This guide contains steps for configuring both frequently and infrequently used structures for commission tables in MediaOS.

Getting Started

Note: The following information in this article is only available to Administrators, Sales Managers, and Accounting users.

• Select Accounting in the left-hand Navigation Panel.
• Click on the Commission tab at the top of the screen.
• Select the Tables tab.
• Hit the orange Add Table button.

Below are examples for configuring your commission tables. If you are unable to configure your commission table based on any of the options below please contact us at support@mediaos.com.

Flat Rate Commission Structure

• Name your commission table
• Toggle the Ignore Undelivered Items button if you do not wish to pay commissions on any line items that have yet to run or been delivered.
• Choose a date range. You may select from Sold Between or Line Item Date Between.
  • Sold Between means a line item must have been sold between the selected dates to be eligible for the commission rate.
  • Line Item Date Between means a line item's run date must be between the selected date range in order to be eligible to be paid commission.
• Select the Users you wish to earn this commission rate.
• Select the Pay Method. You may choose between Invoice (Net) and Paid Amount.
  • Invoice (Net) will make a user eligible for commission as soon as any item they have sold has been invoiced.
  • Paid Amount, otherwise known as "Pay on Paid", will only make a user eligible for commission on line items that have been paid for.
• Input the commission percentage.

Hit Save in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Example: A publisher pays a flat 10% commission rate to four sales reps on all items running in the year 2025. They do not pay commission on undelivered items and only pay commission once they have received payment. In this instance, their commission table would look like the example below.

Basic Tiered Commission Structure

• Name your commission table
• Toggle the Ignore Undelivered Items button if you do not wish to pay commissions on any line items that have yet to run or been delivered.
• Choose a date range. You may select from Sold Between or Line Item Date Between.
  • Sold Between means a line item must have been sold between the selected dates to be eligible for the commission rate.
  • Line Item Date Between means a line item's run date must be between the selected date range in order to be eligible to be paid commission.
• Select the Users you wish to earn this commission rate.
• Select the Pay Method. You may choose between Invoice (Net) and Paid Amount.
  • Invoice (Net) will make a user eligible for commission as soon as any item they have sold has been invoiced.
  • Paid Amount, otherwise known as "Pay on Paid", will only make a user eligible for commission on line items that have been paid for.
• Select the method you wish to total your brackets by. You may choose between Total Sales or Paid Amount
  • Similarly to the Pay Method, the Paid Amount option on brackets ensures your reps move up commission brackets based on what has been paid for, rather than what has been sold.
  • Total Sales goes off of the amount a user has sold, regardless if payment has been received. Meaning, if a sales rep received 10% commission on the first $50,000 worth of sales they make, they will be moved to the next bracket when they sell over $50,000.
• Input the Sales Total to field. This should be the maximum sales total that will earn a sales rep the base commission rate.
• Input the base commission rate.
• Click on the Add Row button.
• Repeat the previous three steps until all commission tiers have been added.
• Hit Save in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Example: A publisher pays a 10% commission rate on the first $100,00 worth of items sold in the year 2025, regardless of when they are running. They pay a 12% rate on the next $100,000 worth of sales and 15% on all additional sales after that. They only pay commission once they have received payment, but are not concerned with paying commission on undelivered items. In this instance, their commission table would look like the example below.

Product Specific Commission Structures

• Name your commission table
• Toggle the Ignore Undelivered Items button if you do not wish to pay commissions on any line items that have yet to run or been delivered.
• Select the Filter by field. You may choose to filter for an individual Product, Product Type, or Product Status.
  • Product will allow you to select an individual product you wish to pay commission on.
  • Product Type allows you to include multiple product that share a single product type. For example, this is the best method to use if you pay 12% commission on all digital products.
  • Product Status allow you to select a status that has been assigned to multiple products. This is helpful if you have similar products that utilize different product types but have the same commission structure.
• Select the Product, Product Type, or Product Status to the field directly right of the Filter by field.
• Choose a date range. You may select from Sold Between or Line Item Date Between.
  • Sold Between means a line item must have been sold between the selected dates to be eligible for the commission rate.
  • Line Item Date Between means a line item's run date must be between the selected date range in order to be eligible to be paid commission.
• Select the Users you wish to earn this commission rate.
• Select the Pay Method. You may choose between Invoice (Net) and Paid Amount.
  • Invoice (Net) will make a user eligible for commission as soon as any item they have sold has been invoiced.
  • Paid Amount, otherwise known as "Pay on Paid", will only make a user eligible for commission on line items that have been paid for.
• Input commission percentage

Hit Save in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Example: A publisher pays a flat 12% commission rate to four sales reps on digital products sold in the year 2025. They also pay an 8% commission rate to the same sales reps on their Monthly Magazine product, but only for the issues running in the year 2025. They do not pay commission on undelivered items and pay commission regardless if payment has been received. In this instance, they would set up two separate commission tables that would look like the examples below.

Tiered Commission Structures by Product

• Name your commission table
• Toggle the Ignore Undelivered Items button if you do not wish to pay commissions on any line items that have yet to run or been delivered.
• Select the Filter by field. You may choose to filter for an individual Product, Product Type, or Product Status.
  • Product will allow you to select an individual product you wish to pay commission on.
  • Product Type allows you to include multiple product that share a single product type. For example, this is the best method to use if you pay 12% commission on all digital products.
  • Product Status allow you to select a status that has been assigned to multiple products. This is helpful if you have similar products that utilize different product types but have the same commission structure.
• Select the Product, Product Type, or Product Status to the field directly right of the Filter by field.
• Choose a date range. You may select from Sold Between or Line Item Date Between.
  • Sold Between means a line item must have been sold between the selected dates to be eligible for the commission rate.
  • Line Item Date Between means a line item's run date must be between the selected date range in order to be eligible to be paid commission.
• Select the Users you wish to earn this commission rate.
• Select the Pay Method. You may choose between Invoice (Net) and Paid Amount.
  • Invoice (Net) will make a user eligible for commission as soon as any item they have sold has been invoiced.
  • Paid Amount, otherwise known as "Pay on Paid", will only make a user eligible for commission on line items that have been paid for.
• Select the method you wish to total your brackets by. You may choose between Total Sales or Paid Amount
  • Similarly to the Pay Method, the Paid Amount option on brackets ensures your reps move up commission brackets based on what has been paid for, rather than what has been sold.
  • Total Sales goes off of the amount a user has sold, regardless if payment has been received. Meaning, if a sales rep received 10% commission on the first $50,000 worth of sales they make, they will be moved to the next bracket when they sell over $50,000.
• Input the Sales Total to field. This should be the maximum sales total that will earn a sales rep the base commission rate.
• Input the base commission rate.
• Click on the Add Row button.
• Repeat the previous three steps until all commission tiers have been added.

Hit Save in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Example: A publisher pays a 10% commission rate on the first $150,00 worth of Print Magazine Products running in the year 2025, regardless of when they were sold. They pay a 12% rate on the next $200,000 worth of Print Magazine sales running in 2025 and 15% on all additional Print Magazine sales running in 2025 after that. Sales Reps can only move up to the next commission when payments received exceed the initial bracket. They only pay commission once they have received payment, and do not pay commission on undelivered items. In this instance, their commission table would look like the example below.