Trip Information Section
Only the traveler,
arranger and users in the Tech Admin may change entries in this section.

Trip Overview tab, Trip Information section definition
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Description |
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Trip Type |
Required. The type of trip (in , out of state, international, etc.)
Select the appropriate type from the list.
If the is created
from a or another
Travel Reimbursement, this field will fill in from the other .
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Trip Begin |
Required. The starting date and time for the trip.
Enter the date and time in mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm format, or select it from the
calendar .
If the Travel
Reimbursement is created from a Travel or another Travel
Reimbursement, this field will fill in from the other document.
If the Travel
Reimbursement is created from the Main Menu, the date will be empty.
If you change the
dates and are applying per diems to this trip, you must click either the
button in the
tab or the button in the Expenses tab to
force the system to display the appropriate number of rows (one for each
day of the trip) in the Per Diem
Expenses tab.
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Trip End |
Required. The ending date and time for the trip. Enter
the date and time in mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm format, or select it from the
calendar .
If the Travel
Reimbursement is created from a Travel Authorization or another Travel
Reimbursement, this field will fill in from the other document.
If the Travel
Reimbursement is created from the Main Menu, the date will be empty.
If you change the
dates and are applying per diems to this trip, you must click either the
button in the
Per Diem
Expenses tab or the button in the Expenses tab to
force the system to display the appropriate number of rows (one for each
day of the trip) in the Per Diem
Expenses tab.
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Required. The traveler’s primary destination. Use the
lookup to find the
appropriate destination.
If the Travel
Reimbursement is created from a Travel Authorization or another Travel
Reimbursement, this field will fill in from the other document.
If your
institution has set the OVERRIDE_PRIMARY_DESTINATION_IND to Y, the button will display and you can
use it to manually enter the primary destination.
If your
institution has set the DISPLAY_PER_DIEM__IND parameter to Y, the Per Diem Links
link will display. Click this link to open the Lookup to access URLs
to travel per diem sites.
If you change the
destination and are applying per diems to this trip, you must click either
the button in the
Per Diem
Expenses tab or the button in the Expenses tab to
force the system to display the appropriate amounts in the Per Diem
Expenses tab.
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Primary Destination – /State |
Display only, unless you have clicked . The country or state of the primary
destination. Required if editable.
If your
institution has set the OVERRIDE_PRIMARY_DESTINATION_IND parameter to Y,
the button will
display and you can use it to manually enter the primary
destination.
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Primary Destination – County |
Display only, unless you have clicked . The county of the primary
destination when one exists. Optional if editable.
If your
institution has set the OVERRIDE_PRIMARY_DESTINATION_IND parameter to Y,
the button will
display and you can use it to manually enter the primary
destination.
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Business Purpose |
Required. The purpose of the trip. |
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Delinquent |
Displays only for the Travel Manager if the Trip is
delinquent. The trip is delinquent when the system date is greater than
the trip plus the lowest value in
NUMBER_OF_DAYS_DELINQUENT parameter..
If this box
was checked on the Travel Authorization it will be checked on the Travel
Reimbursement. If it has been checked on the Travel Authorization, the
Travel Reimbursement can be submitted if the number of days delinquent
would enforce a hard stop. If this box is not checked, the system will
enforce a hard stop and the will need to
contact the Travel Manager to request an exception.
The parameter
NUMBER_OF_DAYS_DELINQUENT can also control Travel Reimbursement
initiation, if the number of days delinquent is associated with a W
(Warning) then the Travel Reimbursement can be without Travel Manager
intervention, however, the Travel Reimbursement will route to Special
Request Approval prior to the . If the days delinquent
is associated with an S (Stop), the Travel Reimbursement cannot be
initiated until the Travel Manager marks the Delinquent TR Exception on
the .
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Indicates whether this reimbursement is the final
reimbursement for the trip. Check the box to indicate that this is the
final reimbursement. When checked a Travel Authorization will be created after the TR is fully
approved.
This box is
checkable by the Initiator and the Travel Manager.
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More:
Travel Advances Tab