Expenses: Expense Authorization - Delete Request


         

Audience: City & County of San Francisco Employees

Author: Alexis Cruz Eusebio

Version: 1.0

Last Update: Robert Perez 9/9/2025


Purpose

This document provides an overview and discusses how to delete a Expense Authorization.


Description

The Delete Expense Authorization feature is available to both employees and delegates. It provides the mechanism that is necessary to delete unused expense authorizations:

  • If you create an Expense Authorization and decide not to process it, you can delete it before you submit it for approval.
  • If you submit an Expense Authorization and the approver returns it to you or denies it, you can delete the Expense Authorization.
  • If you cancel the Expense Authorization, you can delete it.

You cannot delete Expense Authorizations that have been budget checked.


If a Expense Authorization has been approved, then it was successfully Budget Checked. In this case, if it is not needed anymore – it must be canceled.


Cancel or Delete Expense Authorization?

You can Cancel an Expense Authorization if:

  • If an Expense Authorization has been submitted and has been Partially or fully approved
  • If an Expense Authorization has been Paid
  • If an Expense Authorization has NOT been applied to an Expense Report

See job aid: Cancel Expense Authorization


You can Delete a Expense Authorization if:

  • If you create an Expense Authorization and decide not to process it, you can delete it before you submit it for approval.
  • If you submit an Expense Authorization or an expense report and the approver returns it to you, you can delete it.