DoIT Number vs. Pro Card Comparison

This document compares the features/functionalities of the DoIT Number and Pro Card forms of payment.

DoIT Number:

A DoIT Number (commonly referred to as a D number) assigns your departmental funding string to an alphanumeric number that you can use to make easy, sortable, itemized purchases.

Procurement Card:

A Visa card (commonly referred to as a Pro Card or a P Card) issued by US Bank, assigned to a specific UW employee and tied to University funding. UW-Madison departments must use DoIT numbers for departmental purchases. Non-UW-Madison departments including UW-Extension can continue to use P-Cards.

This table compares the features of Procurement Cards and DoIT Numbers.
Feature Procurement Card DoIT Number
Make tax free departmental purchases X X
Change or split funding sources using the Pre-Posting Allocation tool (PAT) X X
Link and track source funds (grants, projects, etc.) to expenses in WISDM X X
Save time by eliminating the need to create new work orders each year X
Open as many accounts as you need, use them indefinitely X
Save the university 3% credit card processing fees X
Billing issues fully supported by DoIT Billing X
Look up your payment information online X
Fast checkouts and returns X
Leave the card behind X
Easy to request and obtain account X
Easy to add new authorized users X
Easy to remember account number X


Keywords:
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Doc ID:
70254
Owned by:
Help Desk KB Team in DoIT Help Desk
Created:
2017-01-27
Updated:
2024-03-06
Sites:
DoIT Help Desk