Travel & Expense System Improvement Tracker

Key Active Focus Areas

The table below details key improvements that our teams are actively working to resolve. This is not an exhaustive list of all improvements; rather, it highlights the current opportunities with the broadest impact across campus.

If you have an opportunity for improvement that you do not see listed, please continue to use the provided resources. 

Improvement DescriptionEstimated Resolution Date
Student Policy Updates – Policy solutions for purchasing solo (non-group) Student Employee travel Week of November 9 
Using a University Card for lodging when a contract is required. Contracts are currently routing through GEP, extending turnaround time. Week of December 14  
System does not allow for submitting reports using expired accounts. This is most frequently occurring on Sponsored Accounts. Week of November 23 
Limited data availability – campus needs greater reporting capabilities in UAccess Analytics Spring 2027 

 

Resolved 

Improvement DescriptionResolution
Campus reported limited MCC codes caused purchasing declines and operational limitations Opened approximately 10 additional MCC codes on Travel and One cards to allow for more flexibility. View the Merchant Category Codes. 
Campus reported a need for additional Expense Types Added approximately 15 additional Expense Types (Object Codes), primarily related to operational expenditures. View the current Expense Categories by Report Type list. 
ProCard transactions with an audit flag automatically routed to central Travel & Expense team as first step in routing Streamlined workflow so routing to central is limited to certain high-risk flags, like personal expenses 
Items where cardholder was also the Fiscal Officer were not routing to Account Manager  These reports now route to the Account Manager as an internal control measure 
Some University Card Request transactions routed to supervisors, extending request timeline Removed supervisor approval requirement for University Card limit-change requests and purchasing exceptions 
Travel Request data was not loading into UAccess Analytics Travel Request data is now loading to Analytics, along with historical data