Select Advanced/Prepaid if you are creating an expense to handle advance or prepaid purchases.
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Advance/Prepaid Expense Type:
- Expand Expense by clicking on the plus signarrow .
- Click Expense Type
- Click on the Add button.
- Fill in the following fields:
- Format Type*: Select Advance/Prepaid
- ID*: Enter an ID for the Expense Type. The maximum length of this field is 20 characters.
- Name*: Enter a name to identify the expense type. The maximum length of this field is 100 characters.
- Description: Enter text to further identify the expense type. This field is limited to 255 characters.
- Format Type*: Select Advance/Prepaid
- Expense Group*: Select the expense group from the drop down associated with the expense type.
- Icon: Select an icon for this expense type
- Restrict Access:
- Yes - If the expense type will be restricted based on OBS or WBS assignment. This can pertain to a specific group or individual.
- No - If the expense type will be available for all.
- Require Notes*:
- No - Notes field on expense type is optional.
- Yes - Notes field on expense type is required before the expense can be saved.
- Allow Modify Description*:
- No - If description field is not needed on the expense type.
- Yes - If description field is needed on expense type and user is able to update the description text. This field is defaulted to the expense type name.
- Description: Enter text to further identify the expense type. This field is limited to 255 characters.
- Click Save.
* Indicates a required field
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Important Note: Advance/Prepaid expense types are not visible to the user to select on their expense reports. They are used for The advance expense type is only available in the following cases:
- Travel Authorization or Cash Advance Requests
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- in the report type setup.
- Advance Setup
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