EEX 9.2: While Copying an Expense Report Using the Fluid “Copy Expense Report” > “By Expense Line Type” Option, the Lines Are Duplicated Multiple Times Due to the “Copy Range” Misleading/Unexplained Functionality (Doc ID 2946096.1)

Last updated on MAY 01, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

While copying an Expense Report using the Fluid “Copy Expense Report” > “By Expense Line Type” Option, the Lines are Duplicated multiple times due to the “Copy Range” misleading/unexplained Functionality


The can be reproduced at will with the following steps:

1. Log in as an Expenses User
2. Navigate to: Employee Self-Service > Travel and Expenses > Expense Reports > Create/Modify
3. Fill in all Expense Report Required fields.
4. Add Expense Line through the Expense Report action dropdown.
5. Enter the expense type and Click on Summary and Submit
6. Select the Check box "By checking this box, I certify the expenses submitted are accurate and comply with expense policy."
7. Click the "Submit Expense Report" button
8. Create another Expense Report and select "Copy Expense Report" from the Expense Report Action dropdown.
9. Select "By Expense Line Type" from Expense Report Copy Option Dropdown and click on Search.
10. Select the same Expense from step #8.
11. Change the Copy Range Option(Make Sure both Date From and Date To are the same Date) to today's date.
12. Note that the Date From and Date To dates were changed to a specific range of dates.
13  Select any one of the Lines and Click "Copy Expense Report"

Notice the Additional Lines created in the New Expense Report as the Defaulted “Date From” / “Date To” fields can be easily mistaken with the previous “From Date” / “To Date” fields.

Detailed DEMO Replication Steps attached

Cause

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