# Payout Periods Overview

*Article Topics:* [*NATS Admin*](/getting-started/common-topics/nats-admin.md)*,* [*Payments*](/getting-started/common-topics/payments.md)

The Payout Periods Overview is where you can find all the information about a [Payout Period](/nats-admin/payments/payout-periods.md) as well as edit period configurations and enable affiliates for your payout period. 

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## Details

The Details Tab contains detailed information about your payout period.

* **ID**: The ID of the payout period.
* **Marked as Deleted**: Indicates whether the payout period is deleted or not. This can be changed on the Payout Periods page.
* **Default as Payout**: Indicates whether the payout period is used by default when an Affiliates signs up.
* **Description**: The description for your payout period. This is typically what defines your payout period.
* **Period Configuration**: Specifies when NATS will build payments.
* **Enabled**: If set to "Yes", all affiliates will be enabled for this payout period. Otherwise, you will have to manually set the affiliates in the Affiliates Tab. (For more information, please look at the Affiliates Tab below.)
* **Projections**: Configuration and Padding
* **Delay**: Skip building a payout for an affiliate for a specified amount of time.

## Affiliates

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**Please Note:** If your payout period is set to "Enabled," then this tab will not contain any information. 
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This tab displays a list of all affiliates and allows you to enable and disable any affiliate for your payout period. 

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To enable an affiliate to your payout period, locate the affiliate and click on the checkbox to the right of the affiliate. Once an affiliate has been checked, that affiliate will be able to use your payout period. Similarly, to disable an affiliate, uncheck the affiliate by clicking the same checkbox.

### Filtering and Sorting

You can filter this page to view only enabled affiliates, only disabled affiliates, or both by clicking the "Filter" button and choosing your status preference. Other filtering options also include filtering based off of Affiliate ID, Username, Email, Last Name, and/or First Name.

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To sort the table, click the button next to the "Filter" button. Sorting options include sorting by affiliate Join Date, Username, Email, or Last Login Date, in either Ascending or Descending order.

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