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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Track Expense for a Cost Center or Region

Track Expense for a Cost Center or Region

You can analyze all spend and expenses in a cost center or region for a specified date range.
  1. From the related actions menu of a cost center or region, select
    Worker Spend > View
    .
  2. (Optional) Select
    Include Subordinate Organizations
    .
  3. Enter the date range to view spend.
  4. Review the
    Worker Spend by Workers Assigned to Organization
    box to analyze the total spend from transactions originating from workers:
    Field
    Description
    Calculation
    Total Spend
    The total spend for:
    • Approved expense reports
    • Purchase orders
    • Supplier invoices
    • Procurement card transaction verifications
    Sums the
    Extended Amount
    value on
    Approved
    :
    • Expense report lines that are for workers and contingent workers managed by workers in the organization.
    • Purchase order lines and
      Issued
      but noninvoiced purchase order lines sourced from requisitions in which workers in the organization or contingent workers managed by workers in the organization are the requester.
    • Supplier invoice lines sourced from a purchase order line that sourced from requisitions in which workers in the organization or contingent workers managed by workers in the organization are the requester.
    • Procurement card transaction verification totals.
    Contingent Worker Timesheet Total
    The total spend for approved timesheets logged by or on behalf of contingent workers.
    Sums the total amount on
    Approved
    timesheet (receipt) lines that are for a contingent worker.
    Total Worker Burden
    The total spend burden of workers and contingent workers. Spend data for workers includes payroll, compensation, taxes, and benefits. Spend data for contingent workers includes timesheets only.
    Sums the:
    • Gross amount, employer paid taxes, and employer paid benefits on completed payroll results for a worker who is in the organization.
    • Total amount on
      Approved
      timesheet (receipt) lines for a contingent worker.
    Total Business Assets
    The total spend on business assets for workers.
    Sums the unit cost (purchase amount) of business assets assigned to workers.
  5. Review the
    Worker Spend Tagged with Organization
    box to analyze the total spend from transactions that have the specified organization as a worktag:
    Field
    Description
    Calculation
    Total Spend
    The total spend for:
    • Approved expense reports.
    • Purchase orders.
    • Supplier invoices.
    • Procurement card transaction verifications.
    Includes transactions entered for the company regardless of the creator. Includes both purchase order and nonpurchase order lines.
    Sums the
    Extended Amount
    value on:
    • Approved
      expense report lines.
    • Approved
      purchase order lines.
    • Issued
      but noninvoiced purchase order lines.
    • Approved
      supplier invoice lines.
    • Approved
      procurement card transaction verifications.
    Contingent Worker Timesheet Total
    The total spend for approved timesheets.
    Sums the total amount on
    Approved
    timesheet (receipt) lines.
    Total Business Assets
    The total spend on business assets.
    Sums the unit cost (purchase amount) of business assets.
  6. Review this chart:
    Field
    Description
    Calculation
    Spend by Category Tagged with Organization
    The spend totals by spend category for transactions that have the specified organization as a worktag.
    As a related action off any spend category, you can also view year-to-date and 12-month spend totals for that specific category. This includes:
    • Expense reports
    • Purchase orders
    • Invoices
    Aggregates spend by spend category for the:
    • Extended Amount
      on the
      Approved
      expense report lines,
      Approved
      purchase order lines,
      Issued
      but noninvoiced purchase order lines, and
      Approved
      supplier invoice lines.
    • Approved
      and
      Issued
      but noninvoiced purchase order lines.
    • Approved
      supplier invoice lines.
  7. Review this chart:
    Field
    Description
    Calculation
    Spend by Type Tagged with Organization
    The spend totals by spend type for transactions that have the specified organization as a worktag. Spend types include:
    • Expense reports
    • Purchase orders not yet invoiced
    • Supplier invoices
    • Procurement card transaction verifications
    Aggregates spend by spend type for these amounts:
    • Extended Amount
      on the
      Approved
      expense report lines,
      Approved
      purchase order lines,
      Issued
      but noninvoiced purchase order lines, and
      Approved
      supplier invoice lines.
    • Approved
      and
      Issued
      but noninvoiced purchase order lines.
    • Approved
      supplier invoice lines.
    • Approved
      procurement card transaction verification totals.
  8. Drill into the spend data as needed.
    You can drill by any perspective defined in your organizational structure. Drill-downs can be for one or multiple dimensions.
    Multidimensional drill-downs enable you to view any worktag you've assigned to spend elements. Different elements might have different security, so the data that displays depends on what security groups you are in.
When you run these spend analytics, the results include all spend committed up to the start time.