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Once enabled for LinkShare SignatureSM, Technology affiliates have access to two additional reports in the affiliate interface, the Member ID Field Report and the Member ID Click Report.
Member ID Field Report
This report itemizes transactions made by each member/organization/subsite. The fields included in the Member ID Field Report are described below:
| Member ID: | The alphanumeric code assigned by the Signature Affiliate that represents a specific member/organization/sub-site. |
| Merchant ID: | A unique number that is assigned to and identifies every merchant in LinkShare. |
| Merchant Name: | The name of the Merchant site where the transaction took place. |
| Order ID: | A number assigned by the Merchant that represents a unique shopping session or "shopping cart". |
| Transaction Date: | The date when the transaction occurred, at the point of purchase. |
| Transaction Time: | The time when the transaction occurred, at the point of purchase. |
| SKU Number: | An alphanumeric string assigned by the merchant to identify the product that was purchased. |
| Sales: | The total net sales (excluding tax, shipping, etc.) of the item(s) purchased. |
| Quantity: | The total quantity of each item that is purchased. |
| Commission: | The total commissions earned on the item(s) purchased. |
| Process Date: | The date when the transaction was processed in the LinkShare system. |
| Process Time: | The time when the transaction was processed in the LinkShare system. |
How transactions appear in the Member ID Field Report
In the Member ID Report, each line item transaction represents a unique product that is purchased. During one shopping session, many different products can be purchased, and for this reason one Order ID may be represented on several lines of the report. The quantity of items purchased is not available in this report. In order to access the quantity of items purchased, you must access the "Individual Item Report". Let us examine a situation in which you are a Signature affiliate called Give2Anything.com, and your member, Bob - identified by you with the Member ID of Bob123 - has made a purchase at storexxx, after clicking to it from a link on your site. After this information has been reported to LinkShare, the Member ID Field Report will contain the following information:
| Member ID | Bob123 |
| Merchant ID | 999 |
| Merchant Name | storexxx |
| Order ID | 88888 |
| Transaction Date | 25-Jan-2002 |
| Transaction Time | 13:20 |
| SKU Number | SKU777 |
| Sales ($) | 100 |
| Quantity | 2 |
| Commissions($) | 5 |
| Process Date | 28-Jan-2002 |
| Process Time | 19:20 |
Returns and Cancellations
When items purchased or orders made are returned or cancelled, the returns and cancellations will be deducted from the Affiliate reports. They will appear as a separate line in the Member ID Field Report, categorized under their appropriate Member ID, Merchant ID, Merchant Name, Order ID, Transaction/Process Date and Time, SKU Number, Quantity, with the Sales and Commission columns reflecting negative amounts. Please keep in mind that returns and cancellations are posted to your account as LinkShare receives this information from the Merchants, which is dependent on each Merchant's return and cancellation policy. You will need to contact Merchants directly for specific information regarding their return and cancellation policies.
As an example of how returns and cancellations appear in the Member ID Field Report, imagine that the member described above, Bob, returned the item 2 weeks after he purchased it. In that scenario, once all of the information was reported to LinkShare, the reports would appear as follows:
| Member ID | Bob123 | Bob123 |
| Merchant ID | 999 | 999 |
| Merchant Name | storexxx | storexxx |
| Order ID | 88888 | 88888 |
| Transaction Date | 25-Jan-2002 | 25-Jan-2002 |
| Transaction Time | 13:20 | 13:20 |
| SKU Number | SKU777 | SKU777 |
| Sales ($) | 100 | 100 |
| Quantity | 2 | 2 |
| Commissions($) | 5 | -5 |
| Process Date | 28-Jan-2002 | 28-Jan-2002 |
| Process Time | 19:20 | 19:20 |
Note that the Member ID Field contains "Bob123" which is the code that you have determined to represent Bob. All of the fields in the report are the same, with the exception of the Sales and Commissions columns, which represent negative amounts, and the Process Date and Time columns.
Member ID Click Report
This report records all of the click-throughs that are generated from your site to the sites of your partner Merchants. The following fields are included in the Member ID Click Report: Member ID, Merchant Name, Click-Throughs, Sales ($) and Commissions ($).
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