Missing required field: Meals Type

[Mwagner21]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to submit my expenses but get this flag: "Missing required field: Meals Type"

I added that it was a lunch, changed it to dinner, changes it to breakfast - same outcome. I can't get rid of that error message.

Anyone have an idea what this can be?

Thank you!

[Mwagner21]

[PoojaKumatkar]

Hi @Mwagner21 ,

Can you please provide full screenshot of expense entry form where all fields are visible.

Also, if you have already selected meal type in the given field then try submitting expense report once. Possible that audit rule has written on Report Submit event which means system will only evaluate the conditions when you will submit your expense report. 

Please try and let's see if error gets resolved.

If this answers your query, then please mark solution as accepted.

[Mwagner21]

Hi Pooja,

thank you for your help!

I tried submitting and it did not go through. This is the only flag that comes up.

I tried adding "lunch" for a business purpose. It's usually "internal meetings" but it should make a difference, I think.

Thank you,

Mareike

[PoojaKumatkar]

Hi @Mwagner21 ,

In expense entry form there is no field called Meal Type. The one which you are talking about is the business purpose field and not the one from error msg. 

Can you please check in expense entry attendee form whether there is any Meal Type field available or not. It should be somewhere in same expense form.

If it is available and required then you can update meal type , save and then try submitting report. 

[Mwagner21]

Hi Pooja,

there is an "attendee" section but no "meal type" information in there either. It's was pre-set to "lunch" on the top left:

I expensed other meals as well and no other entry is giving me an error message...

[Mwagner21]

This is a dinner expense that is completely fine:

[PoojaKumatkar]

Can you please check your private message? 

[PoojaKumatkar · Accepted solution]

Hi @Mwagner21 ,

Upon checking, we found that, it was a system glitch. However, after deleting all expense types and moving lunch expense entry to other expense report, error got disappeared and you were able to submit your report successfully.

Also, we observed that Meal Type field was available under Dinner expense entry form and NOT in Lunch expense entry form where we were getting the error due to system glitch.

If this answers your query, then please mark solution as accepted.

[Mwagner21]

Thank you very much for your help, Pooja!