Commissions

⚠️ A commission is simply a rule that defines when and how a transaction should be created from a conversion.

In PalDock, commissions define when and how a transaction with a payout is created from a conversion. While conversions are tracked performance metrics, they only become transactions (with a payout and result) when a commission applies.

Commissions give you full control over payout logic – for both what you receive from advertisers and what you pay your partners. You can:

Choose amount types: fixed value, percentage, or a custom calculation using system and postback fields.
Apply conditions such as offer, advertiser, conversion type, traffic source, or channel.
Fine-tune how transactions are handled with features like transaction type, auto-approve, auto-set result, inherit result, recurrence limits, and deduplication.
Organize commissions into commission groups, each with one or more affiliates (an affiliate can belong to only one group).
Use commission schedules to set time-based changes in amounts, types, or display labels.
Keep commissions active or inactive depending on when they should apply, including the ability to set them for the workspace only or for affiliates only.
Improve clarity with Display amount (a clean label instead of a complex formula) and Commission detail (a short description shown in the table).
Track performance with automatic reporting metrics like ROI, calculated from your amounts and partner payouts.

Whether you are a network, advertiser, or affiliate, the Commissions section is where you configure payout rules, structure partner incentives, and ensure transactions are created and valued exactly as you need.