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title: "Values in spend types for Administrators - Payhawk Help Center"
slug: "managing-fields-configuration-for-expense-types"
description: "Learn how to manage the values of each field per spend type in Payhawk, hide the options that people don't need, and keep your spend data ready to export."
updated: 2026-10-27T14:44:25Z
published: 2026-10-27T14:44:25Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/managing-fields-configuration-for-expense-types"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://payhawk.com/help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managing values in spend types

You can view and manage the values which have been shown for each spend type from the specific spend type Fields tab.

You can show and hide values applicable for a specific field in the spend type. If you need to add new values for spend types, [go to the **Fields library**](/help/managing-custom-fields-and-values-from-the-fields-library).

## Hiding values for spend types

To hide values for specific spend types:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), go to **Settings** > **Spend** > **Spend types**.
2. Select the desired spend type by clicking on it, for example, **Bill**.
3. Select the desired field by clicking on it, for example, **Category**.
4. In the **Values** tab, select the checkboxes next to the values you want to hide, for example, **Flights** and **Marketing**.
5. In the dialog that opens, under **Visibility**, click on **Hide from this type**.

![Values of the Category field in the Bill spend type, with Flights and Marketing selected and a panel with Hide from this type under Visibility and Set manager under Approval and control.](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Beta%3AFields%20library/Managing_values_in_spend_types_1_20261020_ai.png)

## Unhiding values for spend types

To unhide values for specific spend types:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), go to **Settings** > **Spend** > **Spend types**.
2. Select the desired spend type by clicking on it, for example, **Bill**.
3. Select the desired field by clicking on it, for example, **Category**.
4. In the **Values** tab, click on **+ Add filter**.
5. In the dialog that opens, select **Hidden**, to display only the hidden values.
6. Next, select the checkboxes next to the values you want to show, for example, **Others**.
7. In the dialog that opens, under **Visibility**, click on **Show in this type**.

![Hidden values of the Category field in the Bill spend type, with Others selected and a panel with Show in this type under Visibility.](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Beta%3AFields%20library/Managing_values_in_spend_types_2_20261020_ai.png)

## Configuring managers for values for spend types

To configure managers for values for spend types:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), go to **Settings** > **Spend** > **Spend types**.
2. Select the desired spend type by clicking on it, for example, **Bill**.
3. Select the desired field by clicking on it, for example, **Category**.
4. In the **Values** tab, select the checkboxes next to the values you want to configure managers for, for example, **Flights** and **Meal**.
5. In the dialog that opens, under **Approval and control**, click on **Set manager**.
6. (Optional) To bulk configure managers for values for spend types, select:
  - **Replace all** to overwrite previous managers.
  - **Add** to add specific managers.
  - **Remove** to remove specific managers.
7. From the drop-down list, select the names of the specific managers.
8. Click on **Confirm**.

![Values of the Category field in the Bill spend type, with Flights and Meal selected and the panel for setting managers with Replace all, Add and Remove, a selected manager and the Confirm and Cancel buttons.](https://storage.googleapis.com/payhawk-cdn/Beta%3AFields%20library/Managing_values_in_spend_types_3_20261020_ai.png)