---
title: "Counter Extract & Process (CEP) Rule"
type: OpenSpec
status: Draft
domain: Reward Campaign Management
---

# Counter Extract & Process (CEP) Rule

## Requirement Definition
Extracts values accumulated in a Counter at the end of a defined period and generates a transaction to trigger an Award/Redeem rule based on that accumulated total.

## Process Flow

### Pre-Conditions
- Users must have access rights.
- A Counter tracking the required metric must exist.

## Business Rules

### Data Schema

#### General & Extraction Settings
| Field Name | Description | Logic Type | Constraints / Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rule Type | CEP. | Enum | Required. |
| Counter to Extract | Counter containing the value. | Enum (Lookup) | Required. |
| Bucket to Extract | Current, Previous, Period Before Last. | Enum | Required. |
| Rule type to process | Rule type of the destination rule. | Enum (Lookup) | Required. |
| Transaction Code | TC used to post the extracted transaction. | Enum (Lookup) | Required. |
| -ve Bal. Adjust. TC | TC for negative extracted values. | Enum (Lookup) | Optional. |
| Account with blocked Card | Include or Exclude blocked cards. | Boolean | Conditional (if Acct/Card entity). |
| Run schedule | Day, Month, Annual, N days AOD, Stmt Cycle. | Enum (Lookup) | Required. Defines execution frequency. |

### Execution
- Evaluated by the CEP Batch scheduled at end-of-day.
- The extracted Counter Bucket value becomes the `Amount A` for the destination Rule.
- State of Counter Buckets is updated based on Counter Definition (e.g., closed after extraction) to prevent double-processing.

## Exception Flow
- N/A