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== Open, Stored, and Sent Payments == | == Open, Stored, and Sent Payments == | ||
| − | The '''Open Payments''' section lists [[PayVia]] types, as well as the total amount you owe all [[ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] using each respective Pay Via type. The total amount displayed includes affiliates whose [[ct#Payout|payout]] has not reached the set minimum for payment. | + | * The '''Open Payments''' section lists [[PayVia]] types, as well as the total amount you owe all [[ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] using each respective Pay Via type. The total amount displayed includes affiliates whose [[ct#Payout|payout]] has not reached the set minimum for payment. |
| − | The '''Stored Payments''' section lists how much you owe affiliates who have reached the payment minimum and are ready to be paid, as well as the Pay Via Type. | + | * The '''Stored Payments''' section lists how much you owe affiliates who have reached the payment minimum and are ready to be paid, as well as the Pay Via Type. |
| − | The '''Sent Payments''' section lists the amount you paid out to affiliates, as well as what dates the payments were sent on. | + | * The '''Sent Payments''' section lists the amount you paid out to affiliates, as well as what dates the payments were sent on. |
After every pay period (normally 2 weeks), affiliates who earn enough money to meet your minimum requirement for a [[Common Terms#Payout|payout]] are marked as ready to be paid. (See Pay Via Options below) | After every pay period (normally 2 weeks), affiliates who earn enough money to meet your minimum requirement for a [[Common Terms#Payout|payout]] are marked as ready to be paid. (See Pay Via Options below) | ||
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The Pay Via Options, Dump Formats, and Auto Payments tabs let you configure how to pay affiliates. | The Pay Via Options, Dump Formats, and Auto Payments tabs let you configure how to pay affiliates. | ||
| − | Click the Pay Via | + | Click the Pay Via Types tab to change the payment types available to affiliates-- each item in this list describes a payment method. By default, affiliates can choose to use any enabled method, but you can change which methods are available to which affiliates by clicking the Pay Via Rules icon. The Edit Icon lets you change the options displayed in the list and the Edit Pay Via Setup icon lets you configure the form that collects affiliate account information. Instructions for editing the Pay Via Options can be found in the [[Creating and Editing PayVia Options and Dump Formats]] article. |
Click the Dump Formats tab to change the payment output format you download and submit to the payment processor. Choose an output format and click the Edit icon. Instructions for editing the output format are in the [[Creating and Editing PayVia Options and Dump Formats]] article. | Click the Dump Formats tab to change the payment output format you download and submit to the payment processor. Choose an output format and click the Edit icon. Instructions for editing the output format are in the [[Creating and Editing PayVia Options and Dump Formats]] article. | ||
=== Hidden Pay Via Options === | === Hidden Pay Via Options === | ||
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To create hidden affiliate payout options, go to Payments Admin, click the Pay Via Options tab, and click the PayVia Rules icon. Enter a rule that determines which affiliates see this PayVia, and click Add. For example: to hide a PayVia from all affiliates, select the following options: | To create hidden affiliate payout options, go to Payments Admin, click the Pay Via Options tab, and click the PayVia Rules icon. Enter a rule that determines which affiliates see this PayVia, and click Add. For example: to hide a PayVia from all affiliates, select the following options: | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 21 June 2010
The NATS payment admin provides a simple, easy way to pay your affiliates, as well as allowing you to view and search payments, configure affiliate payments, and Pay Via types (payment methods). The main payment admin screen displays a list of open, stored, and sent payments, while the tabs at the top allow you to configure how to pay affiliates.
Open, Stored, and Sent Payments
- The Open Payments section lists PayVia types, as well as the total amount you owe all affiliates using each respective Pay Via type. The total amount displayed includes affiliates whose payout has not reached the set minimum for payment.
- The Stored Payments section lists how much you owe affiliates who have reached the payment minimum and are ready to be paid, as well as the Pay Via Type.
- The Sent Payments section lists the amount you paid out to affiliates, as well as what dates the payments were sent on.
After every pay period (normally 2 weeks), affiliates who earn enough money to meet your minimum requirement for a payout are marked as ready to be paid. (See Pay Via Options below)
Before you can send a payment to an affiliate, you must store that payment in NATS to indicate that it is ready to go out. To store a payment, click the Store Payment icon next to an open payment and it will move to the Stored Payments section. Since Stored Payments only include affiliate payouts that have reached the minimum amount, it is possible that the total amount of a stored payment will be lower than the total amount of the same open payments.
Note: Payments are automatically stored at the end of a pay period.
In the stored section, you can view, edit, un-store, or pay a payment:
- The View Payment icon allows you to view the payment; in this view, you can copy and paste the output into a payment processor of your choosing.
- The Edit icon allows you to view a list of affiliate payments in this payment; here you will also be able to remove or edit a specific affiliate's payment.
- The Mark as Paid icon allows you to mark a specific payment as "paid"; it will be moved to the Sent Payments section and will not be able to be changed again, but you will still be able to view it.
Importing Payments into Intuit Quickbooks
It is possible to import your payments through Intuit Quickbooks through NATS. First, click on the View Payment icon. On the next page, use your web browser to view the page source-- once you have done this, save the source as a .iif file. Once you have saved your file, import the saved file into Quickbooks.
Generate Check Numbers
You can generate a series of check numbers in your payment using the Payment Dump Entry Numbers article.
Pay Via Options
The Pay Via Options, Dump Formats, and Auto Payments tabs let you configure how to pay affiliates.
Click the Pay Via Types tab to change the payment types available to affiliates-- each item in this list describes a payment method. By default, affiliates can choose to use any enabled method, but you can change which methods are available to which affiliates by clicking the Pay Via Rules icon. The Edit Icon lets you change the options displayed in the list and the Edit Pay Via Setup icon lets you configure the form that collects affiliate account information. Instructions for editing the Pay Via Options can be found in the Creating and Editing PayVia Options and Dump Formats article.
Click the Dump Formats tab to change the payment output format you download and submit to the payment processor. Choose an output format and click the Edit icon. Instructions for editing the output format are in the Creating and Editing PayVia Options and Dump Formats article.
Hidden Pay Via Options
To create hidden affiliate payout options, go to Payments Admin, click the Pay Via Options tab, and click the PayVia Rules icon. Enter a rule that determines which affiliates see this PayVia, and click Add. For example: to hide a PayVia from all affiliates, select the following options:
- Type: Hide
- Affiliate: ALL
- Country: ALL
- Start Date/Time: NOW
- End Date/Time: FOREVER
You can manually add an affiliate to a hidden PayVia by going to Affiliates Admin, finding the affiliate, clicking the Edit Affiliate Details icon, and modifying their Payment Method.
Instant Payments
NATS lets your affiliates get instant payments using the integrated automatic payment systems. You may individually specify which affiliates may use instant payments.
Instant payment only work for full days of sales, but an affiliate can get an instant payment for any full day of sales even if they don't reach the minimum payout amount. At the end of the period, NATS sets up payments normally.
Referral Payout Scales
You can setup different affiliate payout scales in several ways:
- Manually add affiliates to an exiting program and change their payout to a higher percent. Go to Programs Admin, click the Commissions tab, click the Payout Changes icon for a program. Choose the affiliate and click Save. On the next page, enter when the payout change starts and ends, and enter the details of the payout change. You can add multiple changes for different affiliates.
- Create a program with the desired payout in disabled programs, never enable it, and manually add affiliates to it.
- Offer this increase to all webmasters but only if they bring you a certain amount of traffic by setting up a Referral Payout Tier.
