Pre-approved expenditures include the following items:
timecards
usage logs
miscellaneous transactions
burden transactions
inventory transactions
work in process transactions
These entries are generally completed on paper and approved by a supervisor, then entered into Oracle Projects.
Note: Transactions with an expenditure type class of Work in Process or Inventory are usually imported from a manufacturing system. Related burden transactions are usually generated and imported via Transaction Import.
You enter pre-approved expenditures into Oracle Projects window in a batch, submit them for review, and then release them for cost distribution.
The following illustration shows the steps for entering pre-approved expenditures into Oracle Projects.