Travel & Expense

Chrome River TEM

What is Chrome River TEM?	Chrome River TEM (Travel and Expense Managment) is a travel and expense management system. The system includes expense preapproval functionality, the ability to attach electronic documents, improved (and more transparent) approval routing, built-in reporting, and much more.
Direct Deposit Setup	All Accounts Payable payments are seperate from any Payroll payments and therefore require a seperate direct deposit setup via Flashline. Kent State employees should follow the step-by-step guide for setting up direct deposit found here: Kent State Employee Direct Deposit Setup Guide Kent State students should follow the step-by-step guide for setting up direct deposit found here: Kent State Student Direct Deposit Setup Guide
Training Video	Chrome River TEM Expense Reimbursement Workshop Recording 02/22/21
User Guides	Full User Guide Chrome River Travel & Expense Management User Guide Topical Guides Account Codes by Expense Types - expense types and associated account numbers listed by report type Accessing Historical Reports - how to access reports that you have touched during the submission or approval process Adding Delegates and Approval Delegates - how to add delegates to approve or submit reports on your behalf Approval Routing for Reports - how pre-approval reports and expense reports route for approval Reassigning a Report - how approvers delegate approval authority on-the-fly Cash Advance - how to request and reconcile cash advances (travel advances) through Chrome River Changing an Expense Type - how approvers return and expense owners correct expense items on report Guest Loader - how to upload the names of guests who attended business meals Guest Loader Template
Chrome River Resources	To access, login to Chrome River, click on the Help button (question mark with a circle around it) in the upper right of the screen, and search for key phrases.

Policy & Procedure

7-02.5 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY REGARDING Business meals and hospitality expenses payable or reimbursable from university funds	Establishes conditions for the expenditure of and/or reimbursement from university funds for business meals and hospitality expenses.
7-02.8 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY REGARDING TRAVEL	Establishes guidelines for university business travel.
University Travel Manual - *NEW*	Contains information on travel procedure and allowable expenses.