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Commissions and payouts

How deal commissions are created, approved, and paid out to reps.

6 min readUpdated June 2026

Commissions on deals

  • Earned when deals close won per workspace commission rules
  • View deal-level commission on the deal record
  • Transaction row appears under Transactions (type: Deal)

Open commission records

  • Transactions — filter Type = Deal (/dashboard/transactions?type=deal)
  • Legacy /dashboard/commissions redirects here
  • Click a row for commission detail and linked deal

Payout runs (admins)

  • Transactions — filter Type = Payout
  • Create payout — select pending commissions and confirm amount
  • Suggested payouts card groups ready-to-pay commissions
  • Legacy /dashboard/payouts redirects to payout filter

Your payouts (reps)

  • Transactions filtered to your user
  • Legacy /dashboard/my-payouts redirects to payout filter
  • Status shows pending vs paid

Common issues

  • No commission on closed deal — verify commission plan on deal or service
  • Cannot approve payout — admin role required
  • Amount mismatch — review deal line items and split rules

Ready to try this in FlowForce?

Start free — set up your workspace and follow along with this guide.