Effective October 2009, the U.S. Government changed the names of locations contained in the Per Diem files, which Deltek Expense uses to determine meal and lodging rates by location.
To continue using these files, you should do the following:
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Download the updated files (CONUS or OCONUS) from the DOD Web site, available from http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/perdiem/perdiemrates.html.
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In Time & Expense with ESS, update the per diem schedule and import the new files. For more on how to update per diem schedules, see Concept Topic:
Update Per Diem Schedules.
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Terminate the old locations that no longer match the new locations. To do this en mass, select the check box in the top-left corner of the results screen and then click Terminate Location.
Note: The DOD site also began offering alternative ASCII files, referred to as "Expanded Locations," which contain per diem locations for every state, county, and major city. Due to the increased file size, the expanded files were not initially supported by Deltek Expense. As of mid-April 2010, these larger files will be supported by Time & Expense with ESS version 8.1.2 or higher.