Lock Card - SAP Documentation

Use

You can use this function to lock cards if Posting Lock Management (PLM) is not active.

The lock reason is specified when a lock is set.

A card can be locked, for example, if it has been lost or stolen.

A dispatch lock can be set on the card that is not removed until the customer receives the card.

Integration

The card process Unlock Card allows you to remove the lock from a card. The card then has the status it had before the lock.

If the lock that has been removed is a dispatch lock, the card is given the status Active when the processor sends confirmation

The dispatch lock is set when the ordering file is created, and the card receives the status Locked after ordering, rather than Ordered

Prerequisites

The card product of the card to be locked has the lock card feature permitted, and the feature has not been locked.

In the Interfaces to the Processor section , the card product has process Lock/Unlock Card defined with the output mode Direct .

You can only lock cards with the status Active , Locked , Ordered or Scheduled for Data Transfer.

A canceled card can be locked as long as the cancellation date has not been reached.

The copy status of the card is not Initial .

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Cards that have the copy status Initial and have been renewed, replaced, or reproduced can be locked, provided they have not expired.

The card has not expired.

The card has not been destroyed.

Scope of Functions

If you double-click the Show Valid-On button, the field is displayed on the initial screen.

If you have displayed this field, you must enter a date in it manually. Card locks apply from the date entered here.

If the field is hidden, the system automatically enters the system date.

The Lock Card process is always forwarded to the processoronline, regardless of the output mode set for the card product.

You can find detailed technical information on the status development in Card Management by choosing Setting the Status of a Card

Activities

On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Account Management → Card → Card Master Data → Lock Card

Select the card type from the list.

Enter the card number.

If you do not know the card number, you can search for it using the input help. The system only displays the card numbers that correspond to all your selection criteria.

Note that you must enter a 10-digit account number in the input help.

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Your business partner has account number 772033, so in the selection help you enter account number 0000772033.

Choose the reason for the card lock in the Reason for Card Lock field.

The system automatically enters the data from the selected card in all other fields on the initial screen.

The system proposes today's date in the Card Valid On field, but you can overwrite this if necessary.

Choose Enter .

The system displays the next screen with the different tab pages that are available. These tab pages contain business-related groupings of individual fields. Depending on the card product of the card you have selected, the system displays all or just some of the tab pages listed below.