Common Elements Used to Understand Commissions

Field or Control Description

Basis

Time at which commission rates are determined, either at booking or at shipping.

Support team

Group of people working together to sell to or support a customer. You can assemble support teams and associate them with customers, quotes, sales orders, and sales buying agreements.

Team member

Individual who is part of a support team. Each team member has either a commissionable or a non-commissionable role.

Commission schedule

Sale amount, date ranges, and corresponding commission rates for support team members, also known as commission plans.

Pro rata commission method

Calculation method by which products determine commission rates, which are then distributed among team members. Available at the schedule level only.