What's the Difference Between Billing and Qualification Variables?

by Zack Cilia

Last updated: 22-Jun-2026

Billing variables and qualification variables serve different purposes within MyAffiliates.

Billing variables are used to calculate affiliate commission, while qualification variables are used to determine whether a customer has met certain conditions or thresholds.

Billing Variables

Billing variables are used within plan templates through the %GET% and %SET% commands.
They are most commonly used to store values such as:

• CPA amounts
• Revenue share percentages
• Tier levels

These variables typically determine how much commission an affiliate will earn.

Billing variables are pay period based. At the start of each new pay period, the values defined in the Future pay period are used as the default values for the new period.

Qualification Variables

Qualification variables are used during the customer qualification process to determine whether a customer's activity satisfies a required condition or threshold.

They can be used for criteria such as:

• Deposit requirements
• Turnover requirements
• Activity thresholds

Unlike billing variables, qualification variables are independent of pay periods and may be created for any date.

Key Difference

• Billing variables affect how affiliate commission is calculated.
• Qualification variables affect whether customers qualify for certain events or commission triggers.
• Billing variables are tied to pay periods, whereas qualification variables are date-based and operate independently of pay periods.