboard PC keyboard
Mouse Microsoft compatible mouse Microsoft compatible mouse

* To use the Author, your graphics card must be capable of a
minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 using the High Colour (16
bit) palette.
Runtime System (SST) 1
Table 1‐4 shows the minimum and minimum recommended
hardware configurations for running Advance NDC on NCR SSTs.
For other vendorsʹ requirements refer to their documentation.
Table 1-4
Runtime System: Hardware Requirements
Hardware Minimum Minimum Recommended
Motherboard Pele I Pele II
Processor 233 MHz Pentium 850 MHz
RAM 256 MB 512 MB
Fixed Disk 10 GB 20 GB or above
Load Devices CD‐ROM drive CD‐ROM or DVD drive.

1.44 MB diskette drive DVD drive or other removable storage
device*.
Front Display VGA VGA
Rear Display ‐‐ Enhanced Operator Panel (EOP)
Display
‐ 32 columns by 16 rows supported by
NCR default resrvd.def file.
or
‐ 40 columns by 12 rows supported by
NCR default resrvd.4012 file
* To support copying files to DVD, the IMAPI2 hotfix for Microsoft
Windows XP must be applied. For more information, refer to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932716/.
NCR also recommends that each SST has an uninterruptible power
supply (UPS).
Note : On an NCR development SST, use a PS/2 or USB type mouse
since a Bus Adapter mouse may clash with the Touch Screen device.
Before installing Advance NDC on a development or runtime
Software Requirements 1
system, the software listed below must be installed. For additional
information, refer to the Advance NDC Release Bulletin which is
available on the Advance NDC CD‐ROM.

After the prerequisite software is installed, you can install Advance
NDC.
Development System (PC) 1
On a development PC, you will need at least the following software:
● Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2; refer to the
documentation provided with APTRA XFS
● Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
● To view the PDF user documentation, Adobe Reader 5.0 or later
(available from www.adobe.com)
APTRA Documentation You may need the APTRA on‐line 1
documentation provided with APTRA XFS 05.00.01, which is not
supplied with Advance NDC.
Additional Software If you plan to modify the supplied Advance 1
NDC applications, you will need Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 with
Service Pack 1 to build the final applications and ActiveX controls.
If you plan to extend Advance NDC with your own routines, you
will need APTRA XFS 05.00.01.
If you want to test your authored application in your development
environment and simulate devices, you will need APTRA
Simulator.
Runtime System (SST) On an SST, you will require at least the 1
following:
● On any NCR SST, NCR OEM Windows XP (Product ID:
5801‐K050‐V001). Windows XP Professional with SP3 is
recommended.
● On other vendorsʹ SSTs, the latest version of Windows XP
Professional as supplied by the vendor of the SST. If you intend
using another operating system, contact NCR Product
Management for advice.
● Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
● On any NCR SST, APTRA XFS 05.00.01, which must be ordered
as a separate product
● On other vendorsʹ SSTs, their equivalent of APTRA XFS,
including a CEN XFS 3 interface
Note: APTRA XFS must be installed before Advance NDC. On other
vendorsʹ SSTs, their CEN‐XFS compliant service providers must be
installed before Advance NDC.

Unattended Installation 1
Unattended installation is the installation of all required software
on an SST without local operator interaction.
For unattended installation on an SST, requirements are provided in
the following documentation:
● The APTRA Advance NDC Developers Guide
● The on‐line help documentation provided with Initial
Unattended Installation
● The on‐line and PDF documentation provided with APTRA
Security
● For NCR SSTs, the Installation and Configuration topic of the
APTRA XFS on‐line documentation
The following table summarises what operating systems and
Operating Environment 1
CEN‐XFS platform may be used with Advance NDC in a
development environment or on an NCR runtime SST. Other
vendors have their own service provider implementation and may
offer different operating system environments for SSTs.
Table 1-5 Development

Platform Runtime NCR SSTs
Operating Environment Environment
Windows XP Professional with Y N
Service Pack 3 and APTRA XFS
05.00.01
Windows XP Professional with Y N
Service Pack 2; the APTRA
Simulator See Note:
NCR OEM Windows XP with N Y
Service Pack 3 and APTRA XFS
05.00.01
Note: The APTRA Simulator is not provided with Advance NDC
but must be purchased separately if required for testing in a
development environment.

Advance NDC Architecture
Advance NDC Architecture 1
Advance NDC consists of the following application and modules
developed using the Author:
Table 1-6 Authored Application Function

Authored Applications for Advance NDC
Application Core Single executable. Performs the
background processing activities and
controls the Supervisor and
Customisation Layer application DLLs
Supervisor Application DLL. Performs the SST
out‐of‐service activities associated with
supervisor or operator functions
Customisation Layer Application DLL. Performs the
in‐service activities associated with the
cardholder
The Customisation Layer has been modularised, with separate
application DLLs for State Types and Transaction Reply Functions,
which can be loaded at start of day or only when required,
depending on the need for fast performance or a small footprint in
memory. This modularisation simplifies maintenance and
modification since the Customisation Layer is now very small and
should not need to be updated by NCR. It allows any customisation
to remain localized to the area of customisation.

Figure 1-1
Advance NDC Application Architecture
Advance NDC
Customisation
Layer Supervisor
Application
Core
Host
Application
Application Core 1
The Application Core is responsible for controlling the transitions
between the various modes the SST can enter, as well as performing
the functions of each mode.
The Application Core handles (accepts or rejects) incoming
messages from the host application according to the content of the
message, and the current mode of the SST.
The host application can send the following types of messages to the
SST:
● Terminal Commands—sent by the host to start up or shut down
the SST, or to request information such as the SST configuration
or supplies status
● Customisation Data Commands—sent by the host to provide
different types of data such as configuration data, screens and
states
● Transaction Reply—sent by the host in response to a transaction
request, authorising the transaction
● Host to Exit—data sent by the host to a user‐defined routine
(exit)
The Application Core also allows a new Message Class to be
processed or data to be added to Terminal State messages.

Supervisor 1
The Supervisor is activated by the Application Core. When an SST is
switched to Supervisor mode, out‐of‐service activities such as
replenishment of supplies and routine maintenance can be
performed.
Customisation Layer 1
The Customisation Layer is driven by the Application Core. It
performs the in‐service activities associated with the cardholder,
such as card reading, PIN acceptance and cash dispensing. Any
processing performed by the Customisation Layer can only be done
while the SST is in In Service mode.
The Application Core drives the Customisation Layer by
communicating in‐service and out‐of‐service mode changes to the
Customisation Layer. However, the Customisation Layer will only
allow changes from In Service mode when it is suitable, not in the
middle of a cardholder session.

Modifying Advance NDC
Modifying Advance NDC 1
Various options exist to modify Advance NDC, as follows:
● Customising the configuration with customisation data
downloads
● Enhancing existing functionality by altering existing C‐Exits,
authored Exits or Workers
● Extending the functionality of Advance NDC with new C‐Exits,
new authored Exits or new Worker classes
In a multi‐vendor environment, the following can be modified for
other vendors’ hardware:
● Printer data
● Operator screen layout
● Cardless settlement screen text for supervisor transactions
The following sections briefly introduce enhancement options.
Advance NDC supports all the standard NDC+ customisation using
Customising Advance the following:
NDC 1
● Screen downloads
● Configuration parameters download
● Option digits
● Option digits that are configurable through Supervisor
● Reserved screens
Modifying existing C‐Exits, Authored Exits or Workers lets you
Enhancing Advance NDC 1
alter the Advance NDC applications to suit your individual
requirements.
Enhancing the Customisation Layer 1
The Customisation Layer is now very small and the state type
functionality has been modularised to simplify maintenance and
modification. Any change made to the Customisation Layer will not
breach the format of NDC terminal to host messages. However, any
changes must follow the recommendations given in the APTRA
Advance NDC, Developer’s Guide, to minimise rework when
upgrading to a future release of Advance NDC.
Enhancing the Application Core and Supervisor 1
The Application Core does not usually require enhancement as
most enhancements are made to the Customisation Layer.
However, recognising that some users may wish to make changes in

Modifying Advance NDC
modes other than In Service, NCR have allowed for enhancement of
the Application Core and Supervisor.
The Application Core offers the facility to add additional data to
Terminal State messages.
Extending an Advance NDC application lets you provide new
Extending an Advance functionality by creating C‐Exits or new worker classes. The
NDC Application 1
advantage of using C‐Exits is that these do not have to be
re‐implemented for subsequent releases of Advance NDC. If the
application cannot be extended using C‐Exits it can be extended
using the Author.
Examples of Extending an Advance NDC Application 1
The authored Advance NDC applications can be extended as
follows:
● In the Customisation Layer, new cardholder services and
transactions can be provided and incorporated into an existing
NDC state flow with no impact to the rest of the application
● In the Application Core, new message classes can be added
● In the Supervisor application, the out‐of‐service functionality
can be extended by adding new operator functions
For more information about using C‐Exits or the Author to extend
or modify an Advance NDC application, refer to the following
publications:
● APTRA Advance NDC, Developer’s Guide
● APTRA Author, User’s Guide
Any extension to the Customisation Layer, Supervisor or
Application Core must follow the guidelines given in the APTRA
Advance NDC, Developer’s Guide. This will ensure the core
functionality (mode handling and existing messages) remains intact.
Also, it will help reduce re‐implementation work as all extensions
implemented using the Author will have to be re‐applied to future
releases of Advance NDC or service pack updates.

