With the January (9.98) release, mobile users now see the new itemisation experience in the mobile app. The New Itemisation, Itemisations and Itemisation screens have been redesigned with the following options:

• On the New Itemisation screen, users can do the following:

  • See the Check-in Date, Check-out Date and Additional Charges (Each Night) fields

  • Enter the number of nights, room rate, room rate tax details, expense type and amount

  • Tap Save (upper-right corner) to save the new itemisation

• On the Itemisations screen, users can do the following:

  • See the date, itemised amount (bottom of the screen) and remaining amount (bottom of the screen)

  • See the list of itemisations with details including expense type, location, date and amount

  • Tap the add button (lower-right corner) to add a new itemisation

  • Tap the check select button (upper-right corner) to select multiple itemisations

• On the Itemisation screen, users can do the following:

  • See the amount, expense type, transaction date, business purpose, supplier name, city of purchase, currency, itemised amount (bottom of the screen) and remaining amount (bottom of the screen)

Business Purpose/Client Benefit: This update provides mobile users with a more streamlined experience while creating itemisations in the mobile app.

With the January (9.98) release, mobile users now see the approved amounts for expense entries in the mobile app. With this update, mobile users – both submitters and approvers – now see the expense total on each expense entry amount and the reimbursable total amount at the top of the Report screen in cases where those values are different.

In some cases, an approver may approve an expense for less than the amount the submitter requested. For example, a user spent $20 for lunch, but the first approver in the approval flow approved $15 for that expense.

Business Purpose/Client Benefit: This update provides mobile users with more clarity around the amounts for expense claims and expense entries in the mobile app.

With the January (9.98) release, field control enhancements are now supported for Travel Allowance in the mobile app. Admins can change field properties that appear on the Itinerary and Adjustments screens in the mobile app. With these field control enhancements, admins can do the following:

• On the Adjustments screen:

  • Set the default for meal types, trip types and accommodation types

  • Deactivate entry fields

  • Hide entire fields

  • Define custom labels

• On the Itinerary screen:

  • Set the default trip type

  • Change trip type labels

  • Hide trip types completely

  • Hide individual trip types

Business Purpose/Client Benefit: These changes allow clients to provide clearer guidance to end users.

ExpenseIt clients in the North American data centre using the U.S.-based AMEX corporate card in the SAP Concur mobile app no longer have the use of the Real Time Alert (RTA) feature. This feature, which notifies the card user whenever their card is charged, displays a reminder to take a picture of the receipt for the charge.

WHY THIS FEATURE IS BEING RETIRED

The RTA feature is useful as a reminder for our clients, but adoption by users has dropped off significantly. At the same time, additional features, such as smart matching of card, e-receipt and paper receipt capture fulfill a similar business value. Additionally, retiring the RTA feature opens opportunities for additional feature work that will benefit the client in other areas of the product.

Business Purpose/Client Benefit: The feature is automatically deprecated on the stated date; there are no additional configuration or activation steps.

Beginning 20 January 2022, the Concur Invoice system began blocking the payment facilitation of submitted invoices originating from countries that fail to adhere to SAP's policy for conducting business with embargoed countries. SAP policy prohibits the use of all SAP products and services in, from, or in support of, any business activities in locations where SAP products and services are not available.

This list includes Cuba (CU), Iran (IR), North Korea (KP), Syria (SY) and Crimea Region/Sevastopol. In practice, each invoice on submission is analysed for country code and rejected, with an error message stating why, where an embargoed country is identified.

Business Purpose/Client Benefit: This feature ensures clients follow local, national and international laws governing embargoed countries, and are systematically protected to the best ability from malicious actors and actions when working with SAP Concur products.

With this release, all Android users are now migrated to the new report entry experience in the SAP Concur mobile app. Android users no longer have access to the Report Entry Experience toggle on the Additional Features screen.