This issue has now been resolved -- please download KVS Tool V8.5.3 and try again.
As noted in the *A section of the KVS Tool User Guide, the [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Method is more authoritative for *A Partner Award Availability.
Thks. Will download the latest.
My experience was the opposite. NH gave better availability. We just came back from an RTW in Business class booked through ANA. The first segment - SEA-FRA, did not appear with AC method, but NH method found it.