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The Affiliate Overview displays the affiliate's account information. <br /> | The Affiliate Overview displays the affiliate's account information. <br /> | ||
[[File:Affiliate-Overview.jpg|800px]] | [[File:Affiliate-Overview.jpg|800px]] | ||
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== Details Tab == | == Details Tab == | ||
The Details Tab displays general information about the affiliate. This includes: | The Details Tab displays general information about the affiliate. This includes: | ||
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+ | === Main Affiliate Details === | ||
*'''Affiliate ID''': The affiliate's ID. | *'''Affiliate ID''': The affiliate's ID. | ||
*'''Username''': The affiliate's username. | *'''Username''': The affiliate's username. | ||
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*'''Country''': The country the affiliate belongs to. | *'''Country''': The country the affiliate belongs to. | ||
*'''Affiliate URL''': The website of the affiliate. | *'''Affiliate URL''': The website of the affiliate. | ||
− | *'''Account Type''': The account level of the affiliate. | + | *'''Account Type''': The account level of the affiliate. This defines specific permissions for this Affiliate throughout your system. See the Permissions Tab section below for more details. |
*'''Status''': The status of the affiliate, which can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the status. This can be set to Active, Disabled, or Banned, and you can input the public and internal reason why the affiliate was set to the chosen status. | *'''Status''': The status of the affiliate, which can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the status. This can be set to Active, Disabled, or Banned, and you can input the public and internal reason why the affiliate was set to the chosen status. | ||
*'''In-House''': This tells whether this particular affiliate works for you. Designating an employee as an in-house account is useful, as you can prevent affiliate payouts from being built for that particular account, thus preventing unwanted payouts. | *'''In-House''': This tells whether this particular affiliate works for you. Designating an employee as an in-house account is useful, as you can prevent affiliate payouts from being built for that particular account, thus preventing unwanted payouts. | ||
− | *'''Reffered By''': This will display the affiliate referrer | + | *'''Reffered By''': This will display the affiliate referrer if it is set. |
*'''Account Rep''': Displays the account rep associated with this affiliate. This can be updated by clicking the "Update" link, where an account rep and program can be chosen, or the account rep can be deleted. | *'''Account Rep''': Displays the account rep associated with this affiliate. This can be updated by clicking the "Update" link, where an account rep and program can be chosen, or the account rep can be deleted. | ||
− | *'''Groups''': Displays the group name that the affiliate is a part of. This can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the group, where a new group can be created or the affiliate can be added to an existing group. For more information, please see our NATS5 Affiliate Groups wiki. | + | *'''Groups''': Displays the group name that the affiliate is a part of. This can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the group, where a new group can be created or the affiliate can be added to an existing group. For more information, please see our [[NATS5 Affiliate Groups]] wiki. |
*'''Joined On''': The day the affiliate joined your NATS. | *'''Joined On''': The day the affiliate joined your NATS. | ||
*'''Join IP''': The IP address of the affiliate when they joined your NATS. Clicking the magnifying glass button next to the IP will give more information about this location. | *'''Join IP''': The IP address of the affiliate when they joined your NATS. Clicking the magnifying glass button next to the IP will give more information about this location. | ||
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=== Account Details === | === Account Details === | ||
*'''Password''': The password of the affiliate account. This can be reset by clicking the reset link next to the password. | *'''Password''': The password of the affiliate account. This can be reset by clicking the reset link next to the password. | ||
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*'''Manual Invoices''': Specifies whether the affiliate has the ability to make manual invoices. | *'''Manual Invoices''': Specifies whether the affiliate has the ability to make manual invoices. | ||
*'''Has Required Docs''': Details whether the affiliate has completed the required documents. | *'''Has Required Docs''': Details whether the affiliate has completed the required documents. | ||
*'''Agreed to T.O.S.''': Specifies if the affiliate has agreed to the NATS Terms of Service. | *'''Agreed to T.O.S.''': Specifies if the affiliate has agreed to the NATS Terms of Service. | ||
− | *''' | + | *'''Account Reviewed''': Specifies if this affiliate been reviewed. * |
− | *''' | + | *'''Trust Level''': Specifies how much do you trust this affiliate. * |
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*'''RSS Pass Code''': Displays the RSS Pass Code. This can be reset by clicking the "Reset" link next to the code, which will generate a new RSS Pass Code. | *'''RSS Pass Code''': Displays the RSS Pass Code. This can be reset by clicking the "Reset" link next to the code, which will generate a new RSS Pass Code. | ||
− | *'''Allow Subscription Passthrough''': | + | *'''Allow Subscription Passthrough''': Specifies if the affiliate can pass data along with the member signup process. |
