Affiliate Orders Definition Update

11/17/2023

Affiliate Orders Definition Update from 16/11/2023In order to help Creators easily reconcile commissions and the number of affiliate orders with Sellers and MCN, we've updated the new definition of affiliate orders.

What's new?

Previous Definition	New Definition
The number of affiliate orders is equal to the total number of affiliate items sold by the Creator. For example: Two buyers placed orders on Creator A's channel from September 1st to September 10th. 1st Buyer purchased one apple and one banana 2nd Buyer purchased two apples and one banana The number of affiliate orders is 5 affiliate orders Old design of affiliate order	The number of affiliate orders is equal to the number of orders placed by buyers on the Creator's channel. For example: Two buyers placed orders on Creator A's channel from September 1st to September 10th. 1st Buyer purchased one apple and one banana 2nd Buyer purchased two apples and one banana The number of affiliate orders is 2 affiliate ordersNew Design of affiliate orders

What is different for Order in Today's Data and Affiliate Order in TikTok Shop?

There are two definitions of orders in TikTok Shop: SKU Orders & Created Affiliate Orders. Detailed explanation & visibility of these metrics as below:

Screenshot	Definition
	[1] is SKU Order Definition of Orders: The number of affiliate product SKU orders buyers placed attributed to your promotion during the selected period, including refunded orders. For example: Today there are 2 buyers placing affiliate orders on your channel. Detail in below: 1st Buyer purchased one apple and one banana 2nd Buyer purchased two lemons and one banana The number of orders what displayed here is 4 SKU Orders: Because 1st Buyer placed 2 SKU (Apple & Banana) and 2nd Buyer placed 2 SKUs (Lemons & Banana)
	[1] is SKU Orders & [2] is Created Affiliate Order Definition of Orders here: [1] Orders: The number of affiliate product SKU buyers placed attributed to your promotion during the selected period, including refunded orders. [2] Created Orders: The number of affiliate orders created by buyers during the selected time period. For example: Today there are 2 buyers placing affiliate orders on your channel. Detail in below: 1st Buyer purchased one apple and one banana 2nd Buyer purchased two lemons and one banana The number displayed here: 4 Order ( SKU orders) : There are 4 SKU sold out 2 Created Order ( created affiliate orders): There are 2 buyers placed orders
	The number of orders displayed on the Affiliate order page is the number of created affiliate orders. How to understand these numbers? [1]- "8 created orders" : There are 8 orders created by buyers. [2] - "Order ID 23124xxxx": Buyer A places an order 23124xxxx. [3] -" $762 x 3" : There are 6 items sold in this order: 3 Skincrare set & 3 Hat [4] -Skincare & Hat: There are 2 SKU orders in order 23124xxxx. : Skin Care set & Hat

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