It will post automatically. All you do is redeem the reward on the site, and you're all set. It'll post directly to your AA account in something like 4-6 weeks after your flight. It's very easy, and I've never had problems with the miles posting.
Originally Posted by touringuy
Ok, that sounds great, I purchased a flight from AA.com last week and would now like to covert $50 in e-Rewards for 2,500 miles. Once I redeem, how will this award get posted? After completing travel, will it post to my AA account? I'm not really clear on how it would match up with my account or be able to track my flight activity. I figured you had to enter an e-Rewards code on the AA.com screen while booking or something.
Thanks,
Mike