A project expense line is cost associated with a specific source, such as a user,
fixed asset, or a CI. Expense lines are part of project cost plans.
Role required: it_project_manager
Application required: Project Portfolio Management
with Financials
Only processed expense lines are considered for projects, project tasks, and
demands. You can create multiple expense lines for a project or demand.
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Open the project form.
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In the related links, click Cost Plans.
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Right-click on a cost plan.
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Click Create Expense Line.
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Fill out the expense line form (see table).
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Click Submit.
Table 1. Expense line form fields
Field |
Description |
Number |
Auto generated number. |
Amount |
Select a currency type and enter the expense
cost. |
Date |
Date of the expense generated. |
Process date |
Date on which the expense line was processed. |
Source ID |
Record that generated the associated cost. |
State |
State of the expense line. The state can be Pending
or Processed. The cost roll-up happens only if the
expense line is processed. |
Cost plan |
Name of the cost plan against which you want to
create the expense line. |
Summary type |
Select the category you want to group the expense
under. |
Cost type |
Select the cost type. |
Expense type |
Select Capex for a capital
expense or Opex for an operating
expense. |
Short description |
Enter a short description of the expense
type. |
Sources |
Select the records for the sources of the expense
line. These sources include:
- Assets
- Fixed assets
- Contracts
- Users
- Configuration items
- Tasks
- Cost centers
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Once the expense line is processed, the actual amount incurred becomes part of the
cost plan.The actual amount spent is recorded against the project cost plan under the
appropriate expense type: Capex or
Opex. Not providing a cost plan reference when creating
an expense line, the actual cost is recorded at the project level in the cost plan
related list.