− | *'''Force Join Option in Linkcodes''': | + | *'''Force Join Option in Linkcodes''': |
− | *'''Affiliate Global Cookie Expire Time''': | + | *'''Tracking Cookies''': How long, in seconds, will the members tracking cookie be valid for this affiliate. |
− | *'''Site Specific Cookie - Expire Time''': | + | **'''Affiliate Global Cookie Expire Time''': This will be used for All sites unless otherwise specified below. |
+ | **'''Site Specific Cookie - Expire Time''': Override Global Cookie Settings on a site by site basis. | ||
+ | *'''Edit Affiliates''' and '''Override as Affiliate''': Clicking Update will send you to the Permission tab where you can change either setting for this affiliate. | ||
+ | ** Edit Affiliates: Can this affiliate edit the details of other affiliates? | ||
+ | ** Override as Affiliate: Can this Affiliate override as other affiliates? | ||
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*'''Email''': The email address of the affiliate. | *'''Email''': The email address of the affiliate. | ||
*'''Telephone''': The telephone number of the affiliate. | *'''Telephone''': The telephone number of the affiliate. | ||
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*'''Contact 1-5''': The reseller contacts of the affiliate. | *'''Contact 1-5''': The reseller contacts of the affiliate. | ||
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*'''Affiliate Selects''': Selects that can be set for the affiliate. | *'''Affiliate Selects''': Selects that can be set for the affiliate. | ||
+ | == Preferences Tab == | ||
+ | The Preferences Tab details various settings for the affiliate.<br /> <br /> | ||
+ | [[File:Affiliate-Overview_Preferences.jpg|border|500px]]<br /><br /> | ||
+ | These settings are all able to be updated and set by the affiliate. As such, these are all settings that are specifically catered to the affiliate and can also be found in the "My Account" tab in the Affiliate Area. | ||
− | == | + | == Permissions Tab == |
− | + | [[File:Affiliate-Overview_Permissions.jpg|border|700px]]<br /><br /> | |
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+ | === Account Type === | ||
− | + | There are several different [[NATS5 Account Types|Account Types]], all with varying permissions: | |
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+ | * Affiliate: Specifies that the account is a standard affiliate. This account does not have any additional permissions. | ||
+ | * Account Rep: An account representative can be assigned to manage affiliates. | ||
+ | * Customer Service Rep: A Customer Service Rep is a special affiliate who is responsible for managing customer services of your membership sites. | ||
+ | * Site Partner: Site partners typically share revenues and get extra statistics due to their status. | ||
+ | * Sub Admin: A Sub Admin has limited administrative access and can only view and perform actions on certain admin areas in NATS. | ||
+ | * TMM Admin: TMM Admins have full administrative access in NATS, but they can only log in from IP addresses specified in the TMM_ADMIN_IPS configuration option. This can be found in the Configuration tab in the "Security" section. | ||
+ | * Admin: Admins have full administrative access in NATS, and can view and edit whatever they choose. You can also restrict admin access to certain IP's through the "Security" section in the Configuration tab. | ||
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+ | === Admin Areas / Navigation === | ||
− | + | Account Permissions define what the affiliate can view and what actions the affiliate can perform. These permissions are based on the [[NATS5 Account Types]] but can be updated to suit the needs of this affiliate. | |
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+ | To update the account type, you have to also have the permissions to be able to update another affiliate's account type. If you have those permissions, then click on the "Update" link next to the account type and select which account type you want that affiliate to have. This will then update the permissions to fit that account type accordingly. | ||
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The Permissions table contains the admin section and the corresponding permissions that the affiliate has for that section. This includes: | The Permissions table contains the admin section and the corresponding permissions that the affiliate has for that section. This includes: | ||
*'''Display''': Determines whether the section is displayed for the affiliate. | *'''Display''': Determines whether the section is displayed for the affiliate. | ||
*'''View''': Determines whether the affiliate can view the section. | *'''View''': Determines whether the affiliate can view the section. | ||
*'''Action''': Determines whether the affiliate can perform any actions in the section. | *'''Action''': Determines whether the affiliate can perform any actions in the section. | ||
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− | By clicking the "Details" button next to the "Action" column, specific affiliate permissions can be updated for each page and each section. When the permissions are set, click "Save Changes". | + | By clicking the "Details" button next to the "Action" column, specific affiliate permissions can be updated for each page and each section. When the permissions are set, click "Save Changes". |
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Global Settings indicates whether the affiliate can edit or override other affiliates. | Global Settings indicates whether the affiliate can edit or override other affiliates. | ||
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== Acct Changes Tab == | == Acct Changes Tab == | ||
