Setup the recurring expense Profile
Expand Data Piping
Click on All Profile Task
Click on Add
Give your profile a:
Name: Give a name to your profile that will help whoever is running it be able to tell what the profile actually does
Profile Type: Click on the profile type for Created Expense Recurring Reports
Description: optional
Click Save
Click on the Parameters tab (These parameters is not needed for Credit Card Recurring Charges, just select anything if you are only using Credit Card Recurring Charges)
Report Type ID* - Type the Report Type ID that is already set up where the recurring expense will apply.
Report Title* - Type in the title of the report
Payment Type ID* - Type in the Payment Type ID
Monthly Period Option*
a. Previous month - Select this option if you would like the expense report to be created for the previous month
b. Current Month - Select this option if you would like the expense report to be created for the current month
c. Next month - Select this option if you would like the expense report to be created for the next month
Report Status*
a. Draft - For expense reports not yet submitted for approval
b. Released - For expense reports that have already been approved
Expense Code - Enter the code for the recurring expense that has been created
Level1 Code - Enter the Level1 code for the recurring expense that has been created if applicable
Level2 Code - Enter the Level2 code for the recurring expense that has been created if applicable
Level3 Code - Enter the Level3 code for the recurring expense that has been created if applicable
Level4 Code - Enter the Level1 code for the recurring expense that has been created if applicable
Email Option*
a. Email the user - Select this option if you would like the user to be sent an email indicating an expense report has been created
b. Email the user and include a PDF report - Select this option if you would like the user to be sent an email indicating that an expense report has been created along with the PDF of the report
c. No email - Select this option if you don’t want an email to be sent to the user
Email Subject - If you would like the email to have a subject type add it here
Email Message - If you would like the email to have a message add it here
7. Click Save
Schedule the Profile
Click on the Job Schedule tab (this tab allows you to schedule profiles to run automatically)
Enter the:
Interval: This is the kind of interval that the profile will run in (example: Daily, 1 Hour, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, no schedule)
Start: This is the date and time that this profile will start running if scheduled
Skip Job Schedule: This is used to skip the scheduled job
Time Format: This is the time that this profile will run (AM/PM)
Data Keep Days: This is how many days the system will keep a log of this profile running after it runs.
Notifyee: This is the e-mail address of the person being sent the e-mail for notifications about this profile (you can click "With Attachments" to include an attachment on the e-mail)
Notify Event: These are the events that the Notifyee will get the notifications about (example, you can say "On Error", "On Information", "On Warning" and "On Running" to cover all your bases)
Number Format: This is how the numbers will display
Date Format: This is how the date will display
Thread ID: This can be kept as Default
Important Note: If you are planning to implement recurring expenses, make sure you set the expense policy to restrict users from submitting expense reports manually above their allowed monthly limit.