What are active / private / locked properties of the payment types?

by Ralitsa Petkova

Last updated: 02-Jun-2026

Payment types configured in the system allow affiliates to select how they would like their commissions to be paid.
After selecting one of the available payment types, the affiliate should provide the required payment or banking details associated with that payment method.

Each payment type in the system includes the following properties

Property	Description
Active	Only active payment types will be used by the system. If a payment type is set to inactive, affiliates who had chosen that type will be prompted to choose a different payment type when they next log in.
Private	Affiliates cannot choose a payment type that is private. They instead need to be assigned that type by an affiliate manager. Affiliates who are using a private payment type can update their details for that type, or change to a different type if they wish.
Locked	Affiliates who are using a locked payment type cannot update their details for this type, nor can they change to a different type. Affiliates cannot choose a payment type that is locked. They instead need to be assigned that type by an affiliate manager.

If a payment type that is currently being used by affiliates is set to Inactive, any affiliates linked to that payment type will be prompted to select an alternative payment method the next time they log in to the Affiliate Dashboard in the affiliate front end.

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