Table of Contents
Chapter 2
Upgrading from Earlier Releases of
Advance NDC
Overview 2‐1
Compatibility with Single‐Vendor Releases of Advance NDC 2‐2
Configuration Options 2‐2
Device Access 2‐2
Fault Display 2‐2
State Tables 2‐2
Upgrading Your Application 2‐3
Modified Applications 2‐3
C‐Exits 2‐3
Workers 2‐4
User Messages and User Terminal Data 2‐4

Table of Contents

2
Overview
Overview 2
The work required to upgrade from a previous version of Advance
NDC depends on how much your current Advance NDC
application has been modified.
This chapter gives an overview of the issues to consider when
upgrading your Advance NDC application. For details, refer to the
following publications:
● APTRA Advance NDC, Developer’s Guide
● APTRA Advance NDC, Multi‐Vendor Support Reference Manual.
The APTRA Advance NDC, Developer’s Guide describes what you
need to do for Advance NDC on NCR SSTs, covering common
information that also applies to Advance NDC on other vendors’
SSTs. Differences, exceptions and additional configuration that
apply to other vendors’ SSTs are described in the APTRA Advance
NDC, Multi‐Vendor Support Reference Manual.

Compatibility with Single-Vendor Releases of Advance NDC
Compatibility with Single‐Vendor
Releases of Advance NDC 2
The Advance NDC 3.x application supplied by NCR runs on both
NCR and other vendors’ SSTs that are compliant with CEN XFS 3. It
is functionally compatible with single‐vendor versions of Advance
NDC.
Advance NDC 3.x supports all configuration options,
Configuration Options 2
communications protocols and message formats between the host
application and the SST except for the following:
● Cancel/Clear swap option
● Upload of tallies and error logs.
These restrictions are due to the constraints of the CEN‐XFS
specification. Any change to keyboard layouts must be performed
as part of the service provider configuration.
Access to all devices is through the CEN‐XFS interface.
Device Access 2
All the device status information is provided through XFS. On NCR
Fault Display 2
SSTs, vendor‐specific information is also available, so the status
information is virtually unchanged from previous releases.
On other vendors’ SSTs, the messages indicate the device or device
type and, where possible, give extra details to help the operator to
identify the failure. The constraints of the CEN‐XFS specification
affect the information that can be provided. In status handling, the
provision of values for the fields in the device status messages
reflects what can be provided in an XFS environment.
Multi‐vendor Advance NDC can accept the download of all the
State Tables 2
state tables supported by Advance NDC 2.x. There are additional
states supported for new functionality added.

Upgrading Your Application
Upgrading Your Application 2
If you are currently using the Advance NDC application as
provided by NCR without any changes, you will be able to upgrade,
install and run an equivalent application on your NCR SSTs with
minimal changes.
For a modified Advance NDC application, changes will be required
Modified Applications 2
for the following and you will need to determine what has to be
done to upgrade successfully:
● C‐Exits
● Workers
● User Messages or User Terminal Data Messages, for releases
prior to Advance NDC 2.06.
Note: If you intend your end solution to be compliant with the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), any
changes you make to Advance NDC must comply with the
requirements of the Payment Application Data Security Standard
(PA‐DSS). For further information, refer to the APTRA Advance
NDC, Developer’s Guide and the APTRA Advance NDC, Payment
Application Data Security Standard, Implementation Guide.
C‐Exits 2
All C‐Exits that were used with Advance NDC prior to release 3.02
must be recompiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
Any C exit implementing new ADI2 device functionality using
C‐Exits will have to be re‐implemented as access to all devices is
now through the CEN‐XFS 3 interface.
Note: From Advance NDC 3.04 onwards, all new C‐Exits must be
installed to the following directory:
C:\Program Files\NCR APTRA\Advance NDC
Only existing C‐Exits, created prior Advance NDC 3.04, can still be
picked up from C:\SSDS\DLL.

Upgrading Your Application
Workers 2
If you have extended Advance NDC using any of the following, you
will have to check them for differences and change as necessary:
Your own new worker classes, particularly those implementing new
ADI2 device functionality as access to all devices is now through the
CEN‐XFS 3 interface
● Worker classes that are no longer supported in Advance NDC
but have been replaced with new worker classes
● Worker classes that are still supported in Advance NDC but
have been modified.
For details of worker support in Advance NDC, refer to the APTRA
Author, User’s Guide.
Note 1: All modifications in the author projects must be re‐applied
to the new release, even if they do not use devices at all. Old project
files that have been modified cannot be used.
Note 2: Authored applications have been restructured in this
release of Advance NDC, for further information see Chapter 1,
“Advance NDC Architecture”.
User Messages and User Terminal Data 2
If you have created new message classes or included additional data
in Terminal State messages, the code must be imported into the
Application Core.
For more information about modifying the Advance NDC
applications, refer to the APTRA Advance NDC, Developer’s Guide.

Table of Contents
Chapter 3
Migrating from NDC+ to Advance
NDC
Overview 3‐1
Reasons for Migrating to Advance NDC 3‐2
Comparing Advance NDC with NDC+ 3‐3
Environments 3‐3
Features in NDC+ and Advance NDC 3‐4
Migrating to Advance NDC 3‐8

Table of Contents

3
Overview
Overview 3
This chapter describes the advantages of Advance NDC for users of
NDC+. It outlines the reasons for migrating to Advance NDC,
compares NDC+ with Advance NDC and provides a brief overview
of the minimal work that is required to migrate to Advance NDC.

Reasons for Migrating to Advance NDC
Reasons for Migrating to Advance
NDC 3
Advance NDC is a more flexible and open product than NDC+,
allowing a greater degree of enhancement, in a more productive
manner.
Advance NDC allows you to develop your own special application
features, which are beyond the standard NDC+ customisation
capabilities.
Advance NDC lets you take advantage of the benefits offered by the
multi‐vendor environment without requiring changes to the host
application, or NDC+ customisation data.
Advance NDC is designed to help you to do the following:
● Move with technology and upgrade the resources on SSTs
● Move SSTs from the OS/2 platform to a Windows environment

Comparing Advance NDC with NDC+
Comparing Advance NDC with
NDC+ 3
For comparison purposes, where Advance NDC consists of an
application, two modules and a set of downloaded customisation
data, an NDC+ application can be considered as consisting of an
application core and a set of customisation data. In NDC+, the
application core was released as an executable only, providing fixed
behaviour; and the customisation data allowed a degree of
customer‐specific control of the terminal.
The following diagram compares the Advance NDC environment
Environments 3
with the NDC+ environment on NCR SSTs.
Figure 3‐1
Advance NDC and NDC+ Environments
Host
Advance NDC Exits NDC+ Exits
NDCADI ADI2
Advance XFS S4/S4I
Windows XP OS/2
Advance NDC SST NDC+ SST

The following table summarises the features offered by NDC+, and
Features in NDC+ and compares them with those offered by Advance NDC. For more
Advance NDC 3
details of the specific differences, refer to the APTRA Advance NDC,
Developer’s Guide. For more information about new features
included in this release of Advance NDC, refer to Chapter 1, “New
Features and Changes in Advance NDC.”
Table 3-1
Comparison of NDC+ and Advance NDC
Features
NDC+ Features Advance NDC Features
Runs on S4 or S4I platforms. Runs on CEN XFS 3 compatible platform.
Uses IBM OS/2 operating system. Uses the Windows XP Professional operating system for
the development system and Microsoft Windows XP
NCR OEM for NCR SSTs.
Uses the ADI2 interface for access to devices. Uses CEN XFS 3 for access to devices.
Enables connectivity with an NDC host Enables connectivity with an NDC host application.
application.
Uses customisation data (such as States and Supports NDC+ customisation data, and provides the
Screens) to customise the NDC+ terminal software. opportunity to use the visual programming model
offered by the Author.
Allows user‐written code (called NDC Exits) to be Supports C‐Exits, and enables additional Advance NDC
added to NDC+. authored enhancements.
Sends and receives messages of defined formats Supports all the NDC+ message formats that can pass
between the SST and the host application. between the host and the terminal, provides more
flexibility than NDC+, and is designed to prevent users
breaking the message interface.
Facilitates extending the NDC message interface, to add a
new message class, or additional data to Terminal State
messages.
Supports proprietary Antex audio files. Supports industry‐standard Sound Blaster Wave (.WAV)
and MIDI (.MID) files.
Supports Windows Media Player and an audio system
for Voice Guidance.
Supports proprietary VGM .ANI animation files Supports Microsoft animation (.AVI) and industry‐
and .FLI/C files. standard MPEG (.MPG) files (depending on the CODEC
that is installed).
‐ Supports additional graphics formats (for example: JPEG,
PCX, TIFF, GIF, JIFF).
Supports Basic Operator Panel (BOP) interface and Supports the EOP interface and the Graphical Operator
Enhanced Operator Panel (EOP) interface. Panel (GOP).