+ | The Account Changes tab is similar to the [[NATS5 Account Changes|Account Changes]] link in the left hand navigation, only narrowed to the 1 affiliate you are viewing. | ||
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+ | [[File:Affiliate-Management_Account_Changes.jpg|border|700px]] | ||
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+ | The list itself displays any changes made to this affiliate's account within the affiliate area. Depending on your config settings, the affiliate and/or the admin may be required to approve any changes made to the account. | ||
+ | For more information, please see our [[NATS5 Account Changes]] wiki. | ||
== Documents Tab == | == Documents Tab == | ||
− | The Documents Tab is where the affiliate can upload documents and displays other document details. | + | |
− | [[File:Affiliate-Overview_Documents.jpg|border|700px]] | + | The Documents Tab is where the affiliate can upload documents and displays other document details. |
− | To upload a document, click the "Add New" button next to the "Affiliate Documents" title. The document details include the name and file type of the document, the size, whether the affiliate has required documents, whether the affiliate has uploaded a W9 document, and the option to update or upload the affiliate's W9 document by clicking the "Update" link next to the affiliate's W9. | + | |
+ | [[File:Affiliate-Overview_Documents.jpg|border|700px]] | ||
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+ | To upload a document, click the "Add New" button next to the "Affiliate Documents" title. The document details include the name and file type of the document, the size, whether the affiliate has required documents, whether the affiliate has uploaded a W9 document, and the option to update or upload the affiliate's W9 document by clicking the "Update" link next to the affiliate's W9. | ||
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Clicking the "Actions" button next to a document allows you to download or delete that document. | Clicking the "Actions" button next to a document allows you to download or delete that document. | ||
== Payments Tab == | == Payments Tab == | ||
+ | The Payments Tab provides payment details about the affiliate's payment history. | ||
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[[File:Affiliate-Overview_Payments.jpg|border|700px]] | [[File:Affiliate-Overview_Payments.jpg|border|700px]] | ||
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+ | === Payment Details === | ||
+ | *'''Payment Approved''': Tells you if a payment was approved. | ||
+ | *'''Payment Period''': Details the payment period that the affiliate is using, which can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the payment period. For more information, please see our [[NATS5 Payout Periods]] wiki. | ||
+ | *'''W9 Received''': Tells whether the W9 for this affiliate was received. | ||
+ | *'''Affiliate's W9''': The actual W9 document. To upload or remove the W9, click the "Update" link next to the W9. | ||
+ | *'''Tax ID or SSN''': The affiliate's Tax ID or Social Security Number. | ||
+ | *'''Reward Points''': How many reward points the affiliate has to remain. | ||
+ | *'''Reward Points Used''': How many reward points the affiliate has used. | ||
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+ | === Pay Via Method === | ||
+ | This section displays the Pay Via Method set up by the affiliate. To edit the fields for the pay via method for this affiliate, click the "Edit Details" button next to the Pay Via Method title. This tab also allows you to select previously used pay via methods by clicking the "Previous" button next to the "Edit Details" button. | ||
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+ | For more information on Pay Via Methods, see our [[NATS5 Pay Via Methods]] wiki. | ||
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+ | === Affiliate Payment Search === | ||
+ | [[File:Affiliate-Overview_Payments_Search_Widget.jpg|border|100px]]<br /> | ||
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+ | You can search for different affiliate payments by searching for the payment by two different fields, the Affiliate ID and the Payvia Type. All of the results will be filtered out based off of the search. | ||
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+ | By clicking the button next to the magnifying glass, you can set the sort option, as well as whether you want the results in Ascending or Descending order and how many results will be displayed per page. The sorting options include Payment ID, Stored Date, Date Range (Start), Amount, and Affiliate Username. | ||
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+ | === Add Sale === | ||
+ | The "Add Sale" button lets you manually add a sale for this affiliate. For more information, please see our [[NATS5 Manual Sale]] wiki. | ||
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+ | === Add Invoice === | ||
+ | The "Add Invoice" button allows you to manually add an invoice to the affiliate. For more information, please see our [[NATS5 Manual Invoice]] wiki. | ||
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+ | == Notes Tab == | ||
+ | [[File:Affiliate-Overview_Notes.jpg|border|700px]] | ||
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+ | The Notes tab holds records of the affiliate notes. Affiliate notes record the date and time of entering that note, as well as display the admin who entered it.<br /><br /> | ||
+ | To add a new note, type the note into the text box on the right of the page, and click "Add" when finished. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 8 August 2019
The Affiliate Overview displays the affiliate's account information.
