Setting Up Commission Payout Profiles

Setting Up Commission Payout Profiles

Overview of Commission Payout Rules

Commission payout rules let you define how much of each sale a consignor earns. You can set fixed percentages, tiered rates, or advanced formulas depending on your consignment agreements.

          To access commission payout settings:

Go to the Settings tab in the app and click on Commissions at the top.


Commission Rules and Formulas

To Create a New Rule Set

  1. Navigate to Settings > Commissions.

  2. Click Add Profile and enter a Profile Name.

  3. Select Edit Formula to open the Formula Builder.

Formula Builder

Use the Formula Builder to create custom payout formulas using available tokens and operators.

⚠️ Important: Tokens must be selected from the provided list. You cannot type them directly into the editor, but numeric values (like payout rates) can be entered manually.

          

Available Tokens

  1. lineitem_price — Sale price of the product

  2. lineitem_quantity — Multiplies the payout amount by the quantity of the product sold.

  3. lineitem_discount — Discount applied to the product or its share of a total order discount

  4. lineitem_total_tax — Product’s portion of the checkout tax

  5. shipping_split — Product’s portion of the shipping cost

  6. cost_per_item — Value from Shopify’s cost_per_item field for the product

Preview Formula

Use this section to confirm that your formula behaves as expected before saving.

Rule Conditions

Conditions let you apply payout logic only when certain product attributes match specific criteria.

  1. Field — The product detail used for the condition (e.g., item price, product type, etc.)

  2. Operator — Defines how the condition is matched (e.g., equals, less than, greater than, etc.)

  3. Value — The matching criteria for the condition

Example: Apply payout rule only to products with an item price greater than $100

Frequently Used Formulas

Here are some common formulas to help you get started:

  • (lineitem_price * lineitem_quantity) * .50
    Awards 50% of the product’s sale price. Does not account for discounts.

  • (lineitem_price * lineitem_quantity - lineitem_discount) * .50
    Awards 50% after deducting any discounts.

  • cost_per_item * lineitem_quantity
    Pays the consignor the flat cost listed in the product’s cost_per_item field.

  • (lineitem_price * lineitem_quantity - cost_per_item) * .50
    Awards 50% of the profit margin (sale price minus cost).

Assigning Commission Payout Rules to Your Consignors

Once your rules are set, assign them to individual consignors:

  1. Go to the Consignors tab.

  2. Select a consignor’s account.

  3. In their Settings, find the Commission Profile section.

  4. Choose the Commission Rule Set you want to assign.

          

Note:

  1.  If you don’t assign a specific rule, the consignor will use your Global Rule Set by default.
  2. Changing a consignor’s rule set will recalculate all unpaid payout amounts for their account.

❓Need Help?

We’re happy to walk you through setup or troubleshoot payout calculation issues. Contact our support or schedule a live support meeting.


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