Understanding Expense Transaction Line Default Accounting

Expense transaction lines obtain their initial distribution details from the accounting defaults, which are defined at the header level for expense reports and travel authorizations. When you add an expense transaction line, PeopleSoft Expenses determines the accounting setup for the selected expense type and populates the accounting distribution default lines with:

• The GL business unit from the accounting distribution plan at the expense report header level.

• Project fields at the expense report header level, including the project split percentages.

• Account and, if required, alternate account ChartField information from the expense types table (based on the expense type and billing type combination).

• Other ChartFields from the expense types table, if they exist, or ChartFields from the accounting defaults at the expense report header level.