Commission Scheme Editor Instructions

When you installed the Affiliate Management Plug In, you set up initial commission schemes. You can use the Commission Scheme link in the Commission Manager group to manage your affiliate commission schemes. To view your commission schemes, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Affiliate Management Plug In icon
  2. Click Commission Scheme (in the Quick Link area)



From the List Commissions Scheme page, you have several options. You can:
  • Modify existing commission schemes
  • Make existing commission schemes active or inactive
  • Delete existing commission schemes
  • Create a new commission scheme

Marking an Commission Scheme as Active or Inactive

Over time, you’ll probably gather several commission schemes. And, you may be tempted to delete a few as you new ones are added. But, hold off deleting if you think you might add a particular scheme back to your Affiliate program at some time. That’s where the ability to make commission schemes Active or Inactive comes in handy.

Marking a scheme as Inactive merely removes its calculations from your affiliate program, but leaves the commission scheme information on file for future use. Then, when you’re ready to use that scheme again, all you have to do is make it Active. To make a commission scheme Active or Inactive, follow these steps:
  1. Click the Affiliate Management Plug In icon
  2. Click Commission Scheme (in the Quick Link area)
  3. Click the checkbox next to any commission scheme you want to make Inactive (or Active)
  4. Click the Make Inactive (or Make Active) button

Deleting a Commission Scheme

For those commission schemes that you want to permanently remove from your affiliate program, a good option is to remove them. To delete a commission scheme, follow these steps:
  1. Click the Affiliate Management Plug In icon
  2. Click Commission Scheme (in the Quick Link area)
  3. Click the checkbox next to any commission scheme you want to remove
  4. Click the Delete button

  5. Click OK to confirm you want to delete the selected commission scheme

Modifying Commission Scheme Information

The commission scheme information that was typed when the commission structure was first created can be accessed by clicking the commission scheme name link. To modify an existing commission scheme, follow these steps:
  1. Click the Affiliate Management Plug In icon
  2. Click Commission Scheme (in the Quick Link area)
  3. Click the Commission Scheme link of the commission scheme you want to modify

  4. Make your changes
  5. Click the Modify Scheme button

Add a Commission Scheme

When you click Commission Scheme in the Commission Manager group, there are lots of options for working with existing schemes. Upon closer inspection, we can see that there is also one option for creating new schemes. To create a new commission scheme, follow these steps:
  1. Click the Affiliate Management Plug In icon
  2. Click Commission Scheme (in the Quick Link area)
  3. Click the Create a New Scheme link located near the top of the page

  4. Next to Scheme Name, enter a name for the new commission scheme
  5. Next to Pay As, click the drop-down arrow and choose either “Percentage of sale value” or “Standard Flat Fee”
  6. Under Custom Commissions for 12 tiers, enter the commission about either in percentages or flat fee commissions for the desired tiers
  7. Next to Status, choose Active or Pending
  8. Next to Overwrite Individual Tier:Select whether to overwrite affiliate individual commission or not
  9. Next to Description, enter a short description for the new commission scheme
  10. Click the Add Scheme button