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| 1 | +================= |
| 2 | +Expenses analysis |
| 3 | +================= |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +It is important for companies to track expenses so they have an understanding of their expenses and |
| 6 | +can identify trends. Expense reporting allows for detailed information, such as which expense |
| 7 | +categories are reimbursed the most, which employees incur the most expenses, and if there are any |
| 8 | +periods of time that tend to incur more expenses than others. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +View expense analysis report |
| 11 | +============================ |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +To view the default *Expenses Analysis* report, navigate to :menuselection:`Expenses app --> |
| 14 | +Reporting --> Expenses Analysis`. The :guilabel:`Expenses Analysis` report displays all expenses for |
| 15 | +the current year, in a stacked bar chart, grouped by month. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +.. image:: expenses_analysis/default-report.png |
| 18 | + :alt: The default stacked bar chart for annual expenses, grouped by month. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +View expenses by employee |
| 21 | +========================= |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +It is possible to view the data so that the total cost of expenses *by employee* is visible. To view |
| 24 | +the report in this way, navigate to :menuselection:`Expenses app --> Reporting --> Expenses |
| 25 | +Analysis`. Next, click the :icon:`oi-view-pivot` :guilabel:`(Pivot)` icon to view the data in a |
| 26 | +pivot table. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +This presents the data with the *employees* populating the rows, and the *total monthly expenses* |
| 29 | +populate the columns. Next, click :icon:`fa-minus-square-o` :guilabel:`Total` at the top of the |
| 30 | +monthly columns to hide the individual monthly totals, and present only the *total* amount for the |
| 31 | +year. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +To present the data in either ascending or descending total, click the :guilabel:`Total In Currency` |
| 34 | +box, and the information is organized first in ascending order, starting with the smallest amount. |
| 35 | +Click :guilabel:`Total In Currency` again to reverse the order, and present the highest amount |
| 36 | +first. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +.. example:: |
| 39 | + In this example it can be determined that :guilabel:`Mike Smith` has the highest amount of |
| 40 | + expenses, totaling :guilabel:`4,216.44`. This is almost seven times higher than :guilabel:`Ronnie |
| 41 | + Hart`, who has the second highest expenses, with a total of :guilabel:`644.74`. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | + .. image:: expenses_analysis/by-employee.png |
| 44 | + :alt: A pivot table with the information shown by employee, in descending order. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +View expenses by category |
| 47 | +========================= |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +It is possible to view the data so that the total cost of expenses *by category* is visible. To view |
| 50 | +the report in this way, navigate to :menuselection:`Expenses app --> Reporting --> Expenses |
| 51 | +Analysis`. Next, click the :icon:`oi-view-pivot` :guilabel:`(Pivot)` icon to view the data in a |
| 52 | +pivot table. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +This presents the data with the *employees* populating the rows, and the *total monthly expenses* |
| 55 | +populate the columns. Next, click :icon:`fa-minus-square-o` :guilabel:`Total` at the top of the |
| 56 | +employees column. Click :icon:`fa-plus-square` :guilabel:`Total` that appears in place of |
| 57 | +:icon:`fa-minus-square-o` :guilabel:`Total`, revealing a drop-down menu of options. Click |
| 58 | +:guilabel:`Category`, and the expense categories now populate the rows. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Next, click :icon:`fa-minus-square-o` :guilabel:`Total` at the top of the months column to hide the |
| 61 | +individual months, and only show the annual total for each category. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +To present the data in either ascending or descending total, click the :guilabel:`Total In Currency` |
| 64 | +box, and the information is organized first in ascending order, starting with the smallest amount. |
| 65 | +Click :guilabel:`Total In Currency` again to reverse the order, and present the highest amount |
| 66 | +first. |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +.. example:: |
| 69 | + In this example, it can be determined that the company spent the most on travel expenses, with |
| 70 | + the expense category :guilabel:`[TRANS & ACC] Travel & Accommodation` incurring |
| 71 | + :guilabel:`2,940.00` of expenses for the year. The company reimbursed mileage the least, with |
| 72 | + only :guilabel:`229.69` in :guilabel:`[MIL] Mileage` expenses. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | + .. image:: expenses_analysis/by-category.png |
| 75 | + :alt: A pivot table with the information shown by catrgory in descending order. |
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