R04: Claimed twiceDuplicate claims
Pay once per order, not per network.
When Awin and CJ both report the same Shopify order, AffCheck groups the duplicate claims so you keep one and decline the rest.
Nº 01The problem
Two networks, one order, two invoices
Networks de-duplicate within their own platform, not across each other. Adding a second network doubles the spreadsheet work, and nobody reconciles the Shopify order that both of them claim.
Nº 02How it works
How duplicate claims works
- Step 1Import each networkAwin, CJ, Rakuten Advertising, impact.com or any CSV. Each keeps its own saved mapping.
- Step 2See overlaps by orderOrders claimed more than once are grouped, with the publisher, date and commission for each claim.
- Step 3Decide which claim standsKeep one claim per your de-duplication policy and decline the rest with a ready reason.
Nº 03Without and with AffCheck
The same job, in minutes.
Typical times for about 400 transactions. Illustrative: we’ll replace them with real numbers from early users.
Without: a spreadsheet
- Export every network
- 10 min
- Stack them in one sheet
- 15 min
- Find repeated order IDs
- 25 min
- Decide which claim stands
- 15 min
- Total
- 65 min
With AffCheck
- Import each network
- 4 min
- Review grouped claims
- 5 min
- Total
- 9 min
Nº 04On your network
Each network, in its own words.
- AwinAwin calls it “decline”; the deadline is the auto-validation period (avp).Awin validation rules
- CJ AffiliateCJ Affiliate calls it “correction (full) or cancellation”; the deadline is the locking (locked / closed status).CJ Affiliate validation rules
- impact.comimpact.com calls it “reversal (amount 0)”; the deadline is the action locking date.impact.com validation rules
Nº 05Line items
What you get
- Across every network
- One queue for all your programs, grouped by the Shopify order that was actually placed.
- A reason publishers accept
- “Sale credited to another channel or partner” is a recognised decline reason under network terms.
- The same policy every cycle
- Decisions follow your rule, not whoever does the spreadsheet that month.
Questions
Which claim does AffCheck keep?
None on its own. It shows every claim for the order side by side; you choose, or set a policy it suggests from.
Can it compare with paid ads or email clicks?
Not yet. Comparing affiliate claims with Google Ads, Meta or email clicks needs a Shopify Web Pixel, planned for a later version.
What is a de-duplication policy?
A rule in your programme terms that says which claim is paid when more than one publisher or network claims the same sale, for example the last click. Networks apply it within their own platform; across networks you have to apply it yourself.
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