Commission Calculation for GP from Ethotech

When our clients are looking for sales commission calculation functionality in GP, we usually specify the Commission Plan module from Ethotech. We have found it to be quite flexible and capable of handling most of the commission calculation issues we find.

One of the key features that makes it so powerful is that the basis for the commission calculation is the detail sales record in the SOP module. Below is an example of a commission calculation from a sales invoice for two different products. In this example, the commission is split among three different levels of sales people. Each level has a different commission rate.

The calculation is driven by a matrix of customer, item, and salespeople values, that allows for a high level of complexity in the commission structure.

Here's a drill-down from the above screen that shows what product is generating the commission, and the drop down shows the type of commissions that can be calculated.

If that's not enough detail, look at this:

This is a screen shot of the setup screen that shows you various configuration options that are available:

Ethotech is a strong developer, and continues to add functionality to this product. If you want to use GP to calculate your sales commissions, you should take a close look at this. Because the calculations can be managed at the item level, you could also use this product to calculate royalties due on products and service sold.