ATPCO Ticket Exchange

Sales Data Exchange System Specification and Implementation Guide
Summary of Changes
Additions
(1) Added description of NFP to the Glossary of Terms and references throughout to Neutral Fare
Proration as required.
(2) Wording improvements and clarifications made throughout.
(3) Explanation of transaction addressing for BSP HOT- and ARC CAT-generated transactions.
(4) Added file length for ARC CAT and BSP HOT to Section 4.1.
(5) Data security paragraph added to Section 4.1 to reflect PCI-compliant transmission mechanisms.
(6) Extensive section on responsibility for address labeling added to Section 4.2.
(7) Paragraphs added to Section 4.2 on transmission procedures for BSP HOT and ARC CAT files to
ATPCO.
(8) New Section 4.5 added, showing the procedures for sending and receiving TEST sales data in
regard to the sensitivity of production credit card information.
(9) Section 5.3, ATPCO Value Added Processing, enhanced to show which processes are included
in the service and which are additional subscription products.
(10) New Section 5.4, The Industry Sales Record Process, added.
(11) New Section 5.5, ATPCO Processing and Credit Card Data Security, added.
(12) Clarification added to Section 6.2, Canceled Tickets, that ATPCO attempts to merge sales and
cancels in the ISR process.
(13) New Section 8.8, ISR ARC Data Exception Logic, added.
(14) New Section 8.11, Structured Fare Calculation Records, added.
(15) New Section 8.12, Reporting Standards for Ticketing Fees, added.
(16) Elements NTFA and REMT added to Section 9.2, Net Remit Data Removal.
(17) New Section 9.17, Data Security Including Credit Card Data Masking, added.
iv November 2007