Just noticed the same thing... How do you get these flights posted? when I go to submit it says that I already got credit for that ticket...

Read a few pages back. I don't know if this was a system-wide issue, but many had the same problem.

Any issues using a BXP1 on a reservation with a lap infant on it?

There is no charge for lap infants for domestic flights in any class, so there would not be a charge to upgrade the infant

Will BE allow you to book an upgrade award [obviously with required inventory being open] if you don't have the paper cert in hand, if it's been redeemed and the certificate is in transit?

Thanks!

Based on my recent experiences with a few of these certs, this should be possible. The agent typically asks for the expiration date and for the cert number. You should be able to figure out the expiration date based on the date you ordered/redeemed the cert. As for the cert number, I'm usually at work or otherwise away from home (where the cert is) when calling in to make the request, I tell the agent as such, and I've never encountered any resistance. YMMV though, and if you come across an agent who refuses to apply the cert without you giving him/her the number, you could try HUCA-ing.

Just a quick question about upgrade priority. Where is the upgrade hierarchy does an EXP using a BXP1 cert land? Is it with others using SWUs or does it not matter and ill get upgraded as if I wasn't using anything?

They all have the same priority now - SWU, Miles+Copay, BXP1.

So an EXP with an SWU would not be ahead of or behind an EXP with a BXP1 on the basis of the upgrade instrument being used.

Can BE points be requested on flights booked through AA vacations, chase/Amex/Citi rewards, OTAs, or other third parties?

For Chase/Amex/Citi, etc - yes. As long as the flight is operated by a valid carrier you should get credit. I usually do a flight credit request after the fact but I suppose you could call and add your BE number to the reservation ahead of time.

When your flight is cancelled and you fly on a different carrier instead: can / should you ask Business Extra to post Original Routing Credit ?

You can do anything but I'd wait until you can get it credited on your AA account first before attempting this.

Because of the July Fiasco (where tickets in July were only partially posted), I decided to go back and audit a year's worth of my Business Extra postings. Wow, the discrepancies are huge. I'm gonna send them a spreadsheet of the missing transactions.

These kinds of transactions are always missing:

1. If any segment of your ticket is signed over to another carrier (due to IRROPS), the _entire_ ticket is missing from Business Extra
2. AA Vacations

Also, at first glance, it appears that if you have a schedule change after departure (for example, SDFC on the return trip) then the _entire_ ticket is missing from Business Extra.

I'm glad I did an audit of my past year's activity. 43 segments are missing, which is somewhere around 30 percent of all activity.

This sounds about right for Business Extra

OK, I went back and checked July and it is looking like each of my flights is showing way less points than it should. I sent a letter to business extraa and requested they look at it. Is this all I need to do?