2nd-tier (sub-affiliate) commissions

Anderro supports an optional two-level override:

1. Tier 1 (direct) — the attributing affiliate earns the normal product commission.
2. Tier 2 (override) — that affiliate's sponsor earns a smaller override on the same sale, calculated from the sale amount.

Depth stops at two levels. There is no Tier 3+.

Enable on a product

In the business dashboard open the product → Commission tab:

1. Turn on 2nd-tier (sub-affiliate) override
2. Choose percentage or fixed, and set the value
3. Review the live example (affiliate + sponsor cost on a $100 sale)
4. Save

Default is off. Existing programs are unchanged until you enable it.

How sponsors are assigned

• Recruit link — affiliates copy a recruit link from Affiliate → Links (/join/{slug}?sponsor={referralCode}). When someone joins with that link, the recruiter becomes their sponsor.
• Business assign — on Business → Affiliates, use Sponsor to assign or clear a sponsor for a partnership (same product only).

Guards: same product, active sponsor, no self-sponsor, no A↔B cycles, test partnerships cannot sponsor.

Payment behavior

On each attributed live payment:

• Always create Tier 1 for the attributing partnership (if amount > 0)
• If the product has Tier 2 enabled and the attributing partnership has an active sponsor → also create Tier 2 for the sponsor
• The sponsor earns no override when the buyer's email is the sponsor's own email, even when the direct affiliate is different
• Both rows share the same hold period and can pay out independently into each partnership's payouts
• Refunds claw back both rows; rejecting a conversion rejects all linked commissions

Sandbox payments never create commissions (unchanged).

API & webhooks

Commission list/get responses include:

• level — 1 (direct) or 2 (override)
• parent_commission_id — set on Tier 2 rows

commission.created / commission.refunded webhooks include commission_level and parent_commission_id. One commission.created event is emitted per row.

Reporting notes

• Business dashboard Commissions KPI is total program cost (Tier 1 + Tier 2), with a Direct / Override subtitle when overrides exist
• Leaderboards rank on direct (level 1) earnings only
• Affiliate dashboard shows Direct vs Override when the affiliate has override earnings