Supports Document Processing Module (DPM) Supports only the Coin Dispenser with support for up to
and Coin Dispenser. eight hoppers.
Supports spray cash dispenser. Supports spray cash dispenser.
‐ Supports Bunch Note Acceptor (BNA), including retract
capability, for up to 200 notes.
‐ Supports Global Bunch Note Acceptor (GBNA) and cash
dispense and deposit on Global Bill Recycling Unit
(GBRU) devices.
‐ Supports Cheque Processing Module (CPM).
‐ Supports Bunch Cheque Acceptor.
‐ Enabled for Smart Card (EMV) support.
‐ Supports Dip And Smart Hardware (DASH) card readers
for EMV.
‐ Supports dual cash handlers.
Supports basic and enhanced Night Safe In Advance NDC 3.x, basic Night Safe is supported.
Enhanced Night Safe supported from Advance NDC
03.04.00 onwards.
Supports Door Access. Door Access is not supported in Advance NDC.
Supports Security Camera. Supports USB camera using the CEN XFS interface.
Supports CIM86. CIM86 is not supported in Advance NDC.
‐ TM‐Alert messages are not supported.
‐ PIN Entry States cannot use the Touch Screen.
Local State Of Health (SOH). Fault display is offered in Advance NDC to provide fault
reporting.
Supports Native and Diebold Emulation modes. Supports Native mode only.
NDC+ Native mode offers more advanced features than Diebold
Emulation mode. If you currently use NDC+ Diebold
Emulation and want advanced features, you can move to
Native mode.
Supports IBM 3600 Loop communications. IBM 3600 Loop communications is not supported because it
has a restricted message length of 255 characters and requires
special treatment for all NDC messages.
Supports TCP/IP communications using the CCM TCPIP provides Communication Connection
TCP/IP Application Access Service. Management (CCM) for the TCP/IP protocol on all SSTs.
It supports communication using TCP/IP (Sockets 2).

Supports Band 1, 2 and 3 communications CCM PCCM component provides CCM for the Personal
Computer Communication Module on NCR SSTs. It
supports all APTRA Communication Feature protocols.
Supports VISAII communications CCM VISA2 component provides CCM for the VISAII
protocol on all SSTs. It supports communication using a
subset of VISAII over a dialup connection.
Provides Supervisor functions. Provides equivalent Supervisor functions and
customer‐specific functions can be added.
Provides extensive security features. Supports NDC+ security features, including secure PIN
entry.
The following PIN verification methods are not supported by
Advance NDC:
● Local Diebold PIN verification
● GBP PIN verification
● Atalla verification
‐ Complies with the Payment Application Data Security
Standard (PA‐DSS) and includes security updates to
facilitate and not prevent customer compliance with the
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI
DSS) when deploying APTRA Advance NDC solutions.
From NDC+ 7.00.01 onwards with an Encrypting With an EPP, supports Triple DES encryption.
PIN Pad (EPP), supports Triple DES encryption.
From NDC+ 7.00.01 onwards with an EPP, RSA public key encryption is supported.
supports public key encryption.
From NDC+ 7.00.01 onwards with an EPP, With an EPP, encryption keys can be remotely distributed
encryption keys can be remotely distributed from from the host application.
the host application.
From NDC+ 7.00.01 onwards with an EPP, single With an EPP, single and double length encryption keys
and double length encryption keys can be used can be used and securely stored.
and securely stored.
The EPP supports the previous Hi Basic The EPP supports the previous HiBAPE encryption
Alpha‐Pinpad Encryptor (HiBAPE) and Encrypted standards.
Key Components (EKC) encryption standards. EKC is not supported.
‐ Master key (Key A) and Communications key (Key B)
may be entered in two parts.
Electronic journal upload to the host application is Supports upload of the electronic journal to the host.
supported.
‐ Up to 1000 electronic journal backup files can be retained
‐ Multiple destinations for electronic journal are supported

‐ Supports automatic initialisation and direct initialisation
of the electronic journal
‐ Supports privacy and compression options for the
electronic journal
Card fraud prevention can be supported if the card Card fraud prevention can be supported if the card
reader has an enhanced card device (ECD Jitter). reader has an enhanced card device.
‐ Third‐party fonts and character sets can be defined and
used in screens.
‐ New State Types may be authored or implemented as
Exits.
‐ Supports nested states, which lets an extension state call
any other extension state.
Maximum state number of 750 is supported. Maximum state number of 46655 is supported.
‐ Supports aggregate installation on the SST.
Supports custom screens and characters; up to 999 Supports custom screens and characters; up to 9,999
screens supported. screens supported.
‐ Supports the barcode reader, which provides
functionality to read two‐dimensional barcodes.
‐ Supports receipt retract, printer forms, and extended
journalling.
‐ Supports the cash‐in component.

Migrating to Advance NDC
Migrating to Advance NDC 3
As the Customisation Layer application executes an entire NDC+
State flow, migrating existing NDC+ applications requires minimal
effort. You do not need to modify the download, nor is there any
need to make any changes using the APTRA Author until you wish
to enhance Advance NDC. For more information, see “Modifying
Advance NDC” on page 1‐19.
You will need to recreate files such as graphics and animation files.
If you have edited the resrvd.def file, you will need to redo the edits
or use an additional reserved file to update it. If your NDC+
application makes use of Exits, you will need to examine how they
are affected and make any necessary changes. For details, refer to
the APTRA Advance NDC, Developer’s Guide.

Table of Contents
Chapter 4
Overview 4‐1
Advance NDC Package Contents 4‐2
Advance NDC Installation 4‐2
Installation Type 4‐2
Components in the Advance NDC Aggregate 4‐2
Optional Aggregates/Components 4‐3
Building Your Own Aggregate 4‐4
Component Overviews 4‐5
3rd Party Runtime 4‐5
Initial Unattended Installation 4‐5
Component Builder 4‐5
Aggregate Builder 4‐6
The Aggregate Builder Tool 4‐6
Aggregate Installer 4‐6
Resource Manager 4‐6
CCM PCCM 4‐7
CCM VISA2 4‐7
.NET Runtime and .NET Runtime 2.X 4‐7
.NET Assemblies for Advance NDC 4‐7
.NET ImageMark Deposit Recorder 4‐7
.NET Bunch Cheque Acceptance Service 4‐7
.NET CCM TCPIP 4‐8
.NET CCM TCPIP Support Task 4‐8
HICS Interfaces 4‐8
ActiveXFS Controls 4‐8
Exception Handling 4‐8
Problem Determination 4‐8
Problem Determination Collection 4‐9
Problem Determination Analysis 4‐9
Running an Investigation 4‐9
Advance NDC 4‐9
Advance NDC Tools 4‐9
Presentation Client (for APTRA Advance NDC),
and Dialogs 4‐10

Table of Contents
Display Manager 4‐10
Business Services Interfaces 4‐10
ECB6 Database Support 4‐10
Data Manipulation 4‐11
Optional Components 4‐12
SNMP Agent for APTRA Aggregate 4‐12
Security Component 4‐12

4
Overview
Overview 4
An Advance NDC package is all the software and documentation in
a release of Advance NDC. This chapter describes the contents of
the Advance NDC package and the components, under the
following headings:
● Advance NDC Package Contents
● Component Overviews
● Optional Components

Advance NDC Package Contents
Advance NDC Package Contents 4
The Advance NDC package contains a single installable Advance
NDC aggregate and two optional components.
Note: APTRA XFS is a prerequisite for NCR SSTs and must be
installed before Advance NDC. On other vendorsʹ SSTs, their
CEN‐XFS compliant service providers must be installed before
Advance NDC.
Advance NDC is delivered with a single installer for different
Advance NDC Installation 4
installation types.
Installation Type 4
When the aggregate is installed, different installation options are
available for selection as follows:
Table 4-1 Installation type Description

Installation Types
Runtime Installs all the components marked with an ʹXʹ in
the NCR Terminals column in Table 4‐2 on
page 4‐3 and the templates for Problem
Determination.
Development PC Installs all the components marked with an ʹXʹ in
or Development the Development PC column in Table 4‐2 on
and Simulation page 4‐3, the templates for Problem Determination
and the Advance NDC documentation described in
Table A‐1 of Appendix A.
Simulation This option is not available for Advance NDC.
Documentation Installs all the documentation described in
only Table A‐1 of Appendix A, “Related
Documentation”.
Components in the Advance NDC Aggregate 4
The Advance NDC aggregate contains the components listed in
Table 4‐2, which also indicates where each component is installed,
development PC or runtime SST, depending on the installation type
selected. The list of components is given in alphabetical order.
To read an overview of any of the components, see the “Component
Overviews” on page 4‐5. The version numbers of the components
are provided in the Advance NDC Release Bulletin.

