Travel Request
The Travel Request provides a general estimate or plan for a trip including anticipated costs to UA.
- The approver receives an email notifying them of a Request pending their approval
- Sign into Concur or click the link provided in the email
- Access pending approvals from either
- My Tasks: Required Approvals on the homepage dashboard or
- The Approval module
- Select "Requests" to access documents pending approval
- Click on the Request Name to open the document
Approve
- Click on the trip name or select 鈥淩equest Header鈥 from the Request Details drop-down menu to view the trip purpose, dates, destination and funding source
- View, edit and allocate the requested expenses and allocations under Expected Expenses
- View additional information provided by the traveler or delegate
- Print/Share: UA-Copy of Request Printed Report 鈥 A summary report of the trip information, requested expenses and accounting information
- Attachments: View Documents 鈥 Documents attached to the Request (Reminder: A business-only cost comparison is required if there is personal time documented in the Request Header)
- Once reviewed, select one of the following actions:
- Approve 鈥 Moves Request to the next step in the Approval Flow. If this is the final approval, Request is either given a status of 鈥淧ending on-line Booking鈥 or 鈥淎pproved.鈥
- Edit Approval Flow or Approve & Forward 鈥 Opens the Approval Flow to add an additional approver. Once added, select Save and then Approve.
- Send Back to Employee 鈥揑f the Request needs corrections or is not approved, this sends it back to the traveler for correction and resubmission. Returning a Request requires a comment which is included in the email notification sent to the traveler and their delegate.
Add an Approver
- Select 鈥淓dit Approval Flow鈥 or 鈥淎pprove & Forward鈥 from the More Actions drop-down menu which opens the Approval Flow
- Select 鈥+ Add Step鈥 in the desired position of the Approval Flow
- Under 鈥淯ser-Added Approver:鈥 search for and select the additional approver
- Added approver now appears in the step after your approval
- Add more approvers by selecting 鈥+ Add Step鈥
- Click 鈥淒elete鈥 to remove an added approver
- Save changes and then Approve