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title: "Create sales commissions"
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tags: ["BC", "Business Central", "Food", "Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:16Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:16Z
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# Create sales commissions

A sales commission is an accrual type created for your own employees, where commission on sales is accrued and paid out at a specific date.

## Steps

1. In the search box, enter **Sales Commissions**, and then choose the related link.
2. On the **Home** tab, in the **Manage** group, choose **New**.
3. Fill in the fields on the card. The fields are described below by tab.

## General tab

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| No. | Identifies the commission uniquely. Numbers may be assigned automatically or manually. |
| Name | A description of the commission. Copied automatically to the **Search Name** field; change this manually if you want a different search name. |
| Plan Type | For sales commissions, defaults to **Commission** and cannot be changed. |
| Accrue | Determines where accruals are generated from: **Invoices/CMs**, **Shipments/Receipts**, or **Paid Invoices/CMs**. |
| Start Date | Starting date of the accrual calculations. |
| End Date | End date of the accrual calculations. Can be left empty. |
| Date Type | The date used to determine accruals: **Posting Date** or **Order Date**. |
| Source Selection Type | The field on the order/invoice used when generating accruals: **Bill-to**, **Sell-to**, or **Sell-to/Ship-to**. |
| Source Selection | The basis for creating accruals: **All Customers**, **Specific Customer**, **Price Group**, or **Customer Group**. |
| Item Selection | Which order/invoice lines are included in accrual calculations: **All Items**, **Specific Item**, **Item Category**, **Manufacturer**, **Vendor No.**, or **Item Group**. |
| Minimum Value Type | The type used for the minimum value: **Amount** or **Quantity**. |
| Computation UOM | Default unit of measure for accrual calculations. Copied automatically to line-level **Computation UOM** fields where the unit is assigned to the item. |

## Customers tab

This tab determines the customers involved in transactions for this accrual plan. Use the **Source Code** field to enter the specific customer, price group, or customer group as determined by **Source Selection** on the **General** tab. Use the **Source View** button to add customers based on filters, choose **Define** to set filters, then **Add Customer to Plan** to populate the source lines.

## Items tab

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Item Code | An item code, item category, manufacturer, or vendor code, based on the **Item Selection** setting. Leave blank when **Item Selection** is **All Items**. |
| Item Description | Filled in automatically from the entered code. Reads "All Items" (non-editable) when no code is entered. |
| Estimated Quantity | The estimated quantity to be sold under the commission. Used to calculate the estimated accrual amount. Optional. |
| Computation UOM | The unit of measure for accrual calculations. Cannot be left blank at the line level. |
| Reference Value | The value from which the accrual is calculated: **Price**, **Cost**, **Profit**, or **Quantity**. |
| Multiplier Type | How the **Multiplier Value** is used: **Percentage** or **Unit Amount**. |
| Multiplier Value | The value to be accrued. If **Multiplier Type** is **Percentage**, enter as a whole number (for example, enter 10 for 10%). If **Unit Amount**, enter as a dollar amount. |
| Start Date | Starting date for this line's accrual calculation. Usually left blank. |
| End Date | Ending date for this line's accrual calculation. Usually left blank. |
| Minimum Value | The minimum value required for the accrual to take effect. Supports tiered commission levels by entering the same item several times with different minimum values. |
| Over Reference Value | The value at which accruing starts. Copied from **Minimum Value** but can be changed. |
| Accrual Amount | A flat amount applied to the accrual before additional calculations. Always a dollar amount. |
| Estimated Accrual Amount | Calculated as Estimated Quantity × Multiplier Value. |

## Accruals tab

This tab displays accrual values recorded for this accrual plan. Most fields are read-only.

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Estimated Accrual Amount | The system-calculated estimated accrual amount. |
| Accrual Charge Amount | The sum of Anywhere Mobility Solutions accrual charges defined. |
| Total Estimated Amount | Sum of **Estimated Accrual Amount** and **Accrual Charge Amount**. |
| Use Accrual Schedule | Select to use the Accrual Schedule feature. Sets **Accrual Posting Level** to **Plan**. |
| Scheduled Accrual Amount | The dollar amount scheduled to accrue. |
| Accrual Amount | The actual dollar amount accrued so far. |
| Accrual Posting Level | **Plan**, **Source**, **Document**, or **Document Line**. |

## Payments tab

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Estimated Accrual Amount | Same as on the **Accruals** tab. |
| Accrual Charge Amount | Same as on the **Accruals** tab. |
| Total Estimated Amount | Same as on the **Accruals** tab. |
| Use Payment Schedule | Select to use the Payment Schedule feature. |
| Scheduled Payment Amount | The dollar amount scheduled to pay out. |
| Payment Amount | The actual dollar amount paid out thus far. |
| Payment Posting Level | **Plan**, **Source**, **Document**, or **Document Line**. Cannot be more specific than **Accrual Posting Level**. |
| Payment Type | **Source Bill-to**, **Customer**, **Vendor**, **G/L Account**, **Payment Group**, or **Manual/None**. |
| Payment Code | The payment account. Depends on **Payment Type**. |
| Payment Posting Options | **Immediate**, **Partially Paid**, or **Fully Paid**. Only functions when **Accrue** is set to **Invoices/CMs**. |
| Purchase Document Lines | Drill-down to related purchase document lines. |
| Sales Document Lines | Drill-down to related sales document lines. |

## Posting tab

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Computation Group | Assigns a computation group for filtering purposes. |
| Price Impact | **None**, **Exclude from Price**, or **Include in Price**. Applies only to **Document Line** posting level. |
| Include Promo/Rebate | Select if the system should exclude the effects of relevant rebates or promotions when calculating the commission. |
| Accrual Posting Group | Determines where the accrual posts. |
| G/L Posting Level | **Summarized**, **Plan**, **Source**, **Document**, or **Document Line**. Cannot be more specific than **Accrual Posting Level**. |
| Post Accrual w/ Document | Select to post accruals automatically with the transactions to which they apply. |
| Create Payment Documents | Select when payments must be accompanied by sales credit memos or purchase invoices. |
| Post Payment w/ Document | Select to post payments automatically. Not available when **Create Payment Documents** is set. |
| Edit Accrual on Document | Select to allow modifying accruals directly on the order. |

## Related

- [Create accrual plans](/bc-create-new-accrual-plans.md)