Table 4‐2 Development
APTRA Component Runtime SST
Advance NDC Aggregate Components PC
.NET Assemblies for Advance NDC X X
.NET Runtime and .NET Runtime 2.X X X
3rd Party Runtime X X
ActiveXFS Controls X X
Advance NDC X X
Advance NDC Tools X —
Aggregate Builder X —
Business Services Interfaces X X
CCM PCCM X X
CCM VISA2 X X
Component Builder X —
Data Manipulation X X
Display Manager X X
ECB6 Database Support X X
Exception Handling X X
HICS Interfaces X X
Initial Unattended Installation X —
Presentation Client (for APTRA Advance X X
NDC), and Dialogs
Problem Determination Analysis X —
Problem Determination Collection X X
Resource Manager X X
Optional Aggregates/Components 4
The Advance NDC Package provides the following in their own
folders on the CD‐ROM. You can install them directly from the
CD‐ROM or import them into an aggregate. For an overview of
these components, see “Optional Components” on page 4‐12.
Table 4-3 APTRA Aggregate/Component Development PC Runtime SST

Optional Aggregate/Component
“SNMP Agent for APTRA X X
Aggregate”
“Security Component” X X

Note: Once installed, the Security component cannot be upgraded.
Upgrading to a later version requires the disk on which Security is
installed to be reformatted or replaced with a new disk, which has
the required version installed.
If you intend building your own aggregate, see Table 4‐2 and
Building Your Own Table 4‐3 to determine which components are required for the
Aggregate 4
installation type you want. To build your own aggregate from the
various components, use the Aggregate Builder. For details of
building aggregates, refer to the Aggregate Builder on‐line
documentation.

Component Overviews
Component Overviews 4
This topic contains brief overviews for each of the components that
are contained in the Advance NDC aggregate.
More detailed information about each of the components is
available in the APTRA on‐line documentation.
The 3rd Party Runtime component defines the minimum
3rd Party Runtime 4
Windows‐based system environment recommended by NCR for a
self‐service target machine. Target machines include the following:
● SSTs
● Development PCs used to develop, test or configure software
designed to operate on an SST
Service packs and hotfixes are all freely available from the Microsoft
support web site, although some of the required files are not
packaged in a format that makes installation on a target machine
easily achievable. Therefore, 3rd Party Runtime supplies these
additional files.
The 3rd Party Runtime component should be installed after
installing any service packs and hotfixes available from Microsoft.
and recommended by NCR.
The Initial Unattended Installation (IUI) component describes the
Initial Unattended process by which Microsoft Windows operating system software,
Installation 4
and any other required software, can be installed (without local
operator interaction) onto a set of target machines, such as PCs or
SSTs.
The goal of the IUI process is for the target machines to be
operational, with all of the installed software capable of running
properly. All methods of installation are discussed; one method
suitable for all SSTs is highlighted and an example framework is
provided. The example framework can be customised by:
● Customising the installation framework in IUI
● Adding any installation instructions supplied, with other
software products to be installed, on the target machine
The Component Builder allows software components to be
Component Builder 4
packaged in a way that the Aggregate Builder Tool can manipulate
them.
Using the Aggregate Builder Tool, software components can be
grouped together to form aggregates. With a single command an

Component Overviews
aggregate can be installed on or de‐installed from an SST, a
development PC or any other target environment. The process
automatically manages all aspects of the aggregate installation
including system reboots and component dependencies.
All new APTRA software products and packages are delivered in
the form of an aggregate.
NCR releases all new APTRA software products as aggregates.
Aggregate Builder 4
Simple aggregates comprise only components, while more complex
aggregates have a tree‐like structure that includes both components
and other aggregates.
The Aggregate Builder is an APTRA component for creating,
customising and exporting aggregates. Using this component, you
can create an installable aggregate that includes all of the software
for a PC or SST, except the operating system.
The Aggregate Builder Tool 4
The Aggregate Builder Tool is a Windows‐based, graphical tool that
supports the following activities:
● Creating or repackaging aggregates, for example, to combine
two separate aggregates into a single aggregate for more
convenient installation, or to remove components from an
existing aggregate
● Customising aggregates, for example, to modify the components
within an aggregate to suit a particular target system or locale
● Exporting aggregates to create installable aggregates
Aggregate Installer 4
Exporting an aggregate from the Aggregate Builder Tool creates a
dedicated Aggregate Installer. A single command invokes an
Aggregate Installer which manages all aspects of the aggregate
installation, including system reboots and component
dependencies.
In self‐service applications, the dynamics of which services or
Resource Manager 4
transactions to offer to the user can be very complex. They can
depend on the following:
● Hardware availability
● Availability of networked resources
● The identity of the user
● The user’s previous interaction with the application
● The demands of other applications that also need to use or
manage a resource

Component Overviews
The Resource Manager contains this complexity by allowing all
resources to be handled in a consistent way. It offers a system‐wide
concept of a ‘resource’ and defines interfaces by which any system
or application object can conform to this concept.
Resource management is designed to facilitate the standard SST
consumer application model by making the co‐operation of all SST
applications as straightforward as possible.
The CCM PCCM component provides PCCM communication
CCM PCCM 4
management for NCR SSTs. This component supports all
communication protocols provided by the APTRA Communications
Feature, for a list of these protocols see the APTRA Communications
Feature, Users Guide (B006‐0012‐B000).
The CCM VISA2 component provides CCM for the VISAII protocol.
CCM VISA2 4
This component supports communication using a subset of VISAII
over a Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) dialup connection. This
component also provides Dialup Diagnostics.
The .NET Runtime component is an auxiliary component,
.NET Runtime and .NET supporting components that require the Microsoft .NET
Runtime 2.X 4
Framework.
The .NET Assemblies for Advance NDC component contains the
.NET Assemblies for following:
Advance NDC 4
.NET ImageMark Deposit Recorder 4
This business service component records the following:
● Cheque deposit transactions
● Supervisor cheque removal activities
.NET Bunch Cheque Acceptance Service 4
This component provides functionality to interface with the Bunch
Cheque Acceptor device to manipulate cheque deposits. The
component is used by transaction components that deal with bunch
cheque deposits.

Component Overviews
.NET CCM TCPIP 4
A multi‐vendor TCP/IP implementation that allows SSTs to connect
to a TCP/IP network providing extended security options to comply
with PA‐DSS.
.NET CCM TCPIP Support Task 4
A set of Supervisor Tasks that allow TCP/IP configuration of XP,
Firewall, SSL and CCM TCPIP as well as basic diagnostic
configuration.
The HICS Interfaces component allows a developer to create generic
HICS Interfaces 4
code that is compatible with any object that implements a HICS
interface.
The ActiveXFS Controls component provides a COM interface to
ActiveXFS Controls 4
the CEN‐XFS interface. ActiveXFS Controls is vendor independent
and is designed to run on any product that supports the CEN‐XFS
interface. It allows a single application to run in a multi‐vendor
environment, and provides essential support for retail and banking
peripherals. Advance NDC makes use of ActiveXFS Controls for
cash in/deposit functionality.
An exception is any event that stops the normal running of the SST.
Exception Handling 4
Exception Handling enables recovery from exceptions to restore the
SST to normal service.
The unattended environment of an SST means that exceptions must
be dealt with as soon as possible, to maintain availability 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
The Exception Handling component has been developed by NCR to
enable the following to be handled in an appropriate way:
● Pop‐ups requiring user intervention
● Events that cause the SST to freeze
● The majority of unhandled exceptions
● Repeated restarts of the SST
Exception Handling also provides detailed information about these
exceptions to help with their resolution. Exception Handling has
been designed to fit the Win32 exception architecture making it
easier for developers of other components to adopt.
Problem determination is the name given to the process of
Problem Determination 4
collecting, managing and analysing data in order to determine the
cause of a software problem. Using the Problem Determination
component involves collecting data from one or more data sources

Component Overviews
on a PC or SST. The data collected can be managed as a single unit
for analysis. This single unit is called an “investigation”.
The Problem Determination API allows you to specify tracing data
for the General Trace (GenTrace) data source.
Problem Determination Collection 4
The Problem Determination Collection component allows other
components in the system to send data to be collected in an
investigation. This data can later be analysed using the Problem
Determination Analysis component.
Problem Determination Analysis 4
The Problem Determination Analysis component is a
Windows‐based GUI application used for the collection and
analysis of data from one or more data sources on a PC or SST. The
data is collected in an investigation, which can then be analysed by
the utility. This component also provides a programmer’s reference
detailing how to provide information for analysis.
Running an Investigation 4
An investigation can be run by either creating an investigation
template or selecting an existing template. A template specifies the
data sources, and their configuration, for an investigation. It is
possible to run and complete the investigation using the commands
within the Analysis Utility. The completed investigation can be
exported for analysis on another machine.
The investigation can then be viewed using Problem Determination
Analysis. You can display the data according to your own defined
investigation views, filter it to hide the records you are not
interested in and search for specific items.
The Advance NDC component consists of the following:
Advance NDC 4
● Advance NDC environment, including the Customisation
Layer, Application Core and Supervisor projects
● Advance NDC support files
● Silent Debug trace information capture utility
● Advance NDC PD (Problem Determination) templates
● Advance NDC publications
The Advance NDC Tools component contains the following tools to
Advance NDC Tools 4
assist in the testing and debugging of modifications or extensions to
Advance NDC and management of users in the Author:
● DebugLog (trace information utility for test environments)

