Fiscal Year

Required. This field identifies the fiscal year for the current meal validity rule.

Meal Validity Set ID

Required. This field identifies a set of related meal validity rules. All meal validity rules within the same Meal Validity Set are used together in calculating per diem. There should be one entry in the set for each meal type: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Meal Expense Type Code

Required. This field identifies the meal expense type code related to this meal validity rule. This value must be provided and must be present in the Expense Type Code Table (EXTC).

Travel Must Begin By

Required. This field identifies the hour and minute after which the traveler must begin travel in order to be reimbursed for the given meal expense type.

Travel Must End By

Required. This field identifies the hour and minute before which the traveler must end travel in order to be reimbursed for the given meal expense type.

Minimum Travel Time

The minimum amount of time (in minutes) the traveler must travel before being reimbursed for the given meal expense type. If not provided by the user, this value defaults to zero. If this field is zero, it is assumed that this rule does not apply.

Overnight Required

Required. Valid values include [Y] Yes - Use of this meal expense type requires an overnight stay; and [N] No - Use of this meal expense type does not require an overnight stay.