Setting Up Expense Type Categories

This topic discusses how to set up expense type categories.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Setting Up Expense Type Categories

EX_TYPE_CATEGORY

Create an expense type category to collect and classify expense types.

The data that is entered using these pages can also be loaded as an Application Data Set (ADS). For more information about ADS, see Migrating Data Using Application Data Sets

Use the Expense Type Category page (EX_TYPE_CATEGORY) to create an expense type category to collect and classify expense types.

Navigation:

Set Up Financials/Supply Chain > Product Related > Expenses > Purchase > Expense Type Category

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Expense Type Category. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

 Expense Type Category

Expense type categories are used when creating expense reports and help the user find an expense type faster, but selecting the category first and then the type.

Field or Control

Description

Expense Type

Select an expense type that you want to add to the Expense Type Category.

Description

Displays the description of the expense type.

Note: An expense type can be added to multiple expense type categories. In addition, you can create an expense type category with no expense types.