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Pre-Travel: Create Spend Authorization in Workday

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1. Search for “Create Spend Authorization” in Workday. Select the Create Spend Authorization task to create a spend authorization for yourself.

Select create spend authorization from the search results.

2. Enter the required Spend Authorization Information

Company: Always WSU
Start Date: Beginning date of travel
End Date: End date of travel
Description: Reason for traveling/destination
Business Purpose: Use the drop-down menu to select purpose (i.e. conference)

Enter the required Spend Authorization Details
Reimbursement Payment Type: Check, Direct Deposit, or Wire
Justification: Use this box if you need to include additional details about your trip

3. Under Spend Authorization Lines select the add button. Then add the estimated cost of any airfare, lodging, meals, mileage, and other travel expenses. You must enter at least one line of expenses into the spend authorization.

*Note: The mileage is based on the main destination. If your travel is out-of-state but you are driving in-state to the airport, you must use out-of-state private auto mileage as the expense item.

Expense item notes:

For lodging and meals always use the per diem option
Do not use “lump sum”
“Z” Coding is used for daily expenses only

4. Submit for review and approval.

5. Once you have returned from your travel, you will create an expense report for reimbursement.