Starting with version 3.0 BridalLive introduced a Commission module that allows you to quickly calculate your staff's commission at the end of the pay period. We've produced the video below to help you get the most of this feature.

How Commission is Paid

You can review all of your Commission Settings by going to Settings > Point of Sale > Commission. In BridalLive, you can select when you would like to pay your commission. Please keep in mind changing any of the commission settings will change how the Commission Report and Commission Item Journal reflect your payments which could result in an overpaying or underpaying your associate commission.

When transaction is created - Using this setting to pay your commission in BridalLive will use all of your commission settings and apply the commissionable sales by the Order Date on all transactions.
As payments come in - Using this setting to pay your commission in BridalLive will use all of your commission settings and apply the commissionable sales as payments are applied to transactions in BridalLive.
When transaction is completed - Using this setting to pay your commission in BridalLive will use all of your commission settings and apply the commissionable sales by the Completed Date on all transactions.

Enable Line Item Level Commissions

Enabling the line item commission option will add the ability to assign an Associate to an item for tracking commission from the item level of the transaction. This will turn off all split commission options. BridalLive will automatically create line item commission records for all newly created transactions assigned to an Associate once this feature is enabled.

You also must enable the user permission for any user who would need the ability to view and/or edit the line item level commissions. You can locate the User Roles by going to Settings > Users & Security > User Roles select Edit to the right of the User Role you would like to edit. Navigate to the Point of Sale User Role menu tab and locate View Line Item Commission and Edit Line Item Commission and check the appropriate permissions for the User Role and select Save and Close.

Commission Status

If you decide to apply your commission by line item instead of transaction level, you can apply a commission status to the line item in BridalLive to show which line item commission has been Not Paid or Paid.

You also must enable the user permission for any user who would need the ability to view and/or edit the commission status. You can locate the User Roles by going to Settings > Users & Security > User Roles select Edit to the right of the User Role you would like to edit. Navigate to the Point of Sale User Role menu tab and locate View Line Item Commission Status and Edit Line Item Commission Status and check the appropriate permissions for the User Role and select Save and Close.

Commission percent is based on

You can select what action in BridalLive you would like to pay your commission percent on.

Department - When you select to base your commission percent on the department, you can set a specific percentage to each of your Departments in BridalLive. When items are added to transactions in BridalLive, BridalLive will allocate the correct percentage set on your commission settings to the commissionable sales for each employee based on your 'how commission is paid' settings.
Employee - When you select to base your commission percent on the employees, you can set a specific percentage to each of your Employees in BridalLive. When transactions or line items are assigned to an Associate in BridalLive, BridalLive will allocate the correct percentage set on your commission settings to the commissionable sales for each employee based on your 'how commission is paid' settings.
Sales Per Hour - When you select to base your commission percent on the Sales Per Hour Report, you can set a specific percentage to a monetary range based on either the payment amount or the transaction amount. The Sales Per Hour Report is computed by taking the total number of payments or transaction totals (not including tax) linked to the associate and dividing that by the number of hours worked (i.e. time punches) logged. Once you select Sales Per Hour as your commission percent, BridalLive will give you the option to select your default for your report basis of commission if it is based on payment amount or transaction amount. You will also need to add your monetary range and percentages when first using this setting. Once you have your commission range and percentages set up, BridalLive will use your 'how commission is paid' settings with the Sales Per Hour report to figure out which range the employee will fall into to give the accurate percentage. Please keep in mind, Sales Per Hour requires the employee to clock in and clock out of Bridallive accurately.

Reporting

Commission Report

The Commission Report shows the total Commissionable Sales and Commission Amount for each associate. These figures are calculated using your Commission Settings and take into account any commission splits that may have occurred. You can run this report by a single Associate and also multi-select Departments and Vendors to make running the Commission Report more tailored to your shop's needs.

Commission Item Journal

This report shows the itemized Commissionable Sales and Commission Amount for each associate. These figures are calculated using your Commission Settings and take into account any commission splits that may have occurred. You can run this report by a single Associate and also multi-select Departments and Vendors to make running the Commission Item Journal more tailored to your shop's needs. This Report also gives you the option to run the report by a % Paid.