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Select Meals Per Diem Only if you are creating a per diem expense type that covers only meals.

For these types of expenses, a user simply enters a start date and end date and the totals get calculated based on the meals per diem rate unit.

Meals Per Diem Expense Type:

  1. Expand Expense by clicking on the plus sign.
  2. Click Expense Type
  3. Click on the Add button.
  4. Fill in the following fields:
    1. ID*: Enter an ID for the Expense Type. The maximum length of this field is 20 characters.
    2. Name*: Enter a name to identify the expense type. The maximum length of this field is 100 characters.
    3. Description: Enter text to further identify the expense type. This field is limited to 255 characters.
    4. Format Type*: Select Meals Per Diem Only.
    5. Expense Group*: Select the expense group from the drop down associated with the expense type.
    6. Restrict Access: 
      1. Yes  - If the expense type will be restricted based on OBS or WBS assignment. This can pertain to a specific group or individual.
      2. No  - If the expense type will be available for all. 
    7. Require Notes*:
      1. No - Notes field on expense type is optional.
      2. Yes  - Notes field on expense type is required before the expense can be saved.
    8. Allow Modify Description*:
      1. No - If description field is not needed on the expense type.
      2. 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.
    9. Grid Grouping - Enter a name that will be used as the heading for this expense type when users enter expenses using the Grid Entry view.
    10. City*: (Note: Yes must be selected if: this is a per Diem expense type; if an expense policy rule will be created comparing this expense type to the rates in the per Diem tables; or if VAT taxes may apply to this expense type.):
      1. Yes - If employees must select a city when entering this expense type.
      2. No - If no city field will appear for selection when employees enter this expense type.
    11. Per diem Hours: Only shows up if format type is set to "Meals Per Diem Only"
      1. Yes - When Per diem expense type requires tracking of user actual time out of the office.

      2. No - By default the field will be set to No but keep as No if user does not need to track the actual time out of the office.

        Once the field is selected and saved the value can no longer be updated.

    12. Meals Provided: Enter in a label to be shown to user and also check the box "*Meal Provided" if users will need to inidicate while meals were provided. 
    13. Full Day: Enter in a label to the shown to the user and also check the box "Enable" if the option will be available for users to chose from for Out of Office. This is based on the Allowance Rule setup.
    14. Three Fourths Day: Enter in a label to the shown to the user and also check the box "Enable" if the option will be available for users to chose from for Out of Office. This is based on the Allowance Rule setup.
    15. Half Day: Enter in a label to the shown to the user and also check the box "Enable" if the option will be available for users to chose from for Out of Office. This is based on the Allowance Rule setup.
    16. One Forths Day: Enter in a label to the shown to the user and also check the box "Enable" if the option will be available for users to chose from for Out of Office. This is based on the Allowance Rule setup.
    17. Default First Day*: Select the value defaulted for the first day. For example if the first day gets 50% of the per diem, select the out of office set set up for 50%. This could be the half day option depending on the allowance rule set up.
    18. Default 1 Day*:  Select the value defaulted for the days in between. For example if the second day gets 100% of the per diem, select the out of office set set up for 100%. This could be the full day option depending on the allowance rule set up.
    19. Default Last Day*: Select the value defaulted for the last day. For example if the last day gets 25% of the per diem, select the out of office set set up for 25%. This could be the one forths day option depending on the allowance rule set up.
    20. Recurring Charge*:  
      1. Yes- Date Range - If you want to enable date range copy of the same charge, for example; hotel room for 5 nights.
      2. Yes- Number of Units- If you would like the users to enter a numbr of units, i.e. the number of days instead of a date range
      3. No - If a date range for the expense is not available.
    21. Template Expense Type: This is used for OCR matching. If the receipt can be scanned and recognized as the category selected in this field, it will select the expense type. 
    22. Online Help - connect a website to the application through the help button at the bottom of the screen.
    23. Expense EXPRESS - Select the icon that will be displayed on Expense Express menu.
  5. Click Save to save this Expense Type.

* Indicates a required field


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