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F I NA N C E R EF ER E NC E G U I D E
• 3462-Business Cards
• 4697-Homecoming 2021
Values for AAE
Varies by the transaction type. Event codes are applied on a transaction-by-transaction basis based on the purpose of the
expenditure.
Relevance to AAE in Reporting
Very relevant. Running EBI reports summarized by the Event code allows AAE to understand costs by specific use/purpose
regardless of the Account code assigned to the transaction.
When submitting travel and expense reports, purchase orders, payment requests, check requests, etc.
that will be charged to an AAE SpeedType, AAE requires an Event code other than the default 0000 Event
code.
Use the AAE Event code lookup tool to search through available Event codes.
PROGRAM
Use
An additional Compass Chartfield used to track information specific to departments. When Compass went live, the thought
was that this field could help capture financial information for a specific enterprise-wide activity (e.g., commencement).
Similar to the Event code above, think of this as an internal “Chart of Accounts” field specific to AAE.
Length
Five (5) characters
Requirement in Transactions
Optional for all transactions (although the default of 00000 is assigned to transactions not utilizing a specific Program code
value).
Examples
• 00000-Default
• 00329-Professional Development (AAE uses this Program code coupled with a traveler’s Event code to track travel that
was primarily for the purpose of professional development such as conferences)
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