A parent/child account with MDS allows the financial manager within the department to oversee purchasing activities for that unit.
Some common reasons for using a Parent Account:
- Monitoring spend for a department,division or funding string.
- View which accounts are active or inactive
- To get access to downloadable and/or printable reports about all transactional activity for multiple accounts.
- To see current ship-to and default funding information for each account.
Helpful Links
Need to request a new or edit an existing parent account?
UW-Madison Campus Only
UW Madison has an online request form. How the form works.
Outer Campuses
Email your completed form to ShopUW@bussvc.wisc.edu.