- CRO uses Room Use Function Codes (RUFCs) and Room Type Codes to allocate some indirect costs.
- The Space Survey provides documentation for:
- The indirect cost proposal
- Organized Research activity in some rooms
- Space data must comply with federal rules for the indirect cost proposal.
CRO uses the space survey to allocate facility costs, including:
- Building depreciation
- Depreciation on the equipment in the space
- Utilities
- All plant-related costs (custodial, maintenance, grounds, etc.)
- Debt-interest payments
- Also includes IT ‘networking’ costs
CLASS is the link between space, financial, and human resources data.
- It is important to understand how the Space Survey relates to other university databases – particularly the HR, Financial, and Space databases.
- Three interrelated databases support the F&A Proposal.
- All three share a common element—the CLASS Chartfield.
- HR Shortcode represents a ChartField combination, including CLASS
- Activity a person performs
- Financial Chartfield combination, including CLASS
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- Activity expense supports
- Space Room use Function Code
- Activity performed in a room. Related directly to CLASS (in most cases).