Looking up a location


To identify the area from which you want to obtain per diem rates, you can enter a location. When you click Look Up to look up a location code from a pre-authorization request or expense report, the screen shown below appears.

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  1. Instructions icon New!

To view on-screen instructions for looking up a location, you can either click the Instructions icon to open a popup window, or hover your cursor over it to view the tool tip. Other screens that require extensive on-screen instructions also use this icon.

  1. Search criteria

Your choices for search criteria are: location code; city or county (enter one or the other, not both); state; country.

You can enter partial information in a search field, such as 1 to retrieve all codes that begin with the number 1. You can leave all search fields blank to retrieve all of your company's location codes.

  1. Search

Click Search to retrieve location code records that match the criteria you entered.

  1. Select

When you find the location code that you are looking for, click Select to the left of it. The Edit Pre-Authorization Request or Edit Expense Report screen reappears with the location code that you selected added to the field.

  1. Per diem button

 

If you wish to review per diem rates for the location code before adding it to the request or report, click per_diem_button.gif to the far right of the line.

The Per Diem Rate screen appears with per diem rate details for the location: season begin and end dates, maximum lodging, maximum M&IE (meals and incidental expenses), breakfast, lunch, dinner, and incidentals. If the location has different per diem rates for different begin/end dates, then you can see all rates listed.

  1. Cancel

To exit the screen without adding a location code to your request or report, click Cancel.