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Overview
The integration between Everflow Commission Junction (CJ Affiliate) works by syncing transaction data between the two platforms.
At a high level:
Everflow fetches sales data from your CJ account. This includes details on each transaction like purchase amount, date, etc.
For every CJ transaction that contains an Everflow transaction ID in the tracking pixel, Everflow creates a matching conversion in our system.
This enables Everflow to record commissions and provide reporting on CJ transaction activity that originated from Everflow-tracked campaigns and links.
Note: When using the Commission Junction (CJ) integration, please be aware that it is limited to firing base conversions only and does not support firing postbacks for events.
Step-By-Step
Setting Up An Advertiser
First, you need to create an Advertiser that will be associated with the CJ Integration. This Advertiser will be used to manage and track the CJ offers within the Everflow platform.
Navigate to Advertisers - Add.
Fill out the new Advertiser's information.
You can learn more about the purpose
of each section by clicking on the ? icon.
[Click here for more info Getting Started - Advertiser Setup]
Setting Up An Offer
As was mentioned, the Advertiser you just created will be used to manage and track the CJ offers within the Everflow platform.
Navigate to Offers > Add.
Fill out required fields, including a recently created Advertiser dedicated to CJ.
Configure the Base Destination URL: For CJ offers, the Base Destination URL needs to have a specific format. It should be structured as follows:
Save your new Offer when done.
Adding Commission Junction
To connect your Commission Junction account Reporting, navigate to Integrations > E-Commerce, then click Connect Integration for Commission Junction.
You will need four key pieces of information: Name, your Commission Junction ID, Publisher ID, and Authentication Token (a CJ personal access token).
*The Start Date is optional.
Getting Your CJ PID
Your Commission Junction ID is your Property ID.
Log into your CJ Affiliate Portal.
Navigate to the "Account" menu.
Select "Promotional Properties" from the dropdown.
Here, you'll find a list of your properties along with their corresponding Property IDs.
Finding The Publisher ID
Your Publisher ID is also your CID.
Locate CID by clicking on Your Company Name in the upper right corner. The number will be displayed under CID.
Creating a CJ Personal Access Token
You will also need to generate a personal access token in CJ:
Log into the CJ Affiliate Developer Portal
In the left sidebar, click on "Personal Access Token" (under Authentication)
Enter a descriptive name for the token and click "Register"
Copy the generated token - this is your CJ personal access token.
Once you have your CJ PID and personal access token, you can add your CJ account as a traffic source in Everflow.
Simply enter those credentials when prompted and your CJ data will start syncing with your Everflow account.