Component Overviews
● NDCHost Emulator (unsupported)
● User ID utility (managing user IDs in the APTRA Author)
The Advance NDC tools component supports only a development
installation. Therefore, if the tools are required on a runtime SST, for
example, in a test environment, a separate aggregate must be
created for them and then a development installation selected on the
SST after the installation of Advance NDC for a runtime
environment.
These components allow presentation separation with Advance
Presentation Client (for NDC when APTRA Promote is installed. They are used with
APTRA Advance NDC), APTRA Promote for advertising purposes.
and Dialogs 4
This component allows the designer of the APTRA Advance NDC
Display Manager 4
application to use web design tools to create screens which
incorporate design features of HTML applications:
● HTML pages can replace or partially overlay NDC screens.
● Touch Key entry is supported.
● Can be used with APTRA Promote
● HTML pages may already be on the SST or may be downloaded
as part of an NDC screen.
This component contains the definitions of the Business Services
Business Services abstract classes and their corresponding architected interfaces.
Interfaces 4
These definitions support the following activities:
● Creating an implementation of a business service, for example,
an Interactive Financial Exchange (IFX) account service
implementation.
● Creating generic code that is compatible with any object that
implements a Business Services interface. For example, a
consumer flow or transaction object that interfaces with an
account service through the IAccountService interface, is
compatible with any AccountService implementation
supporting that interface.
ECB6 is Article 6 of the European Central Bank (ECB) Council
ECB6 Database Support 4
Regulation 1338/2001. The ECB6 Database Support component
provides functionality for a self‐service application to add and
retrieve ECB6‐related information to and from a database in
conformance with ECB6. This component is used only if the GBXX
device is configured to process counterfeit or suspect banknotes.
The application must keep a record of all counterfeit and suspect
banknotes deposited through a cash deposit device. It must be

Component Overviews
possible to retrieve this record and identify the customer who
deposited the counterfeit or suspect banknote.
The functionality provided by the ECB6 Database Support
component is accessible through COM interfaces.
For more information about the ECB6 regulations, refer to the
European Central Bank web site at www.ecb.int.
The Data Manipulation component provides support for the storage
Data Manipulation 4
and sharing of data between components of an APTRA application.
It consists of the following:
● Standard Data Record, which stores primitive data type
information to be used, for example, in the contexts of receipt
printing and journal printing
● Standard Data Dictionary, which stores multiple data records
and allows data records to be shared between components
within the same process boundary
● Object Dictionary, which allows object references to be shared
between containers, for example, COM objects and web pages.

Optional Components
Optional Components 4
The following optional components are provided in the Advance
NDC package, but independently of the Advance NDC aggregate.
The SNMP Agent for APTRA aggregate enables use of the Simple
SNMP Agent for APTRA Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and the Desktop
Aggregate 4
Management Interface (DMI), the two open standards on which the
SNMP Agent is based. The Microsoft SNMP Service must be
installed and configured before installing the SNMP Agent for
APTRA.
The SNMP Agent converts information from one standard format to
the other. This enables the transfer of requests from a network
management station to the SST, and responses and unsolicited
events from the SST to the network management station.
The SNMP Agent for APTRA aggregate includes the SNMP Master
Agent as well as the SNMP Agent. The SNMP Master Agent needs
to be installed only if you require support for SNMP version 2C.
Before you install the SNMP Agent, refer to its Release Bulletin.
The Security component is NCRʹs software solution to protect the
Security Component 4
business assets held on SSTs. NCRʹs solution is designed for SSTs as
standalone nodes on a network. It does not cover all aspects of
security; however, customers can build separate components to be
installed before or after the Security component.
The Security component is installed on Windows XP and consists of
customised settings, scripts and documentation. On Windows XP,
Security (XP) is ready to run, no modification is required for
installation.
The documentation provided with Security (XP) is provided in a
CHM file describing the functionality of the Security component.

Table of Contents
Appendix A
Overview A‐1
Advance NDC Documentation A‐2
APTRA Author Documentation A‐3
Additional Authoring Documentation A‐4
NDC+ Documentation A‐5
Other NCR Documentation A‐6
CEN‐XFS Documentation A‐7

Table of Contents

A
Overview
Overview A
This appendix gives details of the documentation you may find
useful when customising or extending your application and
deploying it to an SST.
The documentation is a combination of on‐line help files and Adobe
Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To read the PDF
documentation, you need Adobe Reader version 5.0 or later. The
latest version is available free from www.adobe.com.
APTRA Advance NDC, Overview A-1

Advance NDC Documentation
Advance NDC Documentation A
The following publications are provided as part of the Advance
NDC component:
Table A-1
Advance NDC Documentation
Title Format Description
APTRA Advance NDC, PDF Describes how to migrate to Advance NDC. It also identifies

Developer’s Guide the functionality offered by Advance NDC, and describes how
B006‐6046 to enhance it.
APTRA Advance NDC, PDF Provides application programmers with reference information

Reference Manual for Advance NDC, including States, Screens, and the message
B006‐6180 formats between the host application and the terminal.
APTRA Advance NDC, PDF Provides users with information about running the Advance

Multi‐Vendor Support NDC application on other vendors’ SSTs, describing the
Reference Manual differences between Advance NDC on NCR SSTs and other
B006‐6344 vendors’ SSTs.
APTRA Advance NDC, PDF Describes the Supervisor interface and how to set up the

Supervisor’s Guide terminal’s local configuration parameters, and how to replenish
B006‐6062 the terminal.
APTRA Advance NDC, PDF Provides an introduction to Advance NDC, including

Overview overviews of the components contained in the Advance NDC
B006‐6597 product and provided as part of the ANDC Package on
CD‐ROM.
APTRA Advance NDC, PDF Provides a guide for customers of Advance NDC to allow them

Payment Application Data to comply with the Payment Application Data Security
Security Standard, Standard (PA‐DSS) when deploying APTRA Advance NDC
Implementation Guide solutions.
B006‐6861
A-2 APTRA Advance NDC, Overview

APTRA Author Documentation
APTRA Author Documentation A
The following publications are provided in the Advance NDC
component, for the authoring environment.
Table A-2
Authoring Environment Documentation
APTRA Author, User’s Guide PDF Describes how to use the Author and provided components to

B006‐6038 develop and modify a self‐service application.
APTRA Author Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Author user interface and authoring

Help errors.
Runtime Core Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Runtime Core Authoring

Help components and runtime errors, which are part of Advance Core
Self‐Service.
GUI Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the GUI Authoring components, which

Help are part of Advance Core Self‐Service.
Self‐Service Core Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Self‐Service Core Authoring

Help components, which are part of Advance Core Self‐Service.
ActiveX Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the ActiveX Authoring components

Help and runtime errors, which are part of Advance Core Self‐Service.
Basic Self‐Service Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Authoring components provided

Help with Advance Basic Self‐Service.
ATM Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Authoring components and

Help runtime errors provided with Advance ATM.
Special Self‐Service Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Authoring components and

Help runtime errors provided with Advance Special Self‐Service.
Statement Printer Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Authoring components and

Help runtime errors provided with Advance Statement Printer.
Voice Guidance Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Authoring components provided

Help with Advance Voice Guidance.
Passbook Printer Help Windows Worker classes and help for the Passbook Printer.

Help
Advance NDC Help Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Advance NDC Authoring

Help components (excluding Application Core components.
Advance NDC Application Core Windows Context‐sensitive help for the Application Core/Supervisor

Help Help Authoring components.

APTRA Author Documentation
The publications in Table A‐3 are not provided in the Advance NDC
Additional Authoring package, but are listed here for reference. They are available from
Documentation A
NCR on request.
Table A-3
Additional Authoring Documentation
APTRA Advance ADE, PDF Describes how application programmers should create their own

Programmer’s Guide C++ Worker Classes. It also contains information on using C
B006‐6042 routines to manipulate data.
APTRA Advance ADE, C++ PDF Provides application programmers with definitions for a number

Class Reference of C++ Runtime and Utility Worker Classes provided by NCR.
B006‐6043

NDC+ Documentation
NDC+ Documentation A
The publication in the following table is provided in the Advance
NDC package. A printed version can be ordered from the NCR
Publications web site.
Table A-4
NDC+ Documentation in Advance NDC
NDC, Using NDC Exits PDF/Paper Introduces NDC Exits to experienced NDC

B006‐5102 programmers intending to develop enhanced terminal
applications.
The publications in the following table are not provided on the
Advance NDC CD‐ROM but are listed here for reference. These
publications are available from NCR on request.
Table A-5
NDC+ Documentation
NDC, Programmer’s Overview PDF/ Provides an introduction to, and overview of the NDC

B006‐2485 Paper software.
NDC+, Programmer’s Reference PDF/ For programmers who write Central control applications to

Manual Paper support NDC+ terminals, or who create the terminal
B006‐2486 configuration that customises NDC+.
NDC, Message Formats For PDF/ For Central control application developers working with NDC

Host Application Developers Paper RMX, NDCxa or NDC+. Intended to help in creating a control
B006‐4201 program that handles all the NDC variants.
NDC+, Supervisor’s Reference PDF/ For people who are responsible for setting up the terminal’s

Manual Paper local configuration parameters, or for routine replenishment of
B006‐2487 the terminal.

