ExpenseLine - Global
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- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
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- Yokohama
- API reference
The ExpenseLine script include is used by various cost management processes and can also be used for generating expense line (fm_expense_line) records from your own server-side scripts.
This script include requires the Cost Management (com.snc.cost_management) plugin.
ExpenseLine - ExpenseLine (GlideRecord source, Number amount, String description)
Constructor for ExpenseLine object.
Name | Type | Description |
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source | GlideRecord | GlideRecord identifying the source of the expense |
amount | Number | Decimal number identifying the amount of the expense |
description | String | (Optional) Description of the expense. |
Type | Description |
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ExpenseLine object | The ExpenseLine object just instantiated. |
Example
ExpenseLine - createExpense()
Creates a new expense line record.
Name | Type | Description |
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None |
Type | Description |
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Boolean | True if the expense line was successfully created. |
Example
ExpenseLine - processCIParents()
Used internally by the createExpense method to process CI relationships when the expense source is a cmdb_ci record.
Name | Type | Description |
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None |
Type | Description |
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void |
ExpenseLine - setCostSource(GlideRecord costSource)
Identifies the source rate card or distribution cost that was the source of expense line generation.
This is not the source (CI, task) of the expense.
Name | Type | Description |
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costSource | GlideRecord | GlideRecord of CI rate card cost, distribution cost, or task rate card. This is generally only used for system-generated expense lines. |
Type | Description |
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void |
ExpenseLine - setDescription(String description)
Defines the description of an expense.
Name | Type | Description |
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description | String | Description of expense. |
Type | Description |
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void |
ExpenseLine - setParent(GlideRecord expense)
Sets the parent field on the expense line.
This is generally only used by the system when generating indirect expenses such as business service aggregated expenses.
Name | Type | Description |
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expense | GlideRecord | Parent expense line record. |
Type | Description |
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void |
ExpenseLine - setRecurring(Boolean recurring)
Flags the expense as recurring by setting the recurring field to true.
Expense lines are set to false by default so there is no need to call setRecurring(false).
Name | Type | Description |
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recurring | Boolean | Set to true to identify expense line as a recurring expense. |
Type | Description |
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void |
ExpenseLine - setSummaryType(String summaryType)
Sets a value for the expense line summary_type field.
Name | Type | Description |
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summaryType | String | Typically you would set this to a value already specified in the expense line summary type field choice list. |
Type | Description |
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void |
Example
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- ExpenseLine - ExpenseLine (GlideRecord source, Number amount, String description)
- ExpenseLine - createExpense()
- ExpenseLine - processCIParents()
- ExpenseLine - setCostSource(GlideRecord costSource)
- ExpenseLine - setDescription(String description)
- ExpenseLine - setParent(GlideRecord expense)
- ExpenseLine - setRecurring(Boolean recurring)
- ExpenseLine - setSummaryType(String summaryType)