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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Example: Create a Custom Report for Cost-of-Hire Totals

Example: Create a Custom Report for Cost-of-Hire Totals

This example illustrates how to configure a custom report that provides cost-of-hire totals for a job requisition.
You approve the supplier invoice and expense reports associated with your job requisition for a Marketing Director role. You then want to create a custom report to:
  • Compare actual and forecasted spend to adjust totals as needed.
  • Estimate cost averages for the job profile so that you can plan for headcount.
  • Approve supplier invoices and expense reports.
  • Add the relevant security groups on the
    Journal Lines
    report data source.
  • Security:
    Custom Report Creation
    domain in the System functional area.
  1. Access the
    Create Custom Report
    task.
  2. Enter these values:
    Option
    Description
    Report Name
    Spend Totals for Marketing Director Role
    Report Type
    Advanced
    Data Source
    Journal Lines
  3. Click
    OK
    .
  4. On the
    Columns
    tab, select
    Company
    from the
    Field
    prompt.
  5. Add rows with these
    Field
    values:
    • Accounting Date
    • Expense Report
    • Job Requisition
    • Ledger/Budget Debit minus Credit
    • Supplier Invoice Document
  6. On the
    Filter
    tab, add a row in the
    Filter on Instances
    grid and enter these values:
    Option
    Description
    And/Or
    And
    Field
    Job Requisition
    Operator
    in the selection list
    Comparison Type
    Value specified in this filter
    Comparison Value
    Select the job requisition for the Marketing Director role.
  7. Click
    OK
    and
    Run
    .
  8. Specify these values:
    Option
    Description
    Company
    Select the company for which you submitted candidate expenses and recruiter fees.
    Year
    Select the year in which you submitted the candidate expenses and recruiter fees.
  9. Click
    OK
    .