Set Up Commission Groups (1205 onwards)

Created by Migration Bot, Modified on Fri, 23 Oct at 2:31 PM by Migration Bot

Originally written by John Hardwick, last updated Jan 30, 2026, on the Swan Retail knowledge base (FRS).

The commission group can be applied to a product group or a SKU and is used to pay commission on the sales or delivery of goods / services.

It is possible to set a maximum of 26 commission groups.

Menu Location: System Admin > Accounts > Set Up Commission Groups

Click the NEW button or New on the side panel to generate a new record.
Click the icon to amend an existing record.
Once in amend / insert more, click the to save changes or to abort the action.
Click the CLOSE button, or Back option on the side panel to leave the page (or select another option from the menu)

Field	Comments
Commission Group	Specify a group code. The code is a letter in the range A to Z inclusive.
Description	Specify the description relating to the group.
Markdown	Tick to identify this commission group is for use with markdown reasons. The markdown reason is used to pre-determine a discount against a stock item, doing so may change the commission payable for that product. Only commission groups marked as Markdown can be linked to a markdown reason. See Set Up Mark Down Reasons (1205 onwards)
Remnants	Tick to identify this commission group is for use with measured goods marked as ‘remnants' Measured goods with fixed widths can be cut, thus making 2 pieces from the parent code. At any point, a measured stock item can be marked as remnant, which stops further cutting and forces the item to be sold as a complete unit.
Active	Tick to mark the commission group as active, i.e. products can be linked to it.