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How To Manage Expense Heads

Create, review, and maintain expense-head categories from the Expense Head tab in the Expense Console.

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Last updated: March 22, 2026

This guide explains how to use Expense Head to manage the category list used by the expense-entry workflow.

Short summary

Use Expense Head when finance administrators need to create or maintain the category structure behind the Add Expense form. The current tab combines an inline head form with a table of existing expense-head rows.

Best for

Finance administrators standardizing the classification of outgoing school spending.

Requires

Permission to manage expense heads and a clear naming standard for head names and codes.

Result

A reusable expense head becomes available for new expense entries and later search or reporting workflows.

Before you start

Decide the full head name first.
Choose a short Code that finance staff can understand later.
Use a description when the meaning of the head may not be obvious to other operators.

Expense -> Expense Head

Step 1: Open Expense Head

In the sidebar, open Expense and choose Expense Head.

Expense Console Expense Head tab showing the expense-head form and the expense-head table. — The Expense Head tab keeps category setup and maintenance together inside the expense console.

The current form includes:

Name
Code
Description

Step 2: Create the head

Complete the form:

enter Name
enter Code
add Description if needed
click Add Head

Use Reset when the current input should be cleared.

Step 3: Review the heads table

The table below the form currently shows:

Name
Code
Description
Actions

This is the fastest way to confirm whether the new head is ready for use in expense entry.

Step 4: Maintain and refine existing heads

The current table exposes per-row actions to maintain the category list.

Use them when:

the head name should be corrected
the code is inconsistent
the description should be clarified

Expense heads should stay tidy because they shape how outgoing spending is filtered and understood across the finance console.

Step 5: Confirm downstream usage

After a head is created or updated:

return to Add Expense
verify the head appears in the selector
use Search Expense later to confirm related rows can be filtered correctly

Verify the result

the head appears in the expense-head table
the name and code are distinct and understandable
the head is available in the add-expense selector
later search workflows can use the category cleanly

Troubleshooting

Issue	Likely cause	What to do
The head does not appear in Add Expense	It was not saved yet or the list needs refresh	Recheck the form and reload the expense console
Categories overlap too much	Names are too similar	Rename the heads before staff use them broadly
The code is not meaningful later	The short code is too vague	Edit the head and clarify it
Staff choose the wrong head repeatedly	Head naming is unclear	Improve the labels and descriptions

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How To Add Expense

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How To Search Expense

Filter and review expense rows by head, date range, and search query from the Search Expense tab.