Ben NATS WalkThrough Programs
Programs Admin
- Displayed by clicking the
button from the Admin menu at the footer of Affiliates Area - Displayed by clicking the
Programs Admin link from the header menu of any Admin area
Now that you are able to get surfers to pay for your products and/or services, you will need to pay the affiliates that delivered those surfers to your website. This is handled in the "Programs Admin". The "Programs Admin" will aid you in creating payout plans for your affiliates.
Set up Programs
Programs can be created in one (1) of two (2) ways. You can create an "Enabled" or "Disabled" Program. An "Enabled" Program will enroll all future affiliates automatically. However, any existing affiliates will NOT be automatically enrolled. A "Disabled" Program will not have any affiliates automatically enrolled. Essentially, the distinction between an "Enabled" and "Disabled" Program revolves around when the affiliate joins. When a new affiliate joins, he will be automatically enrolled in "Enabled" Programs and NOT automatically enrolled in "Disabled" Programs. However, you can manually enroll any affiliate into either "Enabled" or "Disabled" Programs by clicking the 
button in the Actions heading of the specific Program. When the "List Enabled Resellers" page displays, check the affiliates that you want to "enroll" into the Program from the "Not Enrolled" list and click the "Enroll Affiliates" button. Conversely, to remove affiliates from a Program, check the affiliates that you want to "remove" from the "Enrolled" list and click the "Remove Affiliates" button.
Note: The easiest way to "enroll" all affiliates to a new Program is to create a "Disabled" Program and click the 
button from the Action heading associated with that Program in the "Programs" list. Conversely, the easiest way to add all current affiliates only into a new Program is to create a new "Disabled" Program and then "Enable" it and then "Disable" it again.
Creating a new "Enabled" and Disabled" Program require the same information and utilize the same form. Once you have clicked the "Create a New Enabled Program" or "Create a New Disabled Program" link, you will be directed to a form that requires the following information:
- Program Name - Name displayed to Affiliates
- Short Name - Internal Program Name (cannot contain spaces)
- Program Type - Drop-down list of available Program Types
- Standard Program - Typical pay-per-click, rev/share Program
- Cross Sale Program - Used for both in-coming and out-going Cross Sale Programs
- Affiliate Referral Program - Pay Affiliates that bring you more Affiliates (three (3) Tiers only)
- Affiliate Referral 8 Tiers Program - Ibid, except eight (8) Tiers
- Account Rep Program - Paying Affiliates that aid other Affiliates (based on subordinates sales)
Additionally, you can specify:
- Payout Extension Desc - Displayed for Extended Payout purposes
- Hidden - Pay Affiliates without them seeing their payout information
Enter the required information and click the "Add Program" button. Once the Program has been added, an advanced form for the program will be displayed. This view will expose all the attributes associated with Program. This same advanced form can be accessed by clicking the 
button from the Actions heading of the desired Program.
Editing Programs
As previously mentioned, editing Programs are Program Type specific. Below is the available attributes that can be configured by Program Type:
- Standard Program
- Cross Sale Program
- CCBill-Paid Program
- Affiliate Referral Program
- Affiliate Referral 8 Tiers Program
- Account Rep Program
