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Search Tracking IDs
  Last Edited - 12/27/2012 1:15pm PST
  Category Path - Shopping Cart Software Components > Administration Area > Modules > Affiliate Marketing
 
The Search Affiliate Tracking IDs page displays all affiliate tracking IDs that have been created in your store, displaying important information for each one at a glance.  This page also gives you the ability to make bulk changes to the affiliate tracking IDs. 

By default, the affiliate tracking IDs are displayed in order of SID (System ID).  You can select a different method of sorting by clicking the up and down arrows in the heading of each column. 

 
Affiliate Tracking ID information

TID
The TID (Tracking ID) is a unique number that identifies the affiliate tracking ID to the system.  This number is set by the software and cannot be changed.

Affiliate SID
The SID (System ID) of the affiliate that the tracking ID is associated with. Click the number to open the affiliate in the Customer Editor.

First Name / Last Name
The affiliate's first and last names. Since affiliates are also customers, this will be the billing first and last name of the customer as well.

Email
The affiliate's email address. Each affiliate/customer record must have a unique email address.

Description
The description for the tracking ID, which is displayed in various locations throughout the administration area and storefront.

Landing Page
The page the user is redirected to when they click on an affiliate tracking link that includes this TID number. Click on the link to view the TID's landing page (opens in a new browser window).

# of Orders
The number of orders associated with this TID. Click on the number to view these orders on the Search Orders page.

# of Hits
The number of times an affiliate tracking link that includes this TID number has been clicked on.

Conversion Rate
The TID's conversation rate is based on the amount of hits versus the amount of orders placed. 

Total Commissions
The total amount of commissions credited to the TID.

Active
The active status of this TID. The Green sphere signifies "Active" whereas the Red "X" will signify "Inactive: Click the icon to change the active status. Inactive TIDs do not earn commissions.

Edit
If you click on the SID number or    icon for a affiliate TID, you will be taken to the Affiliate Tracking ID Editor, where you can edit all of its options.

 (Check icon)
The checkboxes in this column work with the dropdown box below the table, giving you the option of making changes to one or more affiliate tracking IDs at once.

 
Bulk Editing

The following options are available in the dropdown menu at the bottom of the page.

Delete Tracking IDs
If you no longer need a affiliate tracking ID, you may choose to delete the affiliate tracking ID.  To do this, place a check mark in the last column of the affiliate tracking ID's row, select delete in the dropdown below the table, and click Go.  You may delete multiple affiliate tracking IDs at once by selecting multiple check boxes before clicking Go.

 

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