Change Card 

Use

This function enables you to change existing card contracts (cards).

The attributes of a card contract can be divided into three classes:

·        System attribute: A specific basic attribute, such as the product category that is set by Account Management and cannot be changed.

·        Order attributes: These can only be changed by orders, such as card cancellation or card product change.

·        Changeable attributes: These can be changed directly in dialog mode using a Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI) or direct input (DI), if no other restrictions have been specified in the product.

The order attributes and changeable attributes might require release, depending on the system settings in Customizing for Account Management (FS-AM).

Integration

During the processing of changes to cards, the related release object and the different authorization objects control the program flow.

You can find the system settings and other information in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for Account Management (FS-AM) by choosing:

·        Release

¡        Account Management (FS-AM) -> Contract Management -> General Settings -> Release in the Contract

·        Authorization

¡        Account Management (FS-AM) -> Basic Settings -> Authorizations

 

The system generates a work item for the release process if the relevant Customizing settings have been made. For more information, see the Framework for the Principle of Dual Control (CA-GTF-TS-PDC) and SAP Business Workplace sections.

All processing steps that run while cards are changed are independent from the channel if the Business Data Toolset (BDT) is used.

The following channels are generally available for changes to cards. However, their availability is restricted in the case of order-related changes:

·        SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)

·        Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI)

·        Direct Input (DI)

Prerequisites

·        The copy status of the card is not Initial.

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

·        The card has not expired.

·        The card has not been destroyed.

·        The card order has not been terminated.

Activities

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       1.      On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Account Management ®  Card ®  Card Master Data ®  Change Card.

       2.      Select the card type from the list.

       3.      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.

Your business partner has account number 772033, so in the input help you enter account number 0000772033.
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. Changes apply from the date entered here. All values from the contract start date onwards are permitted.
If the field is hidden, the system automatically enters the system date.

       4.      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.

       5.      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.

·        Basic Data 1

·        Basic Data 2

·        Basic Features

·        Contract Relationships

·        Order Data

·        Financial Conditions

·        Administration

·        Settlement

·        Limits

·        Features

·        Events

·        Procedures

·        Information Fields

·        Cancellation

·        Return

·        Correspondence Recipients

·        Follow-up Actions

On every tab page, you can find the card identification data listed below:

- Card type

- Card number

- Suffix

- Card valid-from date

- Card valid-to date

- Contract description

       6.      Choose Change Documents for the Current Cursor Field/Card Change Documents to display all changes previously made to the card. For more information about change documents, see Change Document.

       7.      If you choose Check Card before saving, you can check whether your changes can be saved without errors.

       8.      By choosing Card ® Switch Card, you are taken directly back to the initial screen and can select a different card.

       9.      Once you have entered all changes, choose Save.

For more information about Contract Management, choose Technical Documentation.