What Is the Expenses Categories Report?
Rewaa provides the Expenses Categories report, which highlights the top expense categories within a selected period.
This helps you identify which categories consume the largest portion of your budget, allowing you to monitor spending patterns and make informed financial decisions.
Why the Expenses Categories Report Matters
Understand how your costs are distributed across different categories.
Identify which categories consume the most financial resources.
Support better decision-making to reduce costs or reallocate resources.
Simplify future budget planning by analyzing past spending trends.
Accessing the Expenses Categories Report
Go to Reports > Finance > Expenses Categories.
Click the report to view details.
Select the desired time period.
Sorting Data
Choose how you’d like to sort the data:
Total Amount (Highest to Lowest)
Total Amount (Lowest to Highest)
Number of Transactions (Highest to Lowest)
Number of Transactions (Lowest to Highest)
Filtering Results
You can filter the report by Cost Centers:
Click Filter.
Select the Cost Center.
Click Apply.
The results will update based on the selected Cost Center.
ℹ️ If you haven’t added any Cost Centers, a message will appear: “No cost centers have been added.” To learn how to add a Cost Center, [click here].
How to Read the Expenses Categories Report
The report displays the following data:
Category: such as Rent, Salaries, etc.
Number of Transactions: how many times an expense was recorded under this category.
Average Transaction Amount: (Total Spent ÷ Number of Transactions).
Percent of Total: (Total Category Amount ÷ Total of All Categories) × 100.
Total Amount: total amount spent in the category.
Totals: total expenses across all categories.
ℹ️ All displayed data depends on the selected time period.
Exporting the Report
Click Export.
To export as an Excel file, select Excel File.
To export as a PDF file, select PDF File.
The file will be downloaded automatically to your device.
FAQs
Can I view expenses for specific branches only?
No. This report displays expenses aggregated across all branches.
Why do some categories show a value of (0)?
It means the expense under that category was deleted after being added.
How can I see the total expenses for a specific period?
Go to Expenses Categories report > select the desired time period > the total appears at the bottom of the list.
Can I print the Expenses Categories report from the platform?
Yes. You can print the report by first exporting it as an Excel or PDF file, then printing it from the downloaded file.