Details Tab
The Details Tab displays general information about the affiliate. This includes:
Main Affiliate Details
- Affiliate ID: The affiliate's ID.
- Username: The affiliate's username.
- First Name: The affiliate's first name.
- Last Name: The affiliate's last name.
- Company: The company the affiliate belongs to.
- Country: The country the affiliate belongs to.
- Affiliate URL: The website of the affiliate.
- Account Type: The account level of the affiliate. This defines specific permissions for this Affiliate throughout your system. See the Permissions Tab section below for more details.
- Status: The status of the affiliate, which can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the status. This can be set to Active, Disabled, or Banned, and you can input the public and internal reason why the affiliate was set to the chosen status.
- In-House: This tells whether this particular affiliate works for you. Designating an employee as an in-house account is useful, as you can prevent affiliate payouts from being built for that particular account, thus preventing unwanted payouts.
- Reffered By: This will display the affiliate referrer if it is set.
- Account Rep: Displays the account rep associated with this affiliate. This can be updated by clicking the "Update" link, where an account rep and program can be chosen, or the account rep can be deleted.
- Groups: Displays the group name that the affiliate is a part of. This can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the group, where a new group can be created or the affiliate can be added to an existing group. For more information, please see our NATS5 Affiliate Groups wiki.
- Joined On: The day the affiliate joined your NATS.
- Join IP: The IP address of the affiliate when they joined your NATS. Clicking the magnifying glass button next to the IP will give more information about this location.
- Last Log-in: The last login date of the affiliate.
Account Details
- Password: The password of the affiliate account. This can be reset by clicking the reset link next to the password.
- Manual Invoices: Specifies whether the affiliate has the ability to make manual invoices.
- Has Required Docs: Details whether the affiliate has completed the required documents.
- Agreed to T.O.S.: Specifies if the affiliate has agreed to the NATS Terms of Service.
- Account Reviewed: Specifies if this affiliate been reviewed. *
- Trust Level: Specifies how much do you trust this affiliate. *
- RSS Pass Code: Displays the RSS Pass Code. This can be reset by clicking the "Reset" link next to the code, which will generate a new RSS Pass Code.
- Allow Subscription Passthrough: Specifies if the affiliate can pass data along with the member signup process.
- Force Join Option in Linkcodes:
- Tracking Cookies: How long, in seconds, will the members tracking cookie be valid for this affiliate.
- Affiliate Global Cookie Expire Time: This will be used for All sites unless otherwise specified below.
- Site Specific Cookie - Expire Time: Override Global Cookie Settings on a site by site basis.
- Edit Affiliates and Override as Affiliate: Clicking Update will send you to the Permission tab where you can change either setting for this affiliate.
- Edit Affiliates: Can this affiliate edit the details of other affiliates?
- Override as Affiliate: Can this Affiliate override as other affiliates?
Contact Details
- Address: The address of the affiliate.
- Address 2: Alternate address of the affiliate.
- City: The city in which the affiliate resides.
- State: The state in which the affiliate resides.
- Zipcode: The zipcode in which the affiliate resides.
- Email: The email address of the affiliate.
- Telephone: The telephone number of the affiliate.
- Contact 1-5: The reseller contacts of the affiliate.
Custom Account Details
- Custom Fields: Custom fields that can be set for the affiliate.
- Affiliate Flags: Flags that can be configured for the affiliate.
- Affiliate Selects: Selects that can be set for the affiliate.
Preferences Tab
The Preferences Tab details various settings for the affiliate.
These settings are all able to be updated and set by the affiliate. As such, these are all settings that are specifically catered to the affiliate and can also be found in the "My Account" tab in the Affiliate Area.
Permissions Tab
Account Type
There are several different Account Types, all with varying permissions:
- Affiliate: Specifies that the account is a standard affiliate. This account does not have any additional permissions.
- Account Rep: An account representative can be assigned to manage affiliates.
- Customer Service Rep: A Customer Service Rep is a special affiliate who is responsible for managing customer services of your membership sites.
- Site Partner: Site partners typically share revenues and get extra statistics due to their status.
- Sub Admin: A Sub Admin has limited administrative access and can only view and perform actions on certain admin areas in NATS.
- TMM Admin: TMM Admins have full administrative access in NATS, but they can only log in from IP addresses specified in the TMM_ADMIN_IPS configuration option. This can be found in the Configuration tab in the "Security" section.
