This screen displays all orders that contained an Affiliate Code and the amount of commission due each Affiliate. You must have enabled "Affiliates" in Site Settings to see this screen. Use the date range filter to view new commissions and their totals.
Commissions are are added to this screen whenever an order is completed that has either an Affiliate Code in the Offer Code, or an Affiliate tracking link that was recieved when the shopper reach your website. Affiliate tracking codes will last in a shopper's browser cookie for 3 months, so even on a return visit to order, the Affiliate still gets the commission.
Commissions are calculated based on the Affiliate's Commission Rate, and the Commission Rate (override) from all purchased Products. Whichever percentage is lower will be used to calculate the commission for each Product ordered. So, if a Product has a commission rate of 10% and the Affiliate has a commission rate of 30%, then the commission will be 10% for that Product. If the Product is recurring, then any commissions for that Product are also recurring. (See Commissions Profiles for more information about recurring commissions). Percentages for Affiliates and Products can be changed at any time by editing the Affiliate's Contact, or the Product's override. You can also set the default commission rate for all new Affiliates in the Site Settings.
Commissions for online payments are not typically payable instantly. Instead, they go through a process before becoming payable to the Affiliates. We use 4 statuses to manage commissions through their lifetime. Statuses are not fixed, so you can move any commission to any status at any time:
NOTE: Affiliates can track these statuses in real-time for their own commissions by viewing their My Account page.