If you are unable to see any items in the drop-down lists for, say, Activity Items or Expense Items, even though activity and expense items are present in their respective screens, it could be a security permissions limitation. Please check with your BQE CORE administrator. Check CORE Help Center for details.
If there is no change in the assigned security permissions, this might be a data filtering issue. Go to User Settings > Display Options and reset your filters. You should be able to see the relevant items in the drop-down lists. Check CORE Help Center for details.
This can also happen if Manage Access is active for you, and you have not been assigned any activity or expense items. You need to assign the items to the users before they can see them in the drop-downs. Again, check with your CORE administrator. Check CORE Help Center for details.