- Admin: Admins have full administrative access in NATS, and can view and edit whatever they choose. You can also restrict admin access to certain IP's through the "Security" section in the Configuration tab.
Changing the account type will require that the affiliate logs out and log back in to receive their new permissions.
Account Permissions define what the affiliate can view and what actions the affiliate can perform. These permissions are based on the NATS5 Account Types but can be updated to suit the needs of this affiliate.
To update the account type, you have to also have the permissions to be able to update another affiliate's account type. If you have those permissions, then click on the "Update" link next to the account type and select which account type you want that affiliate to have. This will then update the permissions to fit that account type accordingly.
The Permissions table contains the admin section and the corresponding permissions that the affiliate has for that section. This includes:
- Display: Determines whether the section is displayed for the affiliate.
- View: Determines whether the affiliate can view the section.
- Action: Determines whether the affiliate can perform any actions in the section.
By clicking the "Details" button next to the "Action" column, specific affiliate permissions can be updated for each page and each section. When the permissions are set, click "Save Changes".
Global Settings indicates whether the affiliate can edit or override other affiliates.
Programs Tab
The Programs Tab displays a list of all the programs in your NATS, as well as whether the affiliate is enabled for that program or not. This tab contains program details, including program ID, the program's short name, and the program type.
The "Affiliates' Default Payout" column details the program's default payout changes. The "Affiliate Has Payout Change" tells whether the affiliate is part of that program's payout, as set on the program's payout page.
To enable the affiliate to a specific program, check the checkbox in the "Enabled in Program" column.
Login Logs Tab
The Login Logs tab details all of the times the affiliate has logged into your NATS. The details recorded and logged include Time and IP.
Clicking the magnifying glass button next to each log will lookup the IP address.
Other details documented include the Join IP of the affiliate, the Joined On date, and the Last Login time and date.
Acct Changes Tab
The Account Changes tab is similar to the Account Changes link in the left hand navigation, only narrowed to the 1 affiliate you are viewing.
The list itself displays any changes made to this affiliate's account within the affiliate area. Depending on your config settings, the affiliate and/or the admin may be required to approve any changes made to the account.
For more information, please see our NATS5 Account Changes wiki.
Documents Tab
The Documents Tab is where the affiliate can upload documents and displays other document details.
To upload a document, click the "Add New" button next to the "Affiliate Documents" title. The document details include the name and file type of the document, the size, whether the affiliate has required documents, whether the affiliate has uploaded a W9 document, and the option to update or upload the affiliate's W9 document by clicking the "Update" link next to the affiliate's W9.
Clicking the "Actions" button next to a document allows you to download or delete that document.
Payments Tab
The Payments Tab provides payment details about the affiliate's payment history.
Payment Details
- Payment Approved: Tells you if a payment was approved.
- Payment Period: Details the payment period that the affiliate is using, which can be updated by clicking the "Update" link next to the payment period. For more information, please see our NATS5 Payout Periods wiki.
- W9 Received: Tells whether the W9 for this affiliate was received.
- Affiliate's W9: The actual W9 document. To upload or remove the W9, click the "Update" link next to the W9.
- Tax ID or SSN: The affiliate's Tax ID or Social Security Number.
- Reward Points: How many reward points the affiliate has to remain.
- Reward Points Used: How many reward points the affiliate has used.
Pay Via Method
This section displays the Pay Via Method set up by the affiliate. To edit the fields for the pay via method for this affiliate, click the "Edit Details" button next to the Pay Via Method title. This tab also allows you to select previously used pay via methods by clicking the "Previous" button next to the "Edit Details" button.
For more information on Pay Via Methods, see our NATS5 Pay Via Methods wiki.
Affiliate Payment Search
You can search for different affiliate payments by searching for the payment by two different fields, the Affiliate ID and the Payvia Type. All of the results will be filtered out based off of the search.
By clicking the button next to the magnifying glass, you can set the sort option, as well as whether you want the results in Ascending or Descending order and how many results will be displayed per page. The sorting options include Payment ID, Stored Date, Date Range (Start), Amount, and Affiliate Username.
Add Sale
The "Add Sale" button lets you manually add a sale for this affiliate. For more information, please see our NATS5 Manual Sale wiki.
Add Invoice
The "Add Invoice" button allows you to manually add an invoice to the affiliate. For more information, please see our NATS5 Manual Invoice wiki.
Notes Tab
The Notes tab holds records of the affiliate notes. Affiliate notes record the date and time of entering that note, as well as display the admin who entered it.
To add a new note, type the note into the text box on the right of the page, and click "Add" when finished.