When you access this page to create an expense item line, the grid is blank. After you provide values for the new expense sheet or use the filter fields to locate an expense sheet that you want to edit, you must click
Add Expense Line. After you import draft expense line items, you can edit draft column values and enter values into blank columns to describe the expense line item.
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Click to access the Column Selector Profiles dialog, where you can select to display/not display columns and then save your selections as a Column Selector profile.
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Expense Type
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This column displays the expense type.
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Date Incurred
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This column displays the date when the expense was incurred.
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Job
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This column displays the name of the job to which the expense is related.
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Job Expense Description
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This column displays the description that was provided at the point of estimating, such as
Flights.
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Claimant's Description
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Enter a more detailed description for the expense, such as
July 28 Flight to New York.
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Qty
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Enter the number of items that the expense line covers. TrafficLIVE multiplies the value of the
Unit Cost column by this number to derive the value of the
Total Cost column.
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Currency
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Select the currency used to incur the expense item from the drop-down that appears when you double-click on this column.
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Unit Cost
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Enter or edit the unit cost of the expense item to reflect the actual amount being recorded or claimed. The estimated unit cost amount that was entered against the job might appear in this column; replace it with the actual unit cost.
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Total Cost
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This column displays the cost that TrafficLIVE derives by multiplying the value of the
Unit Cost column by the value of the
Qty column.
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Tax Type
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Enter a tax type as defined by system options that the TrafficLIVE administrator implements, such as
Tax 5% or
Tax 20%.
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Total Tax
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Enter the total tax amount.
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Exchange Rate
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This column automatically displays the exchange rate that is current on the Internet at the time that you create the expense item line. However, it is expected that you enter the actual exchange rate at which the expense was incurred.
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Total Incurred
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TrafficLIVE determines this value and displays it in this column. This amount is the amount after it is converted back to the base currency using the exchange rate that is displayed in the
Exchange Rate field.
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Expense Notes
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Click
to enter related notes in the Expense Notes dialog. This icon changes color to
to indicate that expense notes exist. Click to view those notes.
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Approver Comments
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For approved expenses, click
to enter related notes in the Approver Comments dialog. This icon changes color to
to indicate that approver comments exist. Click to view those comments.
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Submitter Comments
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Click
to enter related notes in the Submitter Comments dialog. This icon changes color to
to indicate that submitter comments exist. Click to view those comments.
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Total Approved for Repayment
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For approved expenses, this column displays the total amount that is approved for repayment.
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Total Paid
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For paid expenses, this column displays the total that was paid.
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Expense Status
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This column displays the status of the expense line item. To change the status of a selected expense line item, click in this column and choose another status from the drop-down that appears.
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Click near the end of the expense line item row to duplicate this row.
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Click at the end of the expense line item row to delete this row.
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