{"65618":{"#nid":"65618","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Travel, Expense Reimbursement System Launches","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGone are the days of submitting your travel authorizations or expense reports using a paper-based system. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast week, Business Services launched a new Web-based system for submitting this information. The goal is to streamline the process and reduce the time it takes to approve requests. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEmployees and their administrative preparers will be able to easily see the status of all requests, every step of the way,\u201d said Sharon Jackson, director of accounts payable and travel for Business Services. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the exception of the Athletic Association, all employees will be able to create, view and maintain authorizations and reports through the new system, which can be accessed through the Administrative Systems Toolbox in TechWorks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOne of our main problems has been that travelers often had a significant delay in reimbursement, because departmental approvers weren\u2019t on campus and able to sign the paper travel expense statement,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cBut this system allows for approvals from anywhere there is an Internet connection.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAuthorized supervisors and financial approvers will be able to click on a \u201cWorklist for Approvers\u201d button to view and approve any requests that have been assigned to them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClassroom training sessions on the new system are scheduled through June, and online tutorials are available for specific topics, such as \u201cHow to Create a New Authorization for Domestic Travel\u201d and \u201cHow to Create a Travel Expense Report.\u201d For more information on either training option, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.trainsweb.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.trainsweb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.trainsweb.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you have questions or feedback regarding the new system, send them \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:travel.ask@business.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELast week, Business Services launched a new Web-based system for submitting this information. The goal is to streamline the process and reduce the time it takes to approve requests.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Last week, Business Services launched a new Web-based system for submitting this information. The goal is to streamline the process and reduce the time it takes to approve requests."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-04-18 14:10:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12833","name":"Business Services"},{"id":"12835","name":"expense reports"},{"id":"12834","name":"travel authorizations"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}