Bulk Payments

Article Topics: NATS Admin, Payments

Bulk Payments also referred to as Bulk Invoices, is a section of NATS that allows you to add multiple manual invoices for one or more affiliates all at one time. If you have a "dump" list of affiliate usernames and amounts for each manual invoice, you can enter and upload them via this page and tool.

Procedure and Explanation

When adding a bulk invoice import, there are only 2 necessary fields:

• Affiliate Username: The username of the affiliate you would like to add the invoice for.

• Amount: The dollar amount for the invoice.

Good To Know: Although an additional description field is permitted, it is not necessary.

The format of fields of the dump must be username followed by the separator, followed by the amount with NO SPACES IN BETWEEN. If the optional description field is also used, that must come third (last), in which case the format of the fields must be the username followed by a separator, then amount followed by a separator, and finally the description, which no spaces in between any of the fields or separators. Each invoice should be on its own line.

The separator is whatever character is between the fields in the dump to separate the username with the amount (or the amount with the optional description). This will default to a "," in NATS, but you can set the separator by choosing one of the options under the "Column Separator" menu, or typing a custom one so that NATS can read the import correctly.

The Import Fields are where you choose the order that the dump data is in. Here, you define the order of the columns/fields found in the Raw Dump Data. Use a 'blank' to skip that field. Define the Line Ending drop-down menu to choose the line ending you used to separate your invoices. A "Line Break" will simply be the 'Enter' key.

Once everything is complete, click the "Next" button, and you will be redirected to the "Review" page, where you can review the usernames, amounts, and descriptions that NATS was able to parse in an organized way. This page will also display any errors that were found and how many records were found. When all information is reviewed, click the "Import Data" button.

To view an example of using Bulk Invoice Imports, visit our Using Bulk Invoice Imports page.

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