How to capture Non Travel Expenses in Travel Management

Question

Hi,
My client have a requirement wherein we have to capture non travel expenses petty cash like team lunch , client entertainment expenses , telephone bills etc which are not associated with a travel request .
I have read in IMG, sap says we can capture non travel expenses also. Here is the path for same
IMG >>Financial Accounting >> Travel management >>Travel Expenses >>Dialog and Travel expenses control >>Dialog control >> Restrict Travel Expense Types for Trip Schemas
How we can achieve same. Please suggest.
Regards,
Madhvika

Answer 1

Hi,
FITV_FPM Web dynpro component is the main component where configurations in done for both Travel Expenses and Travel Request.
But when the user is in Create Expense Report, after submit, it wont approve automatically. It will route to the Workflow and then in the final stage only calling the Business Object BUS2089, method APPROVE.
And also as i said, in the Class CL_FITV_POWL_FEEDER_TRIPS, under IF_POWL_FEEDER~GET_ACTIONS, you can find whether it is CREATE_NEW_TRAVEL_REQUEST or CREATE_NEW_EXPENSE_REPORT.
There is already a below coding in the above method. you can use Post-Exit or Pre-Exit enhancement, to do your own validations.
new travel Request
        if lv_request_active = 'X'.
          ls_action-actionid = gc_action_create_tr.
          ls_action-cardinality = 'I'. "single
          ls_action-placementindx = 5.
          ls_action-text = cl_wd_utilities=>get_otr_text_by_alias( 'PTRM_WEB_POWL/CREATE_NEW_TRAVEL_REQUEST' ).
          ls_action-tooltip = ls_action-text.
          if i_type = gc_powltype_trips_tr and l_exit_op is not initial.
            ls_action-add_separator = 'X'.
          endif.
          insert ls_action into table c_action_defs.
          clear ls_action-add_separator.
        endif.
new expense report
        if lv_expense_active = 'X'.
          ls_action-actionid = gc_action_create_exp.
          ls_action-cardinality = 'I'. "single
          ls_action-placementindx = 5.
          ls_action-text = cl_wd_utilities=>get_otr_text_by_alias( 'PTRM_WEB_POWL/CREATE_NEW_EXPENSE_REPORT' ).
          ls_action-tooltip = ls_action-text.
          if i_type = gc_powltype_trips_exp and l_exit_op is not initial.
            ls_action-add_separator = 'X'.
          endif.
          insert ls_action into table c_action_defs.
          clear ls_action-add_separator.
        endif.
Regards,
Ani