Understanding Accounting Parameter Setup

You establish parameters for your general ledger business unit, organizational defaults, user defaults, and expense types using these pages:

Page Name Description

Expenses Definition - Business Unit 1 Page

Set up business unit parameters for PeopleSoft Expenses. Select the journal generator templates to define the rules for accounting entries that form journals for recording expense activity in the general ledger. You can also select employee privilege templates for each transaction type (expense report, travel authorization, or time report) that is used as a default for all employees in the business unit.

Expenses Role Setup Page

Establish roles for employees depending on their positions in the company. Select employee privilege templates for each transaction type (expense report, travel authorization, or time report) that is used as a default for all employees with that role.

Employee Profile - Organizational Data Page

View employee organizational information.

Employee Profile - User Defaults Page

View or modify general default preferences for travel authorizations, cash advances, expense reports, and time reports.