Sales Commissions in OnRamp ERP
December 14, 2022
OnRamp Solutions has improved the way that sales commissions are calculated. The Commission module was added so you can track the commission by part and salesperson.
The Sales > Sales Order > Commission folder contains screens and reports that are used to set up commissions and commission expenses, and update commissions on sales orders and invoices. The screens available for the Commission module are:
- Commission Maintenance [S2901] is used to set up the commission codes, types, and parts the commission is applied to, if any.
- Update Sales Order Commission [S2902] is used to update existing sales orders with new commission salesperson and rate information.
- Commission Expense [S2903] is used to accrue and pay out commissions to select salespersons.
- Update Invoice Commission [S2904] is used to update existing invoices with the new commission salesperson and rate information.
Once the commission code is set up on Commission Maintenance, you can add the commission to parts, sales orders, and customers.
On Commission Maintenance, you can setup the commission to vary according to certain pre-set values. You can set up a commission based on the number of days, quantity sold, or number of years. There is also a calculation type, where you can pay a commission based on the percentage of the part cost, or as a value for each piece sold.
Considering the Type and Calculation, you can add a commission detail, where the value paid changes after a certain value.
Once the code and the detail are setup, you can add a commission to a part. This will create a commission line for the part based on the type and detail. When the part is on a sales order, the commission will automatically be calculated.
Commission Example
You have a new part available to sell. To encourage your sales team, you set up a commission for the part. However, as time passes, selling the part should be easier, and as such, you want to vary the commission paid. To do this, you create the following commission code:
- Code: 10/5/0
- Description: 10% for 2 years, 5% for 5years, 0 after that
- Type: YRS
- Calculation: PERC
Then, you add the following detail lines:
| From | To | Value |
| 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 99 | 0 |
With the lines added, under Commission Part, you select the desired part, set the Start Date, and click Add Commission.
This will automatically create 3 new part lines, with the time set to the desired years.
Adding Commissions to Customers, Sales Orders, or Parts
Commissions are added to a customer, to sales orders, and to parts.
Salesperson is added to customer, and sales orders.
If a salesperson is assigned to a customer, that salesperson is added to any sales orders created for that customer by default. This can be updated for the whole sales order, or for each separate sales order line item.
Commissions are added to parts on the Commission Maintenance screen. This means that whenever a sales order is created for that part, the salesperson on the sales order line item will receive the set commission for that part once it is invoiced or once the sales order is processed and accrued via Commission Expense.
Commission codes and salespersons are added to customers on the Customer Master screen. This will set the default commission and salesperson for any sales made to this customer.
Viewing Commission
Commissions are accrued on sales order detail lines once the sales order items have been invoiced and finalized.
You can view the commission value and the accrued value on Customer Invoice [S2873].
Processing Commissions
Once invoices are finalized, you can accrue and process outstanding commission payments on Commission Expense [S2903].
Mass Updates to Commissions
Use screens Update Sales Order Commission [S2902] and Update Invoice Commission [S2904] to update the commission and salesperson information for sales orders and invoices, respectively.
Commission Reports
Use Commission by Salesperson and Date [R1110] to display all commissions earned. It defaults to show commission paid. Commission by Commission Code & Date [R1111] displays data in a different format.
Use Commission Code by Open Sales Order [R1112] to ensure that no parts are missing and are linked to the correct commission code.
Commission by Invoices [R1113] is used to display invoice detail, the salesperson, and the commission code for the invoice line item, if any.
Notes
- Updating the Start Production date on Part Master [S1009] will update the Start Production date on all the commission screens for that part.
- If the part has already been assigned a commission code and the invoice date is not in the defined range. The code will be updated but the commission value will be zero.
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Paul Henriques is the current Manager for the Documentation and Training team at OnRamp Solutions Inc. Paul has over 15 years of experience in writing training material and documentation for various software companies. Having had to learn OnRamp ERP to better document it’s features and write training material; Paul is constantly stunned by the amount of thought that goes into each feature and the capabilities that are within the program, with features for all the various business units of a manufactory. Paul spends most of his free time keeping up to date on all the latest news and best practices for the manufacturing sector. Paul’s favorite manufacturing quote: “There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.” – Henry Ford
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