When I try and submit a Travel Authorization / Expense Report I get an error message that says cannot assign work to yourself. What is the problem?
This particular error message is somewhat misleading. Although the error message would seem to indicate that there is some kind of problem with the assignment of work, it is actually related to the chartfields that are being used in the Default Accounting for this Expense section. If you’re receiving this error, you’ll want to check with your department’s budget administrator to verify the chartfields that you’re using. The most common reason for this error is people not entering in a value for the “Bud Ref” field. If the travel is funded by a grant, you’ll want to make sure to follow the appropriate process for entering grant funded chartfield values.
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