Add, update, and maintain an RCU version within a cost model

Use the RCU option to add, update, and maintain a relative cost unit (RCU) version within a cost model so that you can:

• Allocate the proper RCU updates.

• Define and map cost categories accordingly.

Add or update an RCU

1. From the Enterprise Decision Support home page, select Modify most recent cost model or Manage cost models in the Cost accounting section. The last cost model you selected appears at the top of the page in the Select cost model dropdown

2. To change cost models, select another one from the dropdown.

3. In the Methods section, click Maintain RCU.

4. If no existing RCU maintenance table version is assigned to this cost model, the table will be empty.

   1. Click the link in the Create or select a version here text within the table.

   2. In the Modify a cost model dialog, select one of the following actions from the RCU dropdown, and then click Save:

      • To create a new version of the RCU maintenance table, click Create new version.

      • To assign an existing version of the RCU maintenance table, select the version from the list.

5. If an existing RCU maintenance table version is assigned to this cost model and you want to modify it:

   1. Select the link in the cost model's name in the table's header.

   2. In the Modify a cost model dialog, select one of the following actions from the RCU dropdown, and then click Save:

      • To create a new version of the RCU maintenance table, select Create new version.

      • To assign an existing version of the RCU maintenance table, select the version from the list.

NOTE: Steps 4-5 are optional. As part of the initial set up of the cost model, the version has likely already been created or selected. This following procedure provides a quick and easy way to select another version or create a new one, if needed.

Maintain an RCU

You can edit the cost model version on the Methods page. By default the following RCU definitions are available:

• RCU 1

• RCU 2

• RCU 3

By opening an RCU definition, you can:

• Add and map a cost category to an RCU entry

• An RCU mapping within the entry

• Add department mapping from within the RCU entry

1. To create multiple mappings with a cost category for a cost model, click Select Cost Categories under the Basis: Cost Categories column.

   

2. In the Basis: Cost Type dropdown, select Variable, Fixed, or Total, and then click Select. You must select one or more cost categories and an RCU type to activate the Select button. After saving, the Cost Categories and RCU types appear under their respective columns on the RCU Definitions page.

3. In the Costcat to Calculate column, use the dropdowns and click Add mapping to map cost categories to your RCU definition.

4. In the Department Mapping column, click Add filter to add a department using the Filter Wizard for each cost category you added.

   

   To ensure the proper processing order is maintained for your RCU entries, you can only edit entries for RCU 2 after successfully saving RCU 1 without errors. This same logic applies to RCU 3.

5. To process your RCU entries in the proper order, access the Enterprise Decision Support home page, and then click Manage cost models in the Cost accounting section.

6. On the Manage cost model page, click Run advanced cost process in the Processes section.

7. On the Process cost advanced page, select the RCU checkbox in the Process cost column, and then click Process.

The system processes the RCU cost calculation so that you can obtain the total sum of the cost item processed in relative value units (RVU) and ratio of costs-to-charges (RCC).

This criteria is followed:

• The calculation runs after the RCC process is completeds.

• Calculations are based on the RCU definition you select for the cost category (Total, Fixed, or Variable).

• RCU definition calculations are processed in the following order (RCU definition 1, RCU definition 2, RCU definition 3).

• Calculations pull the cost general ledger (CGL) expense for the cost category assigned with RCU mapping.

• CGL pulls the CGL expense for each of the cost categories you select in the RCU definition 1.

• The RCU cost calculation is the sum of each of the cost item calculation costs by cost category.

The system processes the RCU percentage allocation calculation after the RCU cost has processed so that you can obtain the percent of allocation.

This criteria is followed:

• The calculation runs after the RCU cost process is completed.

• Calculations are based on the RCU cost value of each cost item.

The system processes the RCU calculation cost after the RCU % allocation has processed so that you can obtain the correct calculated cost per cost item.

This criteria is followed:

• The calculation runs after the RCU % allocation process is completed.

• Calculations are based on the RCU % allocation.