For reporting purposes, affiliates/distributors can be assigned user defined types (for example Affiliate, Distributor, OEM, Retail, etc.). This allows the Unit Compare Report to group sales by distributor type. To configure distributor types, from the menu, select Authors->Distributors->Types. This will load a list of currently defined distributor types. To view, edit or delete existing types, click the View, Edit or Del links. To add a new type, click the Add New link at the top of the page.
Distributor types are defined by the following fields:
Display Index - The index where the type will show up in the list.
Description - The name/description of the distributor type.
Include In Unit Compare Report - If checked, this type will be included in the Unit Compare Report.