Per Diem

 

The Per Diem document is used to maintain per diem rates for living expenses in different countries and states. Your institution obtains this data by periodically downloading it from the U.S government’s General Services Administration web site.

 

Description: exclaim.gif       While the Create New, Edit and Copy links currently display, this table should not be updated through the UI. It should be used only to query existing rates. If a destination is not listed in this table, the user should use the Destination Not Found button on the Travel Authorization and Travel Reimbursement documents. The create new, edit and copy features will be removed in a future release.

 

Per Diem Lookup definition

Title

Description

Primary Destination

A unique id assigned to the primary destination when the file is loaded. Use the lookup icon to find it.

Effective From Date

The date the rate became effective.

Effective To Date From

The start of a date range for the Effective To date.

Effective To Date To

The end of a date range for the Effective To date.

 

Description: Description: pencil-small.gif        You should use the lookup icon to find the primary destination.

 

After you have selected a primary destination and click the Search button, the system displays a table listing all records that match the criteria specified.

 

Description: Description: pencil-small.gif        The Season Begin Month and Day indicate when a particular rate is effective if there is more than one rate for the primary destination and effective from and to dates.

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Per Diem Meals and Incidentals Breakdown