Other NCR Documentation
Other NCR Documentation A
The publications in the following table are provided with the
software aggregate or component to which they refer.
Note: The first three components in the table are not provided with
Advance NDC, the remaining components are included in the
Advance NDC package.
Table A-6
Other NCR Documentation
Aggregate or
Component
EMV/CAM2 EMV Integrated Circuit PDF Provides reference information for any Advance NDC

Exits for Card (ICC) Reference developer who wishes to add EMV Integrated Circuit
APTRA Manual Card (ICC) Card Authentication Method (CAM)
Advance B006‐6297 functionality to their Advance NDC application.
NDC Version 2.1.1 of the product is required for Advance
NDC.
APTRA XFS NCR APTRA XFS PDF Provides information about APTRA XFS, its features

Overview and functionality, and the requirements for its use.
B006‐6166
APTRA XFS Simulator for Microsoft Context‐sensitive help for the XFS Simulator.

Simulator APTRA HTML
Help
(CHM)
APTRA APTRA Promote User’s PDF Provides information about how to install and

Promote Guide configure the APTRA Promote components, and how
Manager B006‐6309 to create, edit and export advertising campaigns.
Display APTRA Advance NDC PDF Provides information on how to install and use Display

Manager User Guide for Manager, which allows features of HTML to be used
Display Manager with Advance NDC.
B006‐6796
.NET Various on‐line Microsoft Various help files for the .NET code implementations

Assemblies documentation including HTML in Advance NDC including complete listings of classes,
for Advance the following: Help interfaces and other user and reference information.
NDC ● .NET ImageMark (CHM)
Deposit Recorder
● .NET Bunch Cheque
Acceptance Service
● .NET CCM TCPIP
● .NET CCM TCPIP
Support Task

CEN-XFS Documentation
CEN‐XFS Documentation A
For device access, Advance NDC supports release 3 or later of the
CEN‐XFS specification.
The following documents are available from the CEN site,
http://www.cenorm.be/isss/Workshop/XFS:
Table A-7
Component Title Format Description
CEN‐XFS Extensions for Financial PDF or Provides reference information for

Specifications Services (XFS) interface zipped CEN‐XFS specifications, release 3.00 or
specification PDF later.
(CWA 14050)
ActiveXFS Interface PDF or Provides reference information for the

Specification zipped ActiveXFS specifications.
(CWA 13849) PDF


Table of Contents
Appendix B
Overview B‐1
Advance NDC 3.03 B‐2
New SST models supported B‐2
New Devices and Features B‐2
Cash In Component B‐2
Device Functionality B‐2
New Features B‐3
Printers B‐3
State Types B‐4
Communications Support B‐4
Included Components B‐4
Devices and Features B‐5
Printing B‐5
Electronic Journal B‐5
Remote Key Management B‐6
Error Recovery B‐6
Troubleshooting B‐6
Compiler Change B‐6
Device Support B‐7
Electronic Journal B‐7
Additional Functionality B‐7
Device Support B‐8
Additional Functionality B‐8

Table of Contents

B
Overview
Overview B
This appendix contains details of the new features, functionality
and other changes that were included in previous releases of
Advance NDC 3.x, starting with the last release.
APTRA Advance NDC, Overview B-1

Advance NDC 3.03
Advance NDC 3.03 B
This section gives a summary of the new features and functionality
included in release 3.03 of Advance NDC.
Advance NDC provides support for the NCR SelfServ™ 20 and 30
New SST models Series and the Branch Assist 18 terminal.
supported B
This release of Advance NDC supports the following devices and
New Devices and Features B
features:
Cash In Component B
Advance NDC supports version 1.02.00 of the Cash‐In Component,
which includes the following:
● Automatic Application Error Recovery (AER)
● Improved fitness and supplies reporting; including a new bit
setting for Enhanced Configuration Parameter option 45
● Improved fault display
● Support for the European Clearing Bank Article 6 (ECB 6)
regulations; including new options in the Supervisor Replenish
menu and counterfeit note handling with no Host impact for
cash deposit transactions
● Serial Number Read to assist in tracing counterfeit notes
● Additional journalling with an improved format
Device Functionality B
This version of Advance NDC includes the following:
● Enhanced night safe support
● Support for recycling capabilities
● Extended capacity for GBXX devices
● Support for dual dispenser using a GBRU (Global Bill Recycling
Unit) and a normal dispenser, where the GBRU is the primary
dispenser
● Voice guidance for cardholder sessions, providing guidance
through headphones
● Support for associated keyboards along with the screen to map
the original FDK positions of the state to different FDK
positions. This is implemented mainly for Four FDK Selection,
Amount Entry, Information Entry and Time‐Out States
● SMS‐style alphanumeric data entry using numeric keys in the
Information Entry state
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Advance NDC 3.03
● Alphanumeric key entry using a PC keyboard (supported only
on Branch Assist 18 terminals)
● USB camera support using the CEN XFS interface with ability to
configure points where pictures can be taken during the
transaction
● CPM enhancements including:
— Extended Cheque Accept State to allow the further
processing screen to be skipped. This lets Advance NDC
progress to an Amount Entry State immediately
— Support for the ImageMark Passport image‐based cheque
clearing system
— Option to re‐size/rotate the cheque image printed on a
receipt
— Support for local configuration (no host impact) of cheque
image printing on the back of receipts
● Support for two‐sided thermal printing on USB receipt and
statement printers
● Receipt printer dual roll support for additional capacity only
(without impact to host application)
New Features B
The following new features are included in this version of Advance
NDC:
● Support for displaying the Mini Self‐Service Assistant (MSSA)
icon when in Supervisor on the cardholder interface
● Support for the definition of a settlement transaction using
screens C10 ‐ C19 ‐ this was supported in NDC+
● Updated Author build final feature to enable Advance NDC
Authored DLLs to be wrapped as an ActiveX control, to allow
them to be used from Web pages
● A single executable from the three (Application Core,
Customisation layer and Supervisor) authored applications,
with modularised state types and transaction reply functions,
providing the following:
— simplified inter‐process management and XFS session
management
— better management of customisations to authored state types
— improved support in the delivery of future ANDC updates
to customers
Printers B
The following printer updates are included in this version of
Advance NDC:

Advance NDC 3.03
● Passbook printer worker classes, enabling the development of
an authored flow to support passbook printers
● Support for forms‐based printing for receipt and journal
printers
State Types B
To simplify the integration of customisations into a new release of
Advance NDC, state types and transaction reply functions in the
authored applications are now modular.
The following states have been added or updated in this version of
Advance NDC:
● An extended web exit state that uses XML definitions for screen
display and supports up to eight URLs and their corresponding
next states
● Support for Camera Control State as in NDC+
● The Cardholder Authorised Verification State allows
verification of cardholder data without the need to perform a
complete transaction. A transaction can then be fulfilled on a
different host from the one used for verification
Communications Support B
This version of Advance NDC provides the option to send SNMP
traps during periods of transaction inactivity to indicate the
in‐service state of SSTs.
Advance NDC now includes:
Included Components B
● Presentation Client (for APTRA Advance NDC) and Dialogs
component, which are used with APTRA Promote for
advertising purposes
● Display Manager for HTML screen display
Note: For Presentation Client (for APTRA Advance NDC) and
Dialogs to be used, the APTRA Promote SST RTL product must be
installed to enable APTRA Promote functionality.

