Concur Travel
About Concur and the Travel Request Process

Concur is the web-based, integrated travel and expense management solution for Riverside Community sa国际传媒官网网页入口 District (RCCD). Concur centralizes and consolidates the travel request, booking, and out-of-pocket expense reimbursement. Travel is governed by .
Concur can be accessed online from any device using the RCCD single sign-on.
The PBADD framework鈥擯olicy, Budget, Approver, Documentation, and Deadline鈥攐utlines the essential components of a successful travel request.
- Policy: Concur operates in accordance with , which govern all travel鈥憆elated rules and processes. While updates are currently underway, familiarity with these guidelines remains essential for successful submission and approval.
- Budget: Please be aware that the default budget code in Concur may not reflect the correct budget for your travel. Confirm the appropriate budget allocation with your department before submitting your request.
- Approver: It is the traveler鈥檚 responsibility to manually add the correct approver(s) if they
do not populate automatically. The standard approval sequence is:
- immediate supervisor or department chair
- area dean
- area vice president
- fiscal and technical analyst
- vice president, business services
- president (required for out of state or student related travel)
- Documentation: Ensure that all required supporting documents鈥攕uch as itineraries, invoices, and confirmations鈥攁re included with your request.
- Deadline: Submitting your request in a timely manner will help ensure all necessary approvals are obtained without delay.
Reach out to your department if you need any assistance. All department support teams receive ongoing training to support travelers with Concur.
- Concur can be used from everything from mileage to other expenses such as flight, meals, and accommodation reimbursement.
- Concur serves as a self鈥慴ooking platform for airfare and hotel accommodations. Travelers have access to discounted rates negotiated through the General Services Administration (GSA), supporting cost鈥慹ffective travel planning.
Need help booking your next travel request? We've prepared a , available in Canvas, to help. No sign-in is required.
Additional Forms and Approvals
- Request for Approval to Attend Out-of-State Conference: Out-of-state travel requires Chancellor approval. At MVC, employees must complete and file the request for approval form. Departments are responsible for routing and obtaining their own approvals. Campus approval rests with the President and final approval with the Chancellor's office.
Get Help
Assistance can be requested from MVC Business Services by emailing ConcurTravel.Help@mvc.edu. Direct questions about procedures directed to the District Offices by email at purchasingtravel@rccd.edu.
Frequent Questions
This means you have never received a reimbursement check from the District and need to have a vendor ID number created and added to your profile.
- Email purchasingtravel@rccd.edu and request for them to create a vendor ID for you in Concur. They will update your profile and notify you upon completion.
- Then, go into your travel request and make some small changes (such as adding a period in a comment field) and save the request. These small changes will clear the error message, allowing you to submit your travel request.
This means you need to attached the Agenda to the expense item line. To clear this error, follow these steps:
- Click on the Expense item line.
- Attach the Agenda.
- Go to the question where says "Have you attached Conference Agenda?"
- Select "Yes"
- Save Expenses
Once you have uploaded all of the required documents, you are ready to submit the request for approval.
- Classified Professionals/Managers - Travel requests will automatically be routed to the traveler鈥檚 immediate supervisor as noted in the travel profile.
- Faculty - The division dean must be manually added as an approver for faculty travel requests.
To add an additional approver to workflow:
- Click on 鈥淩equest Details鈥 and select 鈥淩equest Timeline鈥
- Under 鈥淩equest Timeline鈥 select Edit next to Approval Flow
- Under Edit Approval Flow, the Requestor can add additional Approvers to the flow.
- Select the first 鈥+ Add Step鈥 and use the drop-down menu to select the appropriate approver. Once all additional Approvers are selected, hit Save to continue.
Guides and Training
How-To Guides
Hands-On Training
Get hands-on experience with Concur through optional Canvas training modules. These assignments are for training purposes only and can be accessed without having a Canvas login.
The information on this webpage is intended to supplement the RCCD Concur Manual or District policies and procedures; is not intended to replace any guidance from the RCCD; and is subject to change without notice.