Number of Winners
The number of winners specifies how many direct credit rules can win when the crediting process evaluates each transaction.
The number of winners must be a positive integer. You can define the number of winners up to five levels deep in the hierarchy, starting with the root level working down.
Example: Two Direct Credit Rules with One Winner
Scenario: The crediting process uses these direct credit rules to evaluate a transaction where the customer name is EMC, the channel is Direct, country is USA, and the state is California.
|
Node Level |
Rule Name |
Rank |
Qualifying Criteria and Attribute Value |
Number of Winners |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Root node: Level 0 |
Root Node |
1 |
None |
1 |
100 |
|
Branch 1: Level 1 |
Rule 1 |
1 |
Country = USA |
1 |
515 |
|
Branch 1: Level 2 |
Rule 1.1 |
1 |
State = CA |
1 |
600 |
|
Branch 2: Level 1 |
Rule 2 |
1 |
Sales Channel = Direct |
1 |
515 |
|
Branch 2: Level 2 |
Rule 2.1 |
2 |
Customer Like EMC |
1 |
400 |
Result: The transaction matches these leaf level rules:
-
Branch 2: Level 2
-
Branch 1: Level 2
However, the Branch 1: Level 2 rule wins because it has the higher calculated score and you specified that there is only one winner. The transaction is assigned with credit receivers assigned to the rule Branch 1: Level 2.
Example: Two Rules with Two Winners
Scenario: In the rules for the previous example you updated the number of winners to equal 2 for Root Node: Level 0. The crediting process uses the two rules in the previous example to evaluate the same transaction.
Result: Since there can be two winners, the crediting process selects both the rules Branch 2: Level 2 and Branch 1: Level 2 as winners and credit receivers on both the rules are assigned to the transaction.