Add Per Diem Location Dialog Box

Use the Add Per Diem Location dialog box to add a location to the per diem schedule.

For example, you can use this dialog box if you negotiated a special corporate rate with a hotel in a location, and thus do not want to use the government lodging rate.

Location

To display the Add Per Diem Location dialog box, complete the following steps:

  1. From the Expense menu, click Utilities > Per Diem Preprocessor.
  2. On the Per Diem Preprocessor screen, click Add Location.

Contents

Dialog Box Fields

Field Description
Country

In Country, enter a code and name for the country for which you want to add location per diem information. (The name you enter in Description is what appears in lookup lists when employees enter expense reports or expense authorizations.)

This field is available only if Country is selected for the per diem schedule in the Input Requirements group box on the Basic Information tab of the Per Diem Schedules screen.

Note: If you change a country name for one line, it is automatically changed in all preprocessing records and in all actual per diem schedules where it currently exists.
Field Description
State/Province

In State/Province, enter a code and name for the state or province that you want to add location per diem information for. (The name you enter in Description is what appears in lookup lists when employees enter expense reports or expense authorizations.)

This field is available only if State/Province is selected for the per diem schedule in the Input Requirements group box on the Basic Information tab of the Per Diem Schedules screen.

If you change a state/province name for one line, it is automatically changed in all preprocessing records and in all actual per diem schedules where it currently exists.

City

In City, enter a code and name for the city that you want to add location per diem information for. (The name you enter in Description is what appears in lookup lists when employees enter expense reports or expense authorizations.)

This field is available only if City is selected for the per diem schedule in the Input Requirements group box on the Basic Information tab of the Per Diem Schedules screen.

If you change a city name for one line, it is automatically changed in all preprocessing records and in all actual per diem schedules where it currently exists.

County

In County, enter a code and name for the county that you want to add location per diem information for. (The name you enter in Description is what appears in lookup lists when employees enter expense reports or expense authorizations.)

This field is available only if County is selected for the per diem schedule in the Input Requirements group box on the Basic Information tab of the Per Diem Schedules screen.

If you change a county name for one line, it is automatically changed in all preprocessing records and in all actual per diem schedules where it currently exists.

Source

In Source, use the drop-down list to select the source of the per diem information for the line. The valid values are CONUS, OCONUS, and User.

Normally, Source contains User for added lines, but you have the option to indicate that an added line contains CONUS or OCUNUS per diem information.

Location Type

In Location Type, use the drop-down list to select the type of location for which you are entering per diem information. The valid values are Civilian, Military, Both, and User.

Effective Date

In Effective Date, click to select the date the per diem information for the location becomes effective.

Season Start

In Season Start, use the drop-down lists to select the month and day that the season starts.

Certain locations reimburse at a different rate at different times during the year. If the employee travels within the period defined by the season start and season end dates, he will be reimbursed at the different, typically higher, rate.

If a location has different per diem rates for different times of the year, you must add a line for each set of seasonal rates. The seasons for a location in a per diem schedule must cover the entire calendar year without overlapping. If the location for which you are adding per diem information does not have different rates based on season, set Season Start to 01/01 and Season End to 12/31.

Season End

In Season End, use the drop-down lists to select the month and day that the season ends.

Certain locations reimburse at a different rate at different times during the year. If the employee travels within the period defined by the season start and season end dates, he will be reimbursed at the different, typically higher, rate.

If a location has different per diem rates for different times of the year, you must add a line for each set of seasonal rates. The seasons for a location in a per diem schedule must cover the entire calendar year without overlapping. If the location for which you are adding per diem information does not have different rates based on season, set Season Start to 01/01 and Season End to 12/31.

Lodging

In Lodging, enter the lodging per diem amount for the location. Enter this amount in the system's base currency.

Total M&IE

In Total M&IE, use the drop-down list to select the total meals and incidental expense (M&IE) amount and source.

CONUS and OCONUS have separate listings because the individual meals are broken out differently.

Termination Date

Normally, you will leave Termination Date blank when you are adding a line. However, if you know the date after which the per diem information for the location will no longer be in effect, use the Calendar Lookup for Termination Date to select that date.

After the termination date, employees filling out expense reports or expense authorizations can no longer select the location when entering per diem information.

OK

Click OK to add the location per diem information to the table.