This page provides an overview for logging in, general homepage navigation, and Profile profile setup.
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Logging In
Navigate to any web browser.
Access Concur by logging in through our website at Travel Services and clicking “Login to Concur Travel & Expense.”
General Navigation
Below is the main dashboard you will see when logging into Concur. A brief description of each section is listed below.
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SAP Concur Menu | This dropdown section displays various categories so you can navigate to a desired section, focusing on features exclusive to the selected topic. For example, click Requests from the dropdown to navigate to a view displaying Request specific information. |
Quick Task Bar | This section provides Quick Tasks (links) so you can quickly access features such as: start a new report, open reports and requests, and manage available expenses. |
Trip Search | This section provides the tools you need to book a trip, such as: flights, hotel, and car rental. |
Company Notes | This section includes important, up-to-date, UConn Travel and Expense related information. |
My Tasks | This section shows your available expenses, open reports, and any approvals requiring your attention. |
My Trips | This section displays your upcoming trips. |
Help | This dropdown has links to Concur related reference material. |
Profile | This section stores personal information used for booking travel, streamlining the request process, and for building expense reports. |
Traveler Profile
In Concur, your profile stores personal information used for booking travel, streamlining the request process, and for building expense reports. A Traveler’s profile should be updated when logging into Concur for the first timeand further updated whenever relevant profile information changes.
Accessing Profile Settings
1. From the Concur homepage, click Profile and then click Profile Settings. The Profile Options view displays.
Personal Information
It is important to update your personal information to ensure accuracy and to activate various Concur features.
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2. Review the First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name fields to ensure this information matches the photo identification you will present at the airport.
Contact Information
Complete all Work Address fields.
Complete all Home Address fields.
Either a Work Phone OR Home Phone is required. Both can be entered, as desired.
Email Addresses
Your UConn email address will feed to your profile by default.
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Click OK. A confirmation message displays.
Click OK again.
If you plan to use other email accounts to send itineraries, outlook invitations, and/or receipts, click Add additional Email and then Verify, as necessary.
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Select Yes for the Contact for Travel Notifications options, as desired. |
Complete all Emergency Contact fields.
Review the Travel Preferences section. Update as desired.
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Complete the remaining TSA Secure Flight fields, as applicable.
International Travelers should complete Passport and Visa fields.
Assistant and Travel Arrangers
Assistants and Travel Arrangers are designated individuals that can assist you with the travel booking process.
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To add an Assistant/Travel Arranger, click Add an Assistant link.
Type the UConn employees name in the Assistant field.
Select a valid name from the dropdown.
Check off other options, as applicable and then click Save.
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Credit Cards
A credit card is required in your profile to allow you to book travel through Concur.
Click the Add a Credit Card link.
Enter your UConn Travel Card information, as applicable.
Enter a personal credit card, if a Travel Card is not available
After the card is added, press the Update pencil icon to make the card of your choosing the default for Plane, Rail, Car Rentals, and Hotels. This allows Anthony Travel to assist with booking using this card.
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If a Travel Card is not available, complete the Travel Card training and apply for a Travel Card. |
Recommended Profile Settings
The sections below provide instruction for completing various other profile information that are highly recommended at UConn.
Request Settings
Request Information | Account Number
Each travel and expense report must be associated with at least one Account Number.
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In the Account Number field, enter the account (KFS number) used most frequently for your travel related expenses.
Click to make a selection from the list of available account numbers.
Click Save to confirm the entered information.
Request Delegates
Delegates are employees who are allowed to perform work on behalf of other employees. By assigning permissions to a delegate, you are assigning permissions to allow a delegate to prepare Requests and Expense Reports on your behalf. Further, a delegate can be assigned permission to approve or preview expense reports, on your behalf.
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A delegate may create and submit Travel Requests for another traveler, excluding requests with cash advances. |
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Travelers with 10 or more preparer delegates, or for preparer delegates supporting 10 or more travelers: obtain written approval from the Dean/Director/Department Head, and then contact travel@uconn.edu for additional assistance. |
Request Preferences
Request Preferences define email notifications you receive. Modify default options as desired.
Request Approvers
The Request Approver section will display your direct supervisor, based on CORE CT.
Favorite Attendees
Those that work with larger attendee groups, refer to the Attendee Group tab to predefine large groups for easier selection when preparing Requests and submitting expenses.
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To add individual new attendees:
Click New Attendee.
Complete the required fields, and then click Save.
To add groups of attendees:
Click the Attendee Group tab.
Select the attendees from the list of Favorites.
Name the Group and then click Save Group.
Expense Settings
Expense Preferences
Expense Preferences define email notifications you will receive. Modify default options as desired.
Expense Approvers
The Expense Approver section will display your direct supervisor, based on CORE CT.
Other Settings
E-Receipt Activation
E-receipts are digital representations of receipts with both a receipt image and structured data. The e-receipts come from preauthorized and participating major vendors and are transmitted to SAP Concur on behalf of individual users who have activated e-receipts in their Concur profile. With this feature enabled, e-receipts (from participating partners) are sent and then uploaded directly to the appropriate traveler’s expense module within Concur.
System Settings
System Settings define Regional settings, language and other calendar settings. Modify default options as desired.
Concur Connect
Once Concur mobile app is setup, the option to revoke access is available from this view. In the event that a Traveler loses their mobile device, or replaces their device, click the revoke access link.
Concur Mobile Registration
To manage your business travel and expenses on-the-go, download the Concur Mobile app to your personal mobile device.
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Refer to the Ways to Make Concur Work For You guide.
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Use of Mobile apps is optional for travelers, but if desired, registering a mobile device is required for mobile app integration/functionality. |
Additional Support
For help with Concur, contact travel@uconn.edu.
For additional reference material, refer to the Training and Resources page located on the Travel Services page.
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