Application Parameter (APPCTRL)

Although officially listed as an Infrastructure table, the Application Parameter (APPCTRL) table is one that is part of general system configuration. Options on this table are set once and do not vary by year, fund, department, transaction, or other factors. The table is very generic in its design so that it can host many different types of options with the Parameter Name and Parameter Value fields. Of the controls on this table, those listed below directly relate to the Travel and Expense Management area. Each is discussed in other sections in this user guide where functionality is detailed that uses the application parameter. Note: Any changes to records on this table should be followed by a bounce of all servers used for CGI Advantage Financial.

Parameter

Description

Dual HRM/Financial Site

(DUAL_HRM_FIN_SITE)

This parameter defines whether the site uses both Advantage HRM and Financial or uses Advantage Financial only. When the parameter value is False, the site has Advantage Financial only. When the parameter value is True, the site has both Advantage HRM and Financial. A setting of True is the first of a couple of locations to enable manager filtering of just direct reports on many of the travel inquiry pages.

Employee Display Name

(EMP_DISPLAY_NM_CONFIG)

This parameter indicates how the employee’s name should be displayed on the Travel landing page and wizards. Possible values for the parameter are: 0, 1, 2, or 3.  

  • Parameter value = 0 will display last name, first name, and first letter of the middle name (for example, “Smith, John B”).

  • Parameter value = 1 will display last name and first name (for example, “Smith, John”).

  • Parameter value = 2 will display first name and then last name (for example, “John Smith”).

  • Parameter value = 3 will display first name, first letter of middle name, and then last name (for example, “John B Smith”).

This parameter is found in the HRM version of Application Parameters.

Travel Inquiry Search

(TRVL_INQ_SEARCH)

This parameter defines whether the blank or wildcard (*, %) search is allowed on Travel Inquiry pages (TRAV, TRIPS, TRIPD, TRIPAUD, TRIPHIST) to improve performance when row filtering security is on. When the parameter value is True and some level of actual information is not supplied in one parameter, an error is displayed.

Performance testing should be done periodically when set to False to determine if the parameter needs to be changed.

My Travel Work Widget Transaction Code Filter

(TRVL_WRK_EMP_WIDGET_DOCCD_FILTER)

The My Travel Work widget has the capability to limit what transaction codes are displayed for users in a business role where the Role Type information setting is Employee as users in such a role would only be expecting wizard views of the travel transactions and not the full transactions, which they are not likely to have security access to open. This parameter provides for a  comma-separated list of those transaction codes. Only the primary transaction codes have to be listed and not the alternate page codes for the wizard transactions. If left blank, all travel transactions created by user can be viewed from the widget while in such a business role.