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= '''Programs Admin''' =
* Displayed by clicking the [[Image:ai_programs.png]] button from the Admin menu at the footer of Affiliates Area
* Displayed by clicking the [[Image:smicn_16.gif]] '''<font size="1"><u>Programs Admin</u></font>''' 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. Each program has several "Program Options" that can be configured to tailor the Program to your needs. Since, you are paying your affiliates for traffic that you deliver to your websites, NATS requires that you specify to which website(s) each Program will belong. This is done by associating Tours to the Program and is established in the "Tours In This Program" section of the Edit Program page.<br>
'''Note:''' Since the Program if associated with a Tour(s), you can have multiple NATS Programs established for each of your websites. 

=='''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. When a new affiliate joins, he will be automatically enrolled in "Enabled" Programs and NOT automatically enrolled in "Disabled" Programs. Essentially, the distinction between an "Enabled" and "Disabled" Program is dictated by when the affiliate joins. However, you can manually enroll any affiliate into either "Enabled" or "Disabled" Programs by clicking the [[Image:edit_user_16.gif]] 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.<br>


The easiest way to "enroll" all affiliates to a new Program is to create a "Disabled" Program and then "Enable" the Program by clicking the [[Image:redo_16.gif]] 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" the Program by clicking the [[Image:redo_16.gif]] button and then "Disable" the Program again by clicking the [[Image:cancl_16.gif]] button from the Action heading associated with that Program.<br>
'''Note:''' The [[Image:redo_16.gif]] and [[Image:cancl_16.gif]] buttons replace each other in the Actions heading. The [[Image:redo_16.gif]] button will be available for a "Disabled" Program. The [[Image:cancl_16.gif]] button will be available for an "Enabled" Program.


Creating a new "Enabled" and "Disabled" Program requires the same information and utilize the same form. After you click 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)
** Affiliate Referral 8 Tiers Program - Pay Affiliates that bring you more Affiliates (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, at the least, 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 [[Image:Pen_16.gif]] button from the Actions heading of the desired Program.

== '''Editing Programs ''' ==

After newly creating a Program or by clicking the [[Image:Pen_16.gif]] in the Actions heading of an associated Program, a form displaying all configurable attributes for the selected Program will be shown. Once a Program is created, the "Shortname" and "Program Type" attribute are NOT editable. However, there are many more attributes that can be configured. 


There are seven (7) additional "Program Options":
* Deduct Credits - Deducts Credits from Joins and Rebills from affiliate pay-out
* Deduct Chargebacks - Deducts Chargebacks from Joins and Rebills from affiliate pay-out
* Deduct Voids - Deducts Voids from Joins and Rebills from affiliate pay-out
* Deduct Insufficient Funds - Deducts Insufficient Funds from Joins and Rebills from affiliate pay-out
* Hide Rebills - Hides Rebills from affiliates (Used only when affiliate is NOT paid on Rebills)
* Hide Joins - Hides Joins from affiliates (Used only when affiliate is NOT paid on Joins)
* Retro-active Payout - Locks the affiliate pay-out based on member join date. This option is used in conjunction with "Payout Changes"


There are two (2) methods to add "Tours In This Program":
* You can choose individual Tours by choosing a Tour from the "Add Tour..." drop-down list and clicking the associated "Add" button.
* You can choose all Tours for a given Site by choosing a Site from the "Add Site Tours..." drop-down list and clicking the associated "Add" button.


And finally, you can configure the Program's default pay-out by clicking the [[Image:Pen_16.gif]] in the "Program Default Payouts" section. You configure any combination of eight (8) pay-out options:
* Raw
* Unique (Unq)
* Qualified (Qual)
* Join (By Currency)
* Rebill (By Currency)
* Active (By Currency)
* Join (By % Sale)
* Rebill (By % Sale)
* Dialer (By % Sale)


You you are satisfied with the set-up of the current Program, you can click the "Program List" tab in the upper left of the "Edit Program" page to view all available Programs.<br>
'''Note:''' You are able to change the "Default Payout" at any time by clicking the [[Image:shuffle_16.gif]] button from the Actions heading on the "Programs" page. Payout changes are highly configurable and are discussed in more detail later in this document (1.4 Payout Changes).