Advance NDC 3.02
Advance NDC 3.02 B
Advance NDC supports the following devices and features:
Devices and Features B
● RS232 and universal serial bus (USB) barcode readers, enabling
the SST to read barcodes on items such as cheques and bills
● Up to seven cassette types, providing flexibility in the number of
currencies or note values that can be dispensed
● Capability to dispense up to 50 notes for a transaction on a
standard (that is, a bunch type) dispenser
● On Personas M Series 76 and 86, coin dispensers with up to
eight coin hoppers
● Cheque processing module (CPM) support through CEN XFS 3
● Up to 46655 state numbers using alphanumeric data
● Cash in and cash out capability for a global bill recycling unit
(GBRU) on NCR SSTs
● Configurable masking of track 2 data when it is sent to the
journal or electronic journal (EJ)
● Configurable journal levels to assist with note reconciliation by
setting the amount of transaction information to be sent to the
journal or EJ.
Printing B
● On USB receipt and journal printers, the following are
supported:
— Linear barcode print;
— Receipt retract
— User‐defined character sets
— Resolution of 203 dots per inch
● On statement printers, support for XFS forms
Electronic Journal B
● EJ backup using third‐party management tools
● Multiple EJ backup options including automated initialisation,
and backup on demand
● Configurable EJ file size
● EJ file management (checksum, compression and password)

Advance NDC 3.02
Remote Key Management B
Remote key management (RKM) has been enhanced to support the
following on the Encrypting PIN Pad (EPP):
● Loading of new NCR Sub Public Key to support international
security, also known as DAPI‐7
● Deletion of loaded keys
● Facility to obtain the capabilities and status of the encryptor
Error Recovery B
For device faults that do not require user intervention, Advance
NDC can now automatically control the clearing of such faults.
Advance NDC supports the following features to assist in
Troubleshooting B
troubleshooting:
● Support for the trace‐on and trace‐off Supervisor functions.
● Custdat.exe, a utility to import or export downloaded
customisation data for the purposes of investigation or use in a
test environment
● Silent Debug, an application for capturing trace information on
live SSTs. The trace logs can be used for investigating problems
reported by customers.
● DebugLog, an application used in the test environment to
examine trace information. DebugLog was available with
previous releases of Advance NDC but was not supported.
Advance NDC supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 for compiling,
Compiler Change B
instead of Visual Studio 6.

Advance NDC 3.01
Advance NDC 3.01 B
provided in release 3.01 of Advance NDC.
The following new device support and features were introduced:
Device Support B
● Dual cash handlers, providing a second cash handler and
configuration of multiple currencies
● Supervisor transactions without using a card
The following support and features for communications were
introduced:
● For TCP/IP, new menu options to display and print TCP/IP
settings
● For dialup, entry of alphanumeric configuration values
The following support and features for the EJ were introduced:
Electronic Journal B
● Enhanced EJ backup, for multiple EJ backup files
● Multiple destinations for the EJ, for backing up or copying the EJ
to any recognised destination, such as a network drive or
removable storage media.
The following additional functionality was introduced:
Additional Functionality B
● For Supervisor settlement transactions, facility to customise all
transaction prompts
● For the statement printer, control of the number of lines printed
before a cut
● Support for Web exits, enabling screen display and interaction
with the consumer outside the Advance NDC application
● Support for local customisation data, to override information in
the host download
● For the Global Bunch Note Acceptor (GBNA) and the Global Bill
Recycling Unit (GBRU):
— Configuration and currency reporting through Supervisor
menu options
— Dynamic cassette configuration
— Optional extended message format

Advance NDC 3.00
Advance NDC 3.00 B
The following new device support and features were introduced:
Device Support B
● Multi‐vendor support for SSTs, allowing Advance NDC to be
implemented on other vendors’ SSTs complying with the
CEN‐XFS standard (release 3).
● Secure key entry, allowing manual entry of secure keys
● Remote key management, providing the ability to load master
encryption keys from a remote location
● Full smart card support (dip and smart hardware (DASH) card
readers for EMV)
● Except for the CPM, access to devices through CEN XFS
● UPS support when mains power is lost.
● Support for printing a coupon attached to a receipt, in APTRA
Promote.
The following support and features for communications were
introduced:
● Dialup communications using the CCM VISA2 component, with
an additional menu in Supervisor to configure most of the
dialup parameters
● SNMP traps over TCP/IP to inform the SNMP management
application of changes in SST service mode and to send regular
signals to indicate that the application is still running
The following additional functionality was introduced:
Additional Functionality B
● For track 2 printing, an enhanced configuration parameter
setting to enable the first 22 characters of track 2 to be printed to
the journal or the EJ
● For the BNA, options to switch on cash retract functionality,
report retract operations, enable beeping when retract is turned
off and configure additional reporting options
● For Supervisor settlement transactions, facility to customise
some of the prompts
● At Start of Day, Advance NDC version number printed
● With an EPP encryptor, rear settlement PIN entry supported
● For the BNA and GBxx devices, display of the total number of
notes entered.

Glossary
Glossary 0
ActiveX ActiveX is the product of two Microsoft technologies called
A OLE and COM.
Advance NDC Advance NCR Direct Connect. A self‐service
application for the operation and maintenance of SSTs in a
multi‐vendor environment. Advance NDC runs on Windows XP
and supports the same message format as NDC+. See also NDC and
NDC+.
Aggregate A grouping of components or aggregates or both. An
aggregate can contain other aggregates. The Advance NDC package
consists of a single aggregate and optionally installable aggregates
and components.
Aggregate Builder A tool that can be used to create, repackage or
customise an aggregate.
API Application Programming Interface.
Application An authored application is a collection of Workers that
can be built to create an executable (see Self‐Service Application).
Application Core In Advance NDC, the Application Core is the
authored application that performs the SST mode handling,
message processing and supervisor functions.
APTRA Author A tool that allows you to design, develop or modify a
self‐service application, through a graphical user interface.
APTRA XFS A 32‐bit open software platform supplied by NCR for
use on NCR SSTs.
Assembly All of the files that comprise a .NET application,
including the resource, security management, versioning, sharing,
deployment information, and the executed code. An assembly may
appear as a single DLL or EXE file, or as multople files, and is
roughly the equivalent of a COM module.
Author Environment Software from NCR to develop, build and test a
self‐service application.
Authoring Components An authoring component is the smallest
manageable unit in the Author. Examples of authoring components
are Workers, Applications and Catalogs.
BNA Bunch Note Acceptor.
B
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BOP Basic Operator Panel. Not supported by Advance NDC. See
EOP.
Catalog A Catalog is a component which allows you to organise all
C your other Authoring components into manageable groups.
CCM Communications Connection Management.
CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for
Standardization). Responsible for the XFS interface specification.
COM Component Object Model. An open architecture for
cross‐platform development of client/server applications based on
object‐oriented technology. Clients have access to an object through
interfaces implemented on the object (access to Methods, Properties
and Events).
Component A single piece of software which might be able to run on
its own, but which usually requires other components. A
component can be imported into the Aggregate Builder for
inclusion in an installable aggregate.
See also Authoring Components.
Component Builder A tool used to build components that are
compatible with the Aggregate Builder.
CPM Cheque Processing Module.
Customisation Layer In Advance NDC, the Customisation Layer is
the authored application that performs the ‘In Service’ activities
associated with the cardholder.
DES Data Encryption Scheme. See also Triple DES encryption.
D
ECB 6 European Clearing Bank Article 6
E
EMV Europay Mastercard VISA consortium, responsible for the
smart card authentication method.
EOP Enhanced Operator Panel.
EPP Encrypting PIN Pad. Combined encryptor and PIN Pad
providing enhanced security.
Exits The general term covering user‐defined States, Supervisor
features, Virtual Controllers and special synchronisation routines
called Hooks.
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FDK Function Display Key. These keys are located on each side of
F the facia screen and enable various options to be chosen. Some
screens have touch screen areas which emulate FDK functions.
GBNA Global Bunch Note Acceptor
G
GBRU Global Bill Recycling Unit
GBxx Short form for GBNA and GBRU
GUI Graphical User Interface.
HICS Hardware Independent Channel Services.
H
HiBAPE High Integration ‐ Basic Alphanumeric PINpad and
Encryptor. A variant of the BAPE combined PINpad and encryptor.
Supports single length DES encryption with various local and
remote PIN verification schemes.
IUI Initial Unattended Installation.
I
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Hardware interface
M specifications and software protocols which define how musical
instruments communicate with computer hardware and software.
MSSA Mini Self‐Service Assistant. Short‐cut on the front interface to
vendor‐dependent mode while in Supervisor.
Multi-vendor application An Advance NDC application that runs on
both NCR’s and other vendors’ SSTs.
NDC NCR Direct Connect. An NCR application that works in
N conjunction with a host or switch application to perform self‐service
transactions.
NDC+ NCR Direct Connect Plus. A development of NDC designed
for NCR SSTs on the OS/2 platform.
OLE Object Linking and Embedding. An architecture for enabling
O one application to insert and access objects created in other
applications.
PA-DSS Payment Application Data Security Standard.
P
PCCM Personal Computer Communications Module. The hardware
that a protocol will be run on. An NCR proprietary network card.
PCI DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

Glossary
PDF Portable Document Format. The Adobe file format for
documents viewable in Acrobat Reader.
Project An APTRA Author project is a collection of Authoring
components.
Self-Service Application The application that runs on an SST and

S processes all the necessary transactions.
Solidcore for APTRA A third party application, deployed by NCR,
that can be used to lock down (solidify) system software on a fixed
disk to ensure unauthorised code is not executed. It also protects the
system from unauthorised changes.
SSL Secure Sockets Layer
SST Self‐Service Terminal.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. TCP/IP is
T the suite of network protocols used for all Internet traffic.
TCPIP A CCM software component that supports TCP/IP
connections on SSTs.
Test Application An application running on a development PC is
called a test application.
TIFF Tagged Interface File Format.
Triple DES encryption DES encryption performed three times
successively, for greater security.
User A developer using the APTRA Author with a personal user
U ID. A user can create and own components in the Author.
UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply
Virtual Controller (or intercept routine). A routine defined and

V programmed by the user which can intercept and respond to
messages.
VISAII A message format used by financial transaction processing
systems.
VISA2 A CCM software component that supports the VISAII
message format on SSTs.
WAVE WAVE or .WAV (Waveform Audio). A standard Windows
W based sound format.

