> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.myfundingmachine.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Affiliate Manager Overview
> How the Affiliate Manager works and what lives in each of its three sections: Campaign, Affiliate, and Payout.
# Affiliate Manager Overview
The Affiliate Manager runs your partner program inside the CRM. A partner promotes a campaign by sharing their unique referral link; when a referral converts, the partner earns a commission. Everything lives in three sections: **Campaign**, **Affiliate**, and **Payout**.
## Campaign
A campaign defines what partners promote and what they earn — from a single link to a multi-step funnel with product-specific commissions and tiers. See [Set up a campaign](/operators/affiliates/setting-up-an-affiliate-campaign).
## Affiliate
Your partner records — labeled *affiliates* in the CRM. Create, edit, and bulk-upload partners, and see how many customers, how much revenue, and how much owed commission each one accounts for.
## Payout
The list of generated payouts to approve or reject. When a customer registers via a referral link, the payout appears on the **Payout - Pending** tab on the first day of the following month (or per your payout terms). After approving, export the CSV, pay through your payment gateway, and mark the payout **Paid** so reporting stays accurate. See [Payouts](/operators/affiliates/affiliate-payouts).
