Starting a Renewal Run 
Use
You can use this report to renew cards that are shortly due to expire. The system uses the selection criteria on the initial screen to select the cards requiring renewal, and then renews them.
If the renewed cards are to be ordered from the processor, an ordering file is generated by a renewal run in batch mode (integrated ordering file).
The ordering file that is generated can be saved locally by the ordering file administration, and forwarded to the processor.
This report uses the parallel processing of mass data and achieves improved performance for renewal.
After execution, the report displays an error log showing any errors that occurred during the creation of the file.
On the selection screen, you can restrict the search to theproduct or card type.
Integration
This report is used to create an ordering file for cards. Data for the renewal card is transferred to the processor using this ordering file.
· Display Application Log for Renewal Run
You can use this report to display the logs for the renewal run. The system uses the application log functions for this.
Prerequisites
The following criteria must be met in order for a card contract to be selected in the renewal run:
· The card to be renewed has the status Active orLocked.
· The card is due for renewal. This means that the selection date added to the lead time for renewal agreed for the product is later than the valid-to date of the card.
· The copy status of the card to be renewed is Initial.
· The Renewal Lock indicator has not been set, and the template card does not have the Renewal Lock feature.
· The card is not in the release process.
If you want to implement your own checks, the Business Add-In (BAdI) BCA_CARD_RENEWAL_01 must be programmed. You are provided with the CARD_DATA_CHECK method to check the card data and the CGPOOL_DATA_CHECK method to check the card pools.
Scope of Functions
The output mode for the renewal run is always taken from the settings for the renewal card. You can find the settings in the Customizing for Account Management (FS-AM) by choosing Product Management ® Product Definition ® Card Products.
You can find detailed technical information on status development in Card Management under Setting the Status of a Card.
The renewal run is usually scheduled in end-of-day processing.
Activities
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1. From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Account Management ® Periodic Tasks ® Communication Processes - Card ® Renewal Run ® Start.
2. In the Job Control group box, you can:
a. Enter an external run ID.
b. Set the simulation indicator. If you set this indicator, the system executes a test run.
3. General Selections: You can make the following restrictions:
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a.
Execution
Date
Specifies the date on which the
calculation is to be made. If you do not enter an execution
date, the system uses the present for the cards to be renewed as the execution
date.
b. Bank Posting Area
c. Product or Card Type
4. On the Technical Parameters tab page in the Parameters for Package Formation group box, you can restrict the details for parallel processing.
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a.
Package Size
Enter the maximum size that a
package should have.
b.
Average package
size
Enter the
maximum unit that the package is to have.
5. In the Logs group box, you can select the number of messages you want to be written in the application log.
6. On the Card tab page, you can make the following restrictions:
a.
Card
Type
The card type can be used to restrict the selection.
b.
Contract
Start Date
Corresponds to the valid-from date of the new card.
c.
Select
Participant Card
If this indicator is set, the card pool that is related to the card product
entered in the General Selections group box is
selected, and all the active participant cards in the card pool are renewed,
regardless of whether they meet the selection criteria.
d.
File
per Sort Key
If this
indicator is set, a file is created for each sort key that has been defined.
The sort key is defined in the CARD method of the BCA_ORDERFILE_FORMAT
BAdI.
e. Choose Execute.