=='''Programs'''==

From the "Programs" page, you can view and interact with all your NATS Programs. Below the "Create a New Enabled Program" and "Create a New Disabled Program" links, a list of all the available NATS Programs is displayed. For each Program in the list, you can view basic information about that Program; Program Name, Shortname, Program Type, Default Payout and Affiliates. Most importantly, there is an Actions heading. There are up to five (5) actions that you can perform.
* [[Image:Pen_16.gif]] Edit Program - Displays the "Edit Program" page
* [[Image:shuffle_16.gif]] Edit Payout Changes - Displays the Commission tab for that Program. Change the payout.
* [[Image:Redo_16.gif]] Enable / [[Image:Cancl_16.gif]] Disable Program - Enables/Disables the Program
* [[Image:Edit_user_16.gif]] Enroll/Remove Affiliate - Displays the "List Enabled Resellers" page. Enroll/Remove affiliates from Program
* [[Image:Trash_16.gif]] Delete - Deletes the Program
'''Note:''' You can NOT create a "Payout Change" to a "CCBill-Paid" Program

=='''Payout Changes'''==

As previously mentioned, you can alter the default payout for any affiliate in any Program, except a CCBill-Paid Program. From the "Program" page, the page that displays all your NATS Programs, you can create payout changes to your NATS Program by clicking the [[Image:shuffle_16.gif]] button in the Actions heading. After clicking the button, you will be directed to the "Commissions" page for that Program. This page will display a list of all payouts for the selected Program. To add a new "Payout Change", click the "Add Payout Change" tab. Clicking the "Add Payout Change" tab will display the "New Payout Change" page for that Program. 

You must choose a "Payout Type". There are five (5) different Payout Change Types:
* Standard Change - Basic override payout
* Disable Change - Disables payouts
* Temporary Change - Change that will occur for a specified time-frame
* Tiered Change - Change that is determined by affiliate sales
* Recurring Change - Change that occurs on a recurring basis


Additionally, you are able to set-up a Payout Change on any of six (6) optional criterion:
* Affiliate - Select an Affiliate to which the Payout Change will effect
* Sites - Select any Site(s) to which the Payout Change will effect
* Tours - Select any Tour(s) to which the Payout Change will effect
* Billers - Select any Biller(s) to which the Payout Change will effect
* Options - Select any Option(s) to which the Payout Change will effect
* Country(s) - Select any Country(s) to which the Payout Change will effect. (Based on surfer traffic's country)
'''Note:''' Not selecting any of the optional criterion will apply the Payout Change to the entire Program.


Since each Payout Change Type has different attributes with which to configure, NATS needs create a Payout Change record before you can specify the amounts of the Payout Change. So once you have configured the basics of the change, click the "Add Payout Change" button. NATS will create the Payout Change and display a form that is specific for the Payout Change Type that was selected. All Payout Change Types allow you to configure the same options as the "Default Payout". However, there are additional criterion required in each of three (3) specific Payout Changes:
* Temporary - Configure Start and End Times
* Tiered - Configure Tiers according to number of sales and when, per Tier, the Payout Change should occur.
** Reset - Configure when the Tier should be reset
*** Stored Payment - When NATS determines when a payment should be made
*** Period End - When the Period ends
*** Monthly - At the end of the month 
*** Never
** Raise - Configure when the Tier changes affects payment
*** Next Day - Applies the Tier's payout on the next day
*** Next Period - Applies the Tier's payout on the next Period
*** Next Sale - Applies the Tier's payout to the next sale
*** Entire Period - Treats as retro-active payment. Applies the Tier's payout to the entire Period
* Recurring - Configure the Start, End, Recurring Type, and Frequency
** Recurring Type - How often is the Payout Change valid 
*** Daily
*** Weekly
*** Monthly
** Frequency
*** Time
*** Day of the Week
*** Day of the Month
'''Note:''' Tiered Payout Changes are NOT configurable for Affiliate Referral, Affiliate Referral Tier 8, and Account Rep Program Types because these Program Types are NOT direct sale Programs. 

The other two (2) Payout Change Types do NOT require any additional criterion to be configured:
* Standard - Treated as an override to the "Default Payout"
* Disabled - Sets all values to 0

=='''Commissions'''==

To view all Payout Changes, click the "Commissions" tab on the "Programs" page. This page sections the Payout Changes by Program Type. Additionally,