Setting up JROX/Jam commissions by category?

I've installed JROX/JAM and it is working fine tracking commissions.

However, I can't seem to figure out how to set up different commissions for different ZenCart categories.

I would like commissions to be as follows:

category A - 35%
category B - 25%
category C - 10%
category D - no commissions

I don't see the option to do this when setting up new Programs in JAM. Is this something I can control somewhere in my ZC files?

Just bumping this, in case anyone can help. :smile:

I don't think this can be done... Affiliate programs don't generally drill down to category levels. And I have not seen any mods that can be bolted on to ZC to do this. It would, I imagine, be quite complex! Have you tried JROX/JAM forum?

Thanks, schoolboy.

I got a confirmation from JAM support that this can't be done on JAM.

Now I'm not sure what to do. I was very impressed with JAM and all it offered, and its easy compatibility with ZenCart, but one of my categories is a section where we list artist's handmade products, as a service. If we offer commissions on that section, we'll lose money. (potentially a lot, as many of the items are high-ticket items)

So -- I guess I'll try to see if I can get a refund from JAM, and I'm back to square one in terms of an affiliate program.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd be grateful!

Can't you include or exclude at the product level?

Hi Kim - I actually was thinking about that, but I don't know how to do it on JAM.

I had an idea for a workaround (albeit a bit clumsy one) and I posted on the JAM forums and wrote JAM support but haven't heard back if my idea would work.

I was wondering if there a way to set up each product that should get commissions as a new program?

So, for example: for Program A, I set the Redirect URL for a specific product (product A).

My affiliates share that link. If someone purchases product A, they get the commission.

However, if someone purchases product A and also adds something else to their shopping cart, do they get a commission on everything in the cart? Or just product A?

Do you know if that would work? Or do you mean something else, when you say include/exclude at the product level? As far as I can see, there isn't a direct way to exclude products in JAM.

Thanks for helping me think this through --

lyricwings:

I've installed JROX/JAM and it is working fine tracking commissions.

However, I can't seem to figure out how to set up different commissions for different ZenCart categories.

I would like commissions to be as follows:

category A - 35%
category B - 25%
category C - 10%
category D - no commissions

I don't see the option to do this when setting up new Programs in JAM. Is this something I can control somewhere in my ZC files?

How many programs do you have configured in JAM?
What commission rate do you have set for them?

lyricwings:

So, for example: for Program A, I set the Redirect URL for a specific product (product A).

My affiliates share that link. If someone purchases product A, they get the commission.

However, if someone purchases product A and also adds something else to their shopping cart, do they get a commission on everything in the cart? Or just product A?

Do you know if that would work? Or do you mean something else, when you say include/exclude at the product level? As far as I can see, there isn't a direct way to exclude products in JAM.
From my understanding, normally JAM will be taking the entire order amount for commission calculation.

Right now I just have one program set up, with a 30% commission. But I'm wanting to exclude certain products (actually, all products in two categories) so that they don't trigger the Jam commission.

It seems like the only way to do this would be to have some kind of custom programming. I don't see a way to exclude individual products from triggering a commission.

Are your categories more than 1 level deep? If not, then some custom programming isn't too hard.

You can specify different percentages for different programs, if you create more, right?
If so, simply customize the code to send different program codes with the commission amounts when the order completes. This will require custom coding.

Just wanted to post an update. I hired Scott aka That Software Guy to do this customization for my cart, and it works perfectly. Thanks Scott!

Yeah... I'll vouch for Scott too. He's done some excellent custom code for me in the past as well!

I am in same situiation requiring varied commisions depending on products.

Another affilite software told me
demo.qualityunit.com/pax4/samples_tests/sale_tracking_docu.php
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Saving multiple commissions with one call

Was told that this feature may do similar.

What do you guys think?