Use card maintenance to activate new cards that are in blocked status. You can update a single card or multiple.
1. Access the Card Maintenance page from the iConnectData (ICD) menu bar (Manage > Card Maintenance).
![Manage Card Maintenance Manage Card Maintenance](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/ManageCardMaintenance.png)
2. Enter a search term for the card(s) you need to activate. Then, click the search icon.
![Search for Card Card Maintenance Search for Card > Card Maintenance](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/Search_for_Card_Card_Maintenance-1.png)
3. Select the card(s) from the list you want to activate. Or click Select All to select all cards in the list.
![Select Card from Search Select Card from Search](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/Select_Card_from_Search.png)
4. If you selected a single card, click Edit in the card’s Basic Information section.
5. Select Active in the Status drop-down. Then, click Save.
The card is now in active status and can be used by the cardholder.
![Select Active Status Select Active Status](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/Select_Active_Status-1024x576-1.png)
6. If you selected multiple cards from the list, you will see a card image on the right side of the page for each card you selected.
![Multiple Cards Selected Multiple Cards Selected](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/Multiple_Cards_Selected.png)
7. Click Actions and then select Change Card Status from the drop-down.
![Click Actions Drop Down Click Actions Drop Down](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/Click_Actions_Drop_Down.png)
8. Select Active from the Please Select a New Status drop-down. Then, click Submit.
![Change Card Status Active Change Card Status Active](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/Change_Card_Status_Active.png)
9. The cards are now active and can be used by their respective cardholders.
![Multiple Card Update Results Multiple Card Update Results](https://lsphelp.iconnectdata.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2020/03/Multiple_Card_Update_Results-1.png)