How to create a capping ?

Modified on Wed, 1 Dec, 2021 at 3:48 PM

We will show you how to create a capping on your programme for one or more publishers.



To define the term capping, it corresponds to a cap that allows you to limit the activity of your partners on different performance indicators.


To add a capping, go to the "commission rules" tab in your programme configuration and click on the "capping" sub-menu.



Here are the explanations of the different fields available in the definition of a capping:


  • Partner: You can decide to create this capping for a group of publishers or a specific publisher.
  • Type of capping: Here, you must choose the criteria to be used for the capping, i.e. :
  • Turnover generated by the publisher or publisher group
  • Clicks
  • Commissions
  • Number of conversions
  • Apply to rule: Here you choose which commission rule will be capped. You can also choose all commission rules.

If the capping is a cost-per-click capping, please ensure that the programme has a click commission rule and that this is added to the publisher group.

  • Capping: Here you select the amount of capping.
  • Period: Here you must define the period to be capped.
  • The whole period: A date filter must be applied via the fields provided.
    • Daily 
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
  • Overcap: The "Stop tracking" action blocks conversions as soon as the capping is reached. The "Stop commissions" action still allows conversions to go up but with a commission at 0.
  • Send a notification to the affiliates concerned


Lets use an example to resume:


Here I decide to create a capping that applies to commissions for a specific publisher. This concerns a Cost Per Click rule for a budget of 500€ per month from 01/12/2021. Once the publisher has exceeded €500 in commission per click.



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