1. Travel Expense Optimizer
  2. Roles and permissions
Reference

Who can do what in Travel Expense Optimizer

Responsibilities and decision rights for travel coordinators, approvers, travel managers and payments analysts.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleSuppliers and organizationsTrip bookingsFare comparisonPolicy reviewPayments and confirmationChanges and receipts
AdminEditEditEditEditEditEdit
Travel ManagerEditEditViewEditViewView
Travel CoordinatorViewEditEditViewEdit—
Travel ApproverViewApproveApproveEditView—
Payments Analyst—View——EditEdit
Viewer—ViewViewViewView—

Each role in detail

Admin

Configures organizations, team members, users and access, and corrects records across the app.

Can

  • Manage Organizations, team members, Users, Resources, Bookings, booking resources, travel options, review decisions, payment evidence, record attachments, operation receipts
  • View exchange rates

Travel Manager

Maintains approved suppliers and team membership, sets the travel policy version in use and oversees bookings and spend.

Can

  • Manage Resources, team members
  • View Organizations, Bookings, travel options, review decisions, payment evidence, operation receipts

Starts on: Pending Review

Travel Coordinator

Owns trip bookings, gathers and submits fare options, places holds, confirms on verified payment and handles cancellations and corrections.

Can

  • Manage Bookings, booking resources, travel options, record attachments
  • View Resources, review decisions, payment evidence

Starts on: Open Bookings

Travel Approver

Independently reviews submitted fare options and booking revisions they did not prepare, recording approve, reject or return decisions.

Can

  • Manage review decisions
  • View Resources, record attachments, booking resources

Reviews and approves

  • Approve travel options, Bookings

Starts on: Pending Review

Payments Analyst

Records and checks provider payment events and reconciles pending and unresolved operation receipts.

Can

  • Manage payment evidence, operation receipts
  • View Bookings, Resources, exchange rates

Starts on: Open Bookings

Viewer

Reads bookings, fare options, decisions and payments without changing them.

Can

  • View Bookings, travel options, review decisions, payment evidence

Starts on: Trip Calendar

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