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A Purchase Expense request reports what a purchase actually cost after an approved Purchase Authorization. Any advance payment is subtracted to calculate your reimbursement. After you submit it, the request follows the configured approval workflow before being approved, rejected, or returned for revision.

Create a Purchase Expense Request

Prerequisites

Before submitting a Purchase Expense request:
  • You must have an active employee account.
  • You must have an approved Purchase Authorization request.
  • Have your receipts ready.
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Navigate to Requests Module.

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Click Add Request.

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Select Purchase Expense as the request type.

RQ PE Type
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Complete the required information.

RQ PE Form 1

Request Information

RQ PE Form 2

Purchase Expense

Selecting a Purchase Request fills in the charge code and the items from the authorization. Update the items to match what you actually paid.
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Click Add to send the request for approval.

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After a Purchase Expense is approved, the journal entry must be created and posted separately through Accounting > Transaction > Journal Entry.

Review a Purchase Expense Request

To review a submitted Purchase Expense request and approve, reject, or discard it, see Accounting > Request.

Manage the Purchase Expense Business Process

To manage the workflow for Purchase Expense requests, see Admin > Business Processes > Business Processes Overview.