Temenos Lifecycle Management Suite - Collection Product Guide
Expenses Screen
End-User Guide > Screens > Account System Screens > Expenses Screen

Within the Expenses screen, collection expenses can be manually entered for the account in context. By default, expenses are grouped by category, with the newest expense within each category appearing last. Once entered, each expense is listed as a row within the grid, with columns designating various fields of information.

From this screen, users can perform the following actions:

In order for a user to add and update expenses within the Expenses screen, the Edit Expenses permission must be set to Change for the user or security group within the Permissions tab in System Management > Users, or System Management > Groups > Security Groups. If the permission is set to None, the toolbar is not available, and the screen displays as read-only in the workspace.

Adding Expenses

Once an expense has been added, it cannot be deleted.

To track a new expense within the Lifecycle Management Suite, click the Add Expense drop-down to select an expense category.

Expense categories are defined in the database by a Temenos Customer Care Representative or Project Manager.

Once an expense category is selected, a new row is added to the grid and information can be entered within the following columns:

Column Name Description
Date Enter the date in which the expense is assessed. This value defaults to the current date, but is editable. Click the Date value and manually enter the date or select it from the calendar tool.
Amount Enter the total expense amount.
Paid If selected, this check box indicates that the expense is paid in full. This check box is read-only.
This field is automatically selected when the Unpaid Amount field is updated to $0.00.
Paid Amount

Enter the total amount of the expense that was paid.

This value may be a positive or negative dollar amount.
Unpaid Amount

Displays the remaining unpaid expense balance.

Populating the Amount or Paid Amount fields automatically updates the Unpaid Amount field. This field is read-only.
Check # Enter the number of the check used to pay the expense.
Invoice # Enter the number of the invoice used to assess the expense.
GL Enter the general ledger account number where the expense is to be credited. The GL Account may be associated with Collections-specific GL Accounts.
Cost Center Enter the assessing cost center.
Expense Type Using the drop-down, select the type which classifies the expense.
The fields available within the Expense Type drop-down are configured in System Management > Field Configurations > COLL_EXPENSE_TYPE.
Company Using the drop-down, select the name of the company associated with the expense.
This drop-down includes an alphabetical list of all companies configured by the system administrator in System Management > Address Book > Companies.
When a company is disabled in the Companies page, the option continues to appear in this drop-down list, but the word "Inactive" is appended to the company name. For example, Debt Collectors (Inactive).
Contact

Using the drop-down, select the name of the contact for the company associated with the expense.

This drop-down includes a list of all contacts who are related to the company in System Management > Address Book > Contacts.

If there are no contacts configured for a company, a blank value populates within the drop-down list for this field.
Payee Enter the name of the expense payee.
Description Enter a description for the expense.

When finished adding expenses, click  within the top of the screen. Click  to disregard any changes.

Updating Expenses

Once an expense has been transferred, it cannot be edited.

Expenses can be updated by clicking within any of the following columns:

 

 

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