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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.
| 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 |