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Pay people to send you customers, and know what you owe
Affiliates, referral codes, commission rules and payout requests - with the commission invoiced and paid through Odoo.
Affiliate Management (technical name viin_affiliate) is an Odoo 17.0 app for Odoo Community and Odoo Enterprise and Viindoo Cloud, built for affiliate manager, affiliate, finance, marketing.
At a Glance
The facts of Affiliate Management, version 3.1.5, in one place. Published by Viindoo.
Technical name
viin_affiliate
Odoo version
17.0 (Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud)
Depends on
to_base, viin_account
Adds
12 new models, 12 extended models, 15 menus, 1 report, 1 scheduled action, 11 settings, 3 access groups
Best for
Affiliate manager; Affiliate; Finance; Marketing
Not for
It does not find affiliates for you.
Key features
Affiliates and their referral codes, Configurable cookie life for attribution, Commission rules and a percentage per affiliate, Minimum payout before a request can be made, Payout requests that become invoices and payments, Reporting on programme performance
How It Works
Three screens.
1
The affiliates
Who is in the programme, and on what terms.
2
One affiliate
Codes, commission percentage and the orders attributed to them.
3
The commissions
What has been earned, and what has been paid.
What You Get
Affiliates and their referral codes
Configurable cookie life for attribution
Commission rules and a percentage per affiliate
Minimum payout before a request can be made
Payout requests that become invoices and payments
Reporting on programme performance
More Screens
Everything below was taken on a database seeded with real business data, on this series - not a mock-up and not a screenshot from an older version.
What This App Does Not Do
Read this before you buy. Everything below is something the app deliberately leaves to another app or to you.
It does not find affiliates for you.
Recruiting is marketing's job.
Attribution is cookie-based.
A visitor who clears cookies or buys offline is not attributed.
It does not run a network.
Multi-level structures need the multi-level module.
It does not pay automatically.
Payouts are requested, approved and then paid.
Works Well With
Apps from the same stack, built to fit this one:
Who Should Use Affiliate Management?
Affiliate manager
Sees what each affiliate brought in.
Affiliate
Sees their own orders and commission in the portal.
Finance
Pays against an invoice, not a spreadsheet.
Marketing
Compares the programme against paid channels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Affiliate Management do?
Affiliates, referral codes, commission rules and payout requests - with the commission invoiced and paid through Odoo.
What does Affiliate Management not do?
It does not find affiliates for you. Recruiting is marketing's job. Attribution is cookie-based. A visitor who clears cookies or buys offline is not attributed. It does not run a network. Multi-level structures need the multi-level module. It does not pay automatically. Payouts are requested, approved and then paid.
Who is Affiliate Management for?
Affiliate manager: Sees what each affiliate brought in. Affiliate: Sees their own orders and commission in the portal. Finance: Pays against an invoice, not a spreadsheet. Marketing: Compares the programme against paid channels.
Which Odoo version and editions does it support?
Odoo 17.0 - Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud. Upgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
What does it depend on?
It installs on top of: to_base, viin_account. Odoo installs them with it.
What works well with it?
With Sales (viin_affiliate_sale): Affiliate codes on sales orders. Multi-level (viin_affiliate_multi_level): Commission down a referral tree. With Loyalty (viin_affiliate_loyalty): Coupons tied to an affiliate.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes - the Live Preview button at the top of this page opens the module's own screen on a working database.
How do I get support?
Write to apps.support@viindoo.com with your Odoo version and the technical name viin_affiliate; pre-sales questions go to sales@viindoo.com.
Need help with Affiliate Management?
For questions, implementation support or a custom feature, contact Viindoo.
Upgrades to a newer Odoo series are a separate purchase for that series.
All Viindoo apps: apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/browse?author=Viindoo
About Viindoo. Viindoo builds and maintains more than 1,000 apps on the Odoo App Store for the Community and Enterprise editions and runs them on Viindoo Cloud. A purchase of Affiliate Management covers the 17.0 series: bug fixes on the module reach you through the store, questions go to apps.support@viindoo.com with the technical name viin_affiliate, and moving to a newer Odoo series is a separate purchase for that series. Source code is delivered with the module and stays yours to read and adapt.
Technical Requirement
Editions: Odoo Community, Odoo Enterprise, Viindoo Cloud
Changes log
3.1.5 - Latest on the 17.0 line
- Payout requests generate the invoice through the standard accounting flow.
Installation
- Navigate to Apps.
- Search with keyword viin_affiliate.
- Press Install.
Instruction
Instruction video: Affiliate Management
1. Affiliate management app configuration.
- Go to the Affiliate > Configuration > Settings to fulfill basic configurations for the affiliate programs.
- Go to Affiliate > Configuration > Commission Rules > Create to create appropriate commission rules.
2. Create Affiliate codes.
To manage affiliates on your system, you go to Affiliate > Affiliate > Affiliate codes > Create. Each affiliate will be managed with a separate code.
3. Manage commissions and commission payments.
Combine with the viin_affiliate_sale and viin_affiliate_website apps, you can manage your commissions and commission payment status.
- Manage affiliate commissions.
- Manage Affiliate Commission Payments.
4. View analysis report.
Affiliate management software provides reports according to flexible criteria for many management purposes such as analyzing the effectiveness of collaborators and affiliate marketing programs with real-time updates.
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