Glossary
Windows XP Microsoft Windows eXPerience Professional operating
system.
Worker The graphical building blocks or components in a
self‐service application developed using the APTRA Author.
XFS Extensions for Financial Services
X

Glossary

Index
Index 0
.NET CCM TCPIP 4‐8
Symbols .NET CCM TCPIP Support Task 4‐8
.NET ImageMark Deposit Recorder 4‐7
.NET Runtime 4‐7
Numerics
ActiveX 1‐4
A ActiveXFS Controls 4‐8
Advance NDC 4‐9
Advance NDC component 4‐9
architecture 1‐16
Supervisor 1‐18
benefits 1‐4
comparing with NDC+ 3‐3
enhancing 1‐19
documentation A‐2
features compared with NDC+ 3‐4
migrating from NDC+ 3‐8
product information 1‐2
what is Advance NDC? 1‐2
host application 1‐3
SST operation 1‐2
tools 4‐9
upgrading from a previous release 2‐3
Advance NDC package contents 4‐2
building your own aggregate 4‐4
installing the aggregate 4‐2
Aggregate Builder Tool 4‐6
Aggregate Installer 4‐6
Alphanumeric state numbers B‐5
Analysis component of Problem Determination 4‐9
APTRA Author documentation A‐3
APTRA Simulator
XFS Simulator for APTRA help documentation A‐6
APTRA XFS 1‐2
APTRA XFS benefits 1‐16
Authoring environment benefits 1‐5
Barcode reader B‐5
B Benefits of Advance NDC 1‐4
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authoring environment 1‐5
for NDC+ users 1‐5
Building your own aggregate 4‐4
Bunch Cheque Acceptor 1‐6
Bus adapter mouse 1‐13
Cash In Component 1‐7
C Cassette types B‐5
CCM PCCM 4‐7
CCM VISA2 4‐7
CCM VISA2 dialup diagnostics 4‐7
CEN‐XFS
documentation A‐7
interface 4‐8
C‐Exits 2‐3
Cheque processing module B‐5
Coin dispensers B‐5
Communication protocols 4‐7
Communications 1‐8
Comparing Advance NDC with NDC+ 3‐3
environments 3‐3
features in NDC+ and Advance NDC 3‐4
Compatibility with Advance NDC 2.x 2‐2
Compatibility with previous releases of Advance NDC 2‐2
configuration options 2‐2
device access 2‐2
fault display 2‐2
state tables 2‐2
Component overviews 4‐5
.NET Assemblies for Advance NDC 4‐7
.NET Runtime 4‐7
ActiveXFS controls 4‐8
Advance NDC 4‐9
Advance NDC Tools 4‐9
Aggregate Builder Tool 4‐6
installing an aggregate 4‐6
CCM PCCM 4‐7
CCM VISA2 4‐7
Display Manager 4‐10
Exception Handling 4‐8
overview 4‐1
Presentation Client for APTRA Advance NDC and Dialogs 4‐10
Problem Determination Analysis 4‐9
Problem Determination Collection 4‐8
Resource Manager 4‐6
Security 4‐12
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SNMP Agent for APTRA 4‐12
Configuration options 2‐2
CPM 1‐8
Customisation 1‐3
enhancing 1‐19
Customised applications 2‐3
Customising Advance NDC 1‐19
Data Manipulation component 4‐11
D Desktop management interface 4‐12
Development PC 1‐14
Development system 1‐12, 1‐14, 4‐2
Device access 2‐2
Devices and features
new in Advance NDC B‐2
previous releases of Advance NDC B‐5
Dialup Diagnostics 4‐7
Documentation
Advance NDC A‐2
APTRA Author A‐3
CEN‐XFS A‐7
NDC+ A‐5
other A‐6
DVD‐ROM Functionality 1‐6
ECB 6 Database Support 4‐10
E EJ features B‐5
Enhancing Advance NDC 1‐19
customising Advance NDC 1‐19
enhancing the Application Core and Supervisor 1‐19
extending the NDC Message Interface 1‐20
enhancing the Customisation Layer 1‐19
extending an Advance NDC Application 1‐20
Environments 3‐3
Exception handling 4‐8
Exits 1‐5, 3‐4
Express Recovery 1‐8
Features
F compared with NDC+ 3‐4
new and changed 1‐6
Features and devices
new in Advance NDC B‐2
previous releases of Advance NDC B‐5
Features in NDC+ and Advance NDC 3‐4
General trace (gentrace) 4‐9
G Glossary Glossary‐1

Index
Hardware and software requirements 1‐12, 4‐2
H hardware requirements 1‐12
development system (PC) 1‐12
runtime system (SST) 1‐13
operating environment 1‐15
software requirements 1‐13
additional software 1‐14
development system (PC) 1‐14
runtime system (SST) 1‐14
unattended installation 1‐15
Hardware requirements 1‐12
Host application 1‐3
I In‐service activities 1‐18
Installation Directory 1‐8
Installing the Aggregate 4‐2
overview 1‐1
IUI process 4‐5
Message handling 1‐17
M Migrating from NDC+ 3‐8
overview 3‐1
reasons for 3‐2
Migrating to Advance NDC 3‐8
Minimum screen resolution 1‐13
Mode handling 1‐17
Multimedia 1‐4
Multi‐vendor environment 1‐2
NDC+
N comparing with Advance NDC 3‐3
documentation A‐5
Exits 1‐5, 3‐4
migrating to Advance NDC 3‐8
NET Assemblies for Advance NDC 4‐7
NET Bunch Cheque Acceptance Service 4‐7
New features and changes in Advance NDC 1‐6
additional support and features B‐6
electronic journal B‐5
printing B‐5
troubleshooting B‐6
New features and devices in Advance NDC B‐2
New features in previous releases of Advance NDC B‐1
communications B‐8
new device support B‐8

Index
communications B‐7
electronic journal B‐7
new device support B‐7
Out‐of‐service activities 1‐18
O Overview
Advance NDC package overview 4‐1
introducing Advance NDC 1‐1
migrating from NDC+ to Advance NDC 3‐1
new features in previous releases of Advance NDC B‐1
related documentation A‐1
upgrading from earlier versions of Advance NDC 2‐1
Passbook printer, worker classes B‐4
P Platform environment 1‐12
Prerequisite knowledge and training 1‐10
development 1‐10
SST installation and configuration 1‐10
training 1‐10
Printers 1‐7
Problem determination 4‐8
Analysis 4‐9
API 4‐9
Collection 4‐9
running an investigation 4‐9
Reasons for migrating from NDC+ 1‐5
R Reasons for migrating to Advance NDC 3‐2
Related documentation A‐1
Remote Key Management 1‐8
Resource manager 4‐6
Running an investigation 4‐9
Runtime system (SST) 1‐13, 1‐14, 4‐2
Security 4‐12
S Security Standard Compliance 1‐6
Self‐Service Support benefits 1‐16
Simple Network Management Protocol 4‐12
SNMP Agent for APTRA 4‐12
Solidcore for APTRA 1‐12
SST installation and configuration 1‐10
SST operation 1‐2
State numbers B‐5
State tables 2‐2
States and screens 1‐5, 3‐4
Supervisor 1‐18
The Advance NDC package 4‐1
T The benefits of Advance NDC 1‐16

Index
Training 1‐10
Unattended environment 4‐8
U Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 1‐13
Upgrade from earlier releases of Advance NDC 1‐4
Upgrading from earlier releases of Advance NDC
compatibility with previous releases 2‐2
overview 2‐1
upgrading your application 2‐3
customised applications 2‐3
Upgrading from NDC+ 3‐8
Upgrading your application 2‐3
enhanced applications 2‐3
C‐Exits 2‐3
workers 2‐4
User messages and user terminal data 1‐12, 2‐4
VISAII protocol 4‐7
V
Whole Amount Entry 1‐8
W Win32 exception architecture 4‐8
Worker classes 1‐12
passbook printer B‐4
Workers 2‐4
Workers, new and modified 2‐4

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Hardware Minimum Minimum Recommended

Processor Pentium 450 MHz Pentium IV 2.05 GHz

RAM 256 MB 512 MB

Fixed Disk 10 GB or above 15 GB

Diskette Drive 1.44 MB 1.44 MB

Load Devices CD‐ROM drive, CD‐ROM writer or CD‐ROM/WORM drive,

Display SVGA colour monitor* XGA colour monitor (1280 x 1024)

Keyboard PC keyboard PC keyboard

Mouse Microsoft compatible mouse Microsoft compatible mouse

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Motherboard Pele I Pele II

Processor 233 MHz Pentium 850 MHz