Star Alliance Miles n' Cash Flights

Hello again,
Sort of related to my Air New Zealand post, this one. In short, if paying via miles n' cash for a Star Alliance business-class flight would the ticket be valid for miles? i.e. Would it be like a Virgin miles upgrade, where you accrue status/miles at the original booking class or is it simply seen as a "reward fare".
Cheers,
Darryl
Sort of related to my Air New Zealand post, this one. In short, if paying via miles n' cash for a Star Alliance business-class flight would the ticket be valid for miles? i.e. Would it be like a Virgin miles upgrade, where you accrue status/miles at the original booking class or is it simply seen as a "reward fare".
Cheers,
Darryl