Expense Types

An expense type is a user-defined type that is applied to line items in an expense report or expense adjustment.

Get Expense Type Object Definition

lookup

List all the fields and relationships for the expense type object:

<lookup>
    <object>EEACCOUNTLABEL</object>
</lookup>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use EEACCOUNTLABEL

Query and List Expense Types

query

List the record number and description for each expense type:

<query>
    <object>EEACCOUNTLABEL</object>
    <select>
        <field>RECORDNO</field>
        <field>DESCRIPTION</field>
    </select>
</query>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use EEACCOUNTLABEL
filter Optional object Filter expression to limit the response to only objects that match the expression. Check the value of a single field using operators such as equalto/like, or multiple fields using and/or. Query fields on related objects using the dot operator (for example, VENDOR.CREDITLIMIT on APBILL).
select Required sequence The names of the fields that you want included in the response, and an optional aggregate function such as count or sum. Returning all fields is not supported.
orderby Optional object Provide an order element with a field name and choose an ascending or descending sort order, for example:
<order>
  <field>RECORDNO</field>
  <descending/>
</order>
options Optional object Query options:
  • Set the caseinsensitive element to true for a case-insensitive query
     <caseinsensitive>true</caseinsensitive>
  • In a multi-entity company, set the showprivate element to true to query data in private entities:
     <showprivate>true</showprivate>
  • Specify the returnformat for the response: xml (default), json, or csv
     <returnformat>json</returnformat>
pagesize Optional integer Maximum number of matching objects to return in the response, between 1 and 2000 items (Default: 100)
offset Optional integer Point at which to start indexing into records (Default: 0)

Query and List Expense Types (Legacy)

readByQuery

<readByQuery>
    <object>EEACCOUNTLABEL</object>
    <fields>*</fields>
    <query></query>
    <pagesize>100</pagesize>
</readByQuery>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use EEACCOUNTLABEL
fields Optional string Comma-separated list of fields on the object to list. For best performance and predictability, limit the number of fields. To return all fields, omit the element or provide * for the value.
query Required string SQL-like query based on fields on the object. The following operators are supported: <, >, >=, <=, =, like, not like, in, not in, IS NOT NULL, IS NULL, AND, OR. Illegal XML characters must be properly encoded, and single quotes must be escaped with backslashes ('Jane\'s Deli'). Joins are not supported.
pagesize Optional integer Custom page size between 1 and 1000 items (Default: 100)

Get Expense Type

read

<read>
    <object>EEACCOUNTLABEL</object>
    <keys>1</keys>
    <fields>*</fields>
</read>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use EEACCOUNTLABEL
keys Required string Comma-separated list of expense type RECORDNO to get
fields Optional string Comma-separated list of fields on the object to get. To return all fields, omit the element or provide * for the value.
For best performance and predictability, limit the number of fields.
returnFormat Optional string Data format for the response body:
  • xml (default)
  • json
  • csv

Get Expense Type by ID

readByName

<readByName>
    <object>EEACCOUNTLABEL</object>
    <keys>Travel Expenses</keys>
    <fields>*</fields>
</readByName>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use EEACCOUNTLABEL
keys Required string Comma-separated list of expense type ACCOUNTLABEL to get
fields Optional string Comma-separated list of fields on the object to get. To return all fields, omit the element or provide * for the value.
For best performance and predictability, limit the number of fields.
returnFormat Optional string Data format for the response body:
  • xml (default)
  • json
  • csv

Create Expense Type

create

<create>
    <EEACCOUNTLABEL>
        <ACCOUNTLABEL>Travel Expenses</ACCOUNTLABEL>
        <DESCRIPTION>Travel Expenses</DESCRIPTION>
        <GLACCOUNTNO>6080</GLACCOUNTNO>
        <OFFSETGLACCOUNTNO></OFFSETGLACCOUNTNO>
        <STATUS>active</STATUS>
    </EEACCOUNTLABEL>
</create>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
EEACCOUNTLABEL Required object Object to create

EEACCOUNTLABEL

Name Required Type Description
ACCOUNTLABEL Required string Expense type to create
DESCRIPTION Required string Description
GLACCOUNTNO Required string Account number
OFFSETGLACCOUNTNO Optional string Offset GL account number
STATUS Optional string Status. Use active for Active otherwise use inactive for Inactive. (Default: active)

Create Expense Type (Legacy)

create_expensetype

<create_expensetype>
    <glaccountno>6080</glaccountno>
    <expensetype>Travel Expenses</expensetype>
    <description>Travel Expenses</description>
    <offsetglaccountno></offsetglaccountno>
    <status>active</status>
</create_expensetype>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
glaccountno Required string Account number
expensetype Required string Expense type to create
description Required string Description
offsetglaccountno Optional string Offset GL account number
status Optional string Status. Use active for Active otherwise use inactive for Inactive. (Default: active)

Update Expense Type

update

<update>
    <EEACCOUNTLABEL>
        <RECORDNO>12</RECORDNO>
        <DESCRIPTION>Travel Expenses</DESCRIPTION>
        <GLACCOUNTNO>6080</GLACCOUNTNO>
        <OFFSETGLACCOUNTNO></OFFSETGLACCOUNTNO>
        <STATUS>active</STATUS>
    </EEACCOUNTLABEL>
</update>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
EEACCOUNTLABEL Required object Object to update

EEACCOUNTLABEL

Name Required Type Description
RECORDNO Optional integer Record number of expense type to update. Required if not using ACCOUNTLABEL.
ACCOUNTLABEL Optional string Account label. Required if not using RECORDNO.
DESCRIPTION Optional string Description
GLACCOUNTNO Optional string Account number
OFFSETGLACCOUNTNO Optional string Offset GL account number
STATUS Optional string Status. Use active for Active otherwise use inactive for Inactive. (Default: active)

Update Expense Type (Legacy)

update_expensetype

<update_expensetype expensetype="Travel Expenses">
    <glaccountno>6090</glaccountno>
</update_expensetype>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
expensetype Required string Expense type to update
glaccountno Optional string Account number
description Optional string Description
offsetglaccountno Optional string Offset GL account number
status Optional string Status. Use active for Active otherwise use inactive for Inactive.

Delete Expense Type

delete

<delete>
    <object>EEACCOUNTLABEL</object>
    <keys>112</keys>
</delete>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
object Required string Use EEACCOUNTLABEL
keys Required string Comma-separated list of expense type RECORDNO to delete

Delete Expense Type (Legacy)

delete_expensetype

<delete_expensetype expensetype="Travel Expenses"></delete_expensetype>

Parameters

Name Required Type Description
expensetype Required string Expense type to delete

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