2668227 - Unable to Scope Per Diem Rates For Lodging in New Change Project

You create a New Change Project in the Business Configuration work center and want to scope Per Diem Rates for Lodging. When you finalize the New Change project the system does not allow you to do so and instead a pop up window appears telling you that some settings would cause inconsistencies in your Fine Tune settings.

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1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
2. Go to the Implementation Projects sub view.
3. Click New and create a new Change Project.
4. Go to step 3 - Review Questions.
5. Show All Elements.
6. Select Travel and Expenses - Expense and Reimbursement Management.
7. Then select Expense Reporting.
8. Select Group: Per Diem Rates for Lodging.
9. Click Next and put in a title such as Activate Per Diem Rates.
10. Click Finish.
11. A pop up window appears with the following information: 'Check your settings as the selected one would cause inconsistencies in Fine Tuning'.

The system does not give any advise what needs to be changed or done.

Per Diem Rates for Lodging cannot be activated because the Account Determination Group A-7100 - Travel expenses (General) has been deactivated.

Account determination group A-7100 is activated by default in the system hence all postings regarding Per Diem rates for Lodging will be posted to this Account Determination Group.

You need to activate the Account Determination Group A-7100 - Travel and Expenses (General) in the Fine Tuning Activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination again in order to be able to scope the Per Diem Rates for Lodging in the New Change Project.

1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
2. Search for the activity Charts of Accounts, Financial Reporting Structures, Account Determination.
3. Click Change Immediately.
4. Select Edit Account Determination Groups.
5. In the left table navigate to Costs  - Groups for General Expenses.
6. In the list of Groups on the right search for Group A-7100.
7. select the check box Available in Receipt Type configuration.
8. Save your changes.

You should now be able to create a New Change Project and scope Per Diem Rates for Lodging without any error.

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