Special Topic: Expense Report Wizards

Summary

The seven different types of Wizards you may find on an expense report are designed to facilitate the recording of individual expenses on an expense report. Access to this each Wizard depends on how you set up your expense report types. Wizards are highly flexible and user-configurable according to the expense type and expense report type.

Wizards consist of individual pages where you provide information. When you complete one page, select the Next push button to go to next page of questions. Depending on the configuration settings for the expense being recorded, the flow from one Wizard page to the next may differ.

Start the Wizard by either selecting the Add hyperlink to add a new expense or clicking on an existing expense amount to edit/view it.

Whether an existing expense can be edited depends on the status of the expense report and your modification rights. If you are looking at your own expense report, you cannot edit it if any of the following are true:  

If your role allows you to look at another employee's expense report, the rules that determine whether or not you can modify the expense report are the same.  In addition, your functional role must have the appropriate rights.  

New Expenses

To add a new expense, click either the Add hyperlink or the name of the category that was set up for for which you are adding the expense and proceed to the first page of the Wizard.

Editing Existing Expenses

 To edit an existing expense, select the amount in the hyperlink that corresponds to the date of the expense and the category you wish to edit.

If there is more than one expense for that date and category, proceed to the Select Expense screen to select the expense that you wish to edit.

Select Expense

If there is more than one expense for that date and category, proceed to the Select Expense screen to select the expense that you wish to edit. This screen displays a table with information that can help you determine the proper expense.

Based on the configuration of your expense class, the type of change that is made, and the status of the expense report, you may need to enter an explanation for the change and re-sign the expense report. Then it proceeds through the approval process again. These steps are required if any of the following occurs:

Deleting Expenses

When you must delete an expense, select the Amount hyperlink that corresponds to the date of the expense and the category that you wish to delete. You will proceed to the Expense Details screen for that expense. Select the Delete pushbutton.

Based on the configuration of your expense class and the status of the expense report, you may need to enter an explanation when deleting an expense. A confirmation message displays to verify that the expense should be deleted. Once confirmed, the expense will be deleted from the expense report and you will return to the main expense report screen.

Attributes Common to all Wizards

The following list of topics are features common to ALL Expense Wizards.

Select Expense Type

Outstanding Expenses

Taxes

Charge Allocation

Allocation Table

Default Charge Allocation

Charge Allocation Table

Expense Summary

Attributes unique to each Wizard

Car Rental Wizard

Entertainment Wizard

Lodging Wizard

Meals Wizard

Mileage Wizard

Other Wizard

Transportation Wizard