PC Bus, Project ID Error

PC Bus, Project ID Error

Document number: 27201

The error message " PC Bus Unit, Project , and Activity are required. The Business Unit Options for this Business Unit require that Business Unit, Project and Activity are input" can be caused by one of two reason. Click on the links in the descriptions below for resolution steps of each cause.

The most common cause is the that you have not entered the Default Accounting Information for your Expense Report. This happens when the users do not click the Default Accounting Information link before selecting the yellow continue button on the first page on their report.

The second cause is that the end user is trying to report NON Billable expenses or travel authorizations.

Edit Default Accounting

To resolve this issue follow these steps:

Click the OK button on the dialog box. This will take to you the Default Accounting for this Expense Report page.
Locate the PC Business Unit field.
Select a PC Business Unit using the search icon ( ). To see all PC Business Units click the search icon, then click the yellow Lookup button. A list will be displayed. To select one of the locations click on the link in the list. You will be returned to the Default Accounting page.
Enter your Project ID number. You can also use the search icon to help with this field.
Enter your Activity ID using the same search methods.
Click the Return to General Information link to continue. This will return you to the beginning General Information page of your expense report. Click on the yellow Continue button to return your expense details.
After you have entered all your information for the expenses, click on the yellow Submit for Approval button. If you would like step by step instructions on entering expense reports, see Eureka! document 17207 — How to enter an expense report.

You should no longer receive the error message and your expense report should submit successfully.

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NON Billable

When you are reporting all NON Billable expenses or travel authorizations, use PSOFT as your Default Business Unit. This applies to all Business Units outside of the United States.

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