# A sales commission plan template with the rate left blank

A sales commission plan template is the sheet for who gets paid, with the rate column blank until a saved rate exists. Knockdesk is field sales software that uses the vendor rate at confirmation, then the organization default, and leaves the amount empty when neither exists. No email is required.

## This commission plan template does not invent a rate

A commission plan template that types a percent into the blank column is not this sheet. Leave the rate blank. Confirmation uses the vendor rate, then the organization default. Do not type a percent and call it Knockdesk's rate.

1. Name the vendor on the turf.
2. Leave the rate column blank. The vendor rate is the one saved for confirmation.
3. If that vendor has no rate, use the organization default.
4. If neither exists, the amount stays empty.
5. A residual pays only if a saved rate exists. No saved rate means the residual amount stays empty.

## What you must not type into the rate

The sales commission plan template is the order confirmation already uses. A percent you made up becomes a fight on payday, because the product never invents a rate.

**No percent.** Never invent a percent as Knockdesk's rate. The column stays blank until a rate is saved.

**Then the default.** Vendor rate at confirmation, then the organization default. That order is the plan.

**Residual.** A residual only if a saved rate exists. Otherwise the amount stays empty.

## The deal uses the rate you already saved

Confirmation pays the vendor rate whose window contains that moment, then the organization default. If neither exists, the amount stays empty. The product never invents a rate. Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.

## Where to take the blank rate

- [Field sales resources](/resources): The hub this commission plan opens from.

- [Sales commission](/guides/sales-commission): The vendor rate at confirmation. A missing rate stays empty.

- [Commission tracking](/features/commission-tracking): Where the saved rate is applied. The product never invents a rate.

- [Sales SPIFF template](/templates/sales-spiff-template): A short extra on a window you name, still not a made-up rate.

- [Full desk pricing](/pricing): Full desk is on the pricing page.

## FAQ

### What is a sales commission plan template?

A sales commission plan template is the sheet for vendor rate at confirmation, then the organization default, then an empty amount. The rate column stays blank until a rate is saved.

### What should a commission plan template leave blank?

The rate. A commission plan template on this page does not fill a percent. Never invent a percent as Knockdesk's rate.

### Which rate does confirmation use?

The vendor rate at confirmation, then the organization default if that vendor has no rate. The product never invents a rate.

### What if neither rate exists?

The amount stays empty. Do not type a number to make the row look finished.

### When can a residual pay?

A residual only if a saved rate exists. If no saved rate exists, the residual amount stays empty.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.