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Corporate Account Reconciliation (CAR) Tool
New Automatic Data Purge
Training Module
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Agenda
New Automatic Data Purge
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Module Objective
Pre Training Quiz
Background
Auto Purge Overview & Timing
Lesson 1:Client Created/Loaded Files
Lesson 2: Email Templates
Lesson 3: Email Schedules
Lesson 4: Cancelled Cards & Inactive Users
Lesson 5: Merchants & Third Party Data
Post Training Quiz
Additional Information
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New Automatic Data Purge
Objective:
By the end of this lesson, you will know the 7 areas affected by the new
Automatic Data Purge in CAR.
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Pre Training Quiz – You will be able to answer these
questions after the training!
What happens to the validation process if you don’t save your old validation files?
a)
Nothing
b)
CAR will delete all of your validation values
c)
All of your accounting elements will no longer be validated
When will your CAR generated files be purged?
a)
After 30 days
b)
After 90 days
c)
After 7 years
d)
All of the above
Will all of my email templates older than 6 months be purged?
a)
Yes
b)
No, only the ones with inactive schedules
c)
Yes, if they are inactive email templates
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Background
In the past, we have had limited manual clean up of data from CAR to free
up space in the database. We have determined that CAR requires more
frequent purging of data to continue to optimize CAR’s operation. In
response to this, we have developed an Automatic Purge task for: aged
transactions, client loaded files, email templates and schedules,
merchants, cancelled cards, inactive users and third party data.
See the following slides for descriptions of what will be purged.
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Auto Purge Overview & Timing
Items to be purged
Purge Timing
Client Created/Loaded Files (any
files that have been imported or
created)
90 days
Inactive Email Templates
6 months
Inactive Email Schedules
90 days
Cancelled Cards
30 days
Inactive Users
15 months
Inactive Merchants
90 days
Third Party Data
15 months
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Lesson 1: Client Created/Loaded Files 1 of 2
All client created or loaded files will be deleted after 90 days, based on the
import date and creation date for CAR generated files.
Step
Task
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Go to: Site Maintenance, Acct Flds,
Validation, “Files” sub tab
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Check for any files you want to save. Files
older than 90 days will be deleted.
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To save a file, highlight the file and click
Export.
4
A window will open, choose a destination,
click save.
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Lesson 1: Client Created/Loaded Files 2 of 2
Check for imported files or CAR generated files in each of the “Files”
sub tabs to determine if there are any files you’d like to save. Follow
the instructions on the previous page to export and save.
1. Site Maintenance, Acct Flds, Validation, “Files” sub tab
2. Site Maintenance, Mapping, Merchant, “Files” sub tab
3. Site Maintenance, Mapping, SICs, “Files” sub tab
4. Site Maintenance, Mapping, Taxes, “Files” sub tab
5. Site Maintenance, Files, “Files” sub tab for all extracts
6. Task Manager, “Files” sub tab
7. Card Maintenance, “Files” sub tab
8. IFB Run Manager, “Files” sub tab
Look up files for CAR, Interface File Builder or Third Party Data and
Configuration Third party data files are exceptions and will not be deleted.
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Lesson 2: Email Templates
Email Templates will be deleted after 6 months based on set up date, only
when it is not actively scheduled
Step
Task
1
Go to: Email Maintenance.
2
Check the “last updated” date for any
templates you want to save that are older
than 6 months.
3
To save a template, highlight the file and
click save. The “last updated” date will
change to the current date, saving for
another 6 months.
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Lesson 3: Email Schedules
Email Schedules marked as inactive, will be deleted after 90 days based on
inactive date, end date of schedule or start date for one time schedules.
Step
Task
1
Go to: Email Maintenance, Schedules
2
Check the “last updated” date for any
schedules you want to save that are older
than 90 days.
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To save a schedule, highlight the file and
click save. The “last updated” date will
change to the current date, saving for
another 90 days.
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Lesson 4: Cancelled Cards & Inactive Users
Cancelled Card Numbers
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Cancelled cards will be deleted 30 days after the last transaction has
been deleted.
Inactive Users
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Inactive users are deleted after 15 months of inactivity
Modifying the profile, or logging in will renew an inactive user
Any user ID which has not logged into CAR won’t be deleted
IDs that are purged can be recreated
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Lesson 5: Merchants & Third Party Data
Inactive Merchants
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Inactive merchants will be deleted 90 days after the last transaction has been
deleted.
Unmatched Third Party Data
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All unmatched third party data will be deleted (including aged) after 15 months,
based on the third party data order month/year.
This task will not delete partially matched third party data.
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Post Training Quiz
What happens to the validation process if you don’t save your old validation files?
a)
Nothing
b)
CAR will delete all of your validation values
c)
All of your accounting elements will no longer be validated
When will your CAR generated files be purged?
a)
After 30 days
b)
After 90 days
c)
After 7 years
d)
All of the above
Will all of my email templates older than 6 months be purged?
a)
Yes
b)
No, only the ones with inactive schedules
c)
Yes, if they are inactive email templates
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Post Training Quiz – Answers!
What happens to the validation process if you don’t save your old validation files?
a)
Nothing. Purging only impacts the files and does not impact validating transactions.
b)
CAR will delete all of your validation values
c)
All of your accounting elements will no longer be validated
When will your CAR generated files be purged?
a)
After 30 days
b)
After 90 days
c)
After 7 years
d)
All of the above
Will all of my email templates older than 6 months be purged?
a)
Yes
b)
No, only the ones with inactive schedules
c)
Yes, if they are inactive email templates
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