---
title: "View a commission calculation explanation in the ledger"
slug: "view-a-commission-calculation-explanation-in-the-ledger"
description: "Validate your commission payouts with detailed breakdowns in the Commissions Ledger, including quota attainment and tier calculations."
status: "new"
updated: 2026-08-18T16:18:45Z
published: 2026-08-18T16:18:45Z
canonical: "support.fullcast.com/view-a-commission-calculation-explanation-in-the-ledger"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.fullcast.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# View a commission calculation explanation in the ledger

See exactly how a commission on a ledger entry was calculated — the final amount, the quota attainment behind it, and the tier that was applied — without leaving the **Commissions Ledger**. Use it to validate a payout or answer "why is my commission this amount?" for a specific entry.

## Before you begin

- You need access to **Commissions** with the **Fullcast Pay** permission to open the **Commissions Ledger**.
- What you can see depends on your role:
  - **Tenant admins** and **system admins** can see an Explanation and Calculation details.
  - **Non-admin** users can see only the Explanation.

## Open the explanation for a ledger entry

1. Go to **Commissions** > **Commissions Ledger**.
2. From the time period dropdown, select the period for the commissions you want to review.
3. Find the entry you want to review.
4. Click the information 🛈 icon on the entry to open the **Explanation** panel.

The **Explanation** panel shows the final commission amount and a step-by-step breakdown of how it was reached — including the values that fed the result and where each one came from.

![GIF showing steps to access and review the commissions explainer in the commissions ledger.](https://cdn.document360.io/369efcf7-66f9-4f6b-9d45-9ca24a5b06cf/Images/Documentation/Commissions explainer in ledger.gif)

## Read the explanation

Within the **Explanation**, each step names a value and shows how it contributed to the result. Depending on the entry, you'll see steps such as the quota that was retired, the commissionable amount, the rate that was applied, the tier the entry fell into, and the final earnings.

For tiered plans, the breakdown shows which attainment tier the entry landed in and the reward calculated for that tier.

### What each value means

| Value | What it means |
| --- | --- |
| **Final amount** | The final commission earned for the entry, shown in your corporate currency. > [!NOTE] > Note > > Amounts in the explanation display only in your organization's corporate currency, even if that differs from the currency stored on the original transaction. |
| **Quota retirement** | How much quota this entry retired (the attainment it counted toward). This is what determines which tier and rate apply. |
| **Commissionable amount** | The deal value that is subject to commission for this entry. |
| **Commission rate** | The rate applied to the commissionable amount for this entry. |
| **Tier** | The attainment tier the entry fell into. The tier sets the rate or reward used for the calculation. |

## See the calculation details

Tenant admins and system admins get two additional, deeper views inside the **Explanation** panel.

1. In the **Explanation** panel, expand **Calculation details** to see the individual field values used and how each amount was computed.
2. Within **Calculation details**, scroll to the bottom and expand **Full calculation data** to see the complete calculation data straight from the calculation engine.

Use these to trace exactly how a result was produced — for example, which fields fed the deal value, or which tier rate was applied.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** **Calculation details** and **Full calculation data** appear only for tenant admins and system admins. Other users see the **Explanation** steps without this section.

![Expanding Calculation details and full calaculation details in the admin view of the commissions explainer in the commissions ledger.](https://cdn.document360.io/369efcf7-66f9-4f6b-9d45-9ca24a5b06cf/Images/Documentation/Calculation details and data for admins.gif)

## Related

- [Commissions ledger](/commissions-ledger.md)
- [View the commissions ledger](/view-the-commissions-ledger.md)