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# Cleanse data

# Cleanse data {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

After you clean up the expenses on the Data Cleansing table, run the
cleansing engine.

## Before you begin

Role required: cost_transparency_admin or cost_transparency_analyst

## Procedure

Click Cleanse Data on the right-hand pane.  
The actual expense records you are manipulating in the Data Cleansing stage
are in the General Ledger Staged Data table, but a replica of each expense
record is also in the General Ledger Cleansed Data table. After you cleanse
the data, changes are saved to the records in the General Ledger Cleansed
Data table, not the General Ledger Staged Data table.
**Related tasks**   

* [Review expenses before cleansing](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/cRtsB4NV7GHkzc2covHN7w "You can view several additional details about the expenses that you imported into the application.")
* [Merge expense rows by segment](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/MEUEXji5uqhInkE29eINeg "Merging expenses means taking the expenses that are associated with one segment record.")
* [Map segment records to expense rows](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JGTFEOjx4sUxP3aRJsS2Rw "The application attempts to map the expense row to an existing record in the segment that you selected and gives you the option of creating a new record in the segment's table, as long as the expense row segment field has a value.")