# Prevent Connections for Existing Customers

**GoAffPro** provides you with the option to prevent customer-affiliate connections from getting created for existing store customers.

### Create and set up the dummy affiliate account

#### Create affiliate account

Go to the **All Affiliates** section in the **Affiliates** tab of the GoAffPro admin panel.

![Affiliates > All Affiliates](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYdpqZWV8l506AxXDN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=81745dee-301f-4e00-ba33-b1a4863112f3)

Here, click on **Create New Affiliate**.

![Click on Create New Affiliate](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYe73cfuApmj4YoNid%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20222056.png?alt=media\&token=bdbd9871-44ab-4bcd-8bb4-d8e213fff83c)

Now, enter the affiliate's name and email address.

{% hint style="info" %}
Also, uncheck the "Send Invitation Email" option.
{% endhint %}

![Enter the affiliate's name and email](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYemWIUDteRyDN6Ort%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20222257.png?alt=media\&token=d8a236c6-fe69-4634-903d-c2030735a722)

After this, click on **Create**.

![Click on Create](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYfEKcPAReN3Tkcax6%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20222543.png?alt=media\&token=ba1d81ff-bb34-4fbc-8d33-4d4b1db6823e)

Click on **Approve** to approve the affiliate account.

![Click on Approve](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYs8Wg37YYzDzoDzn9%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20232154.png?alt=media\&token=bc6807fd-2b01-4aeb-9607-e550e91b24f2)

#### Set commission rate of the affiliate account to zero

Go to the Commissions section.

![Commissions](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYsMpsulO2HaPAmxyL%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=fca5363e-97bd-4b26-9aa4-320e05527881)

Here, click on **Change**.

![Click on Change](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYsoQSX-eo9W_11IYV%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20232442.png?alt=media\&token=d70f8105-7148-4603-82f3-4b2d2ff07f3b)

Now, set the commission rate to zero.

![Set commission rate to zero](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYtfuAs7HjlM1s8ZEZ%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20232652.png?alt=media\&token=ff10ad14-4836-4fcb-bb87-d4eba7f6dd48)

After this, click on **OK**.

![Click on OK](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYtvqBjhLKVR-O0ecr%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20233024.png?alt=media\&token=5f62568f-8e29-4562-bf18-4a2ca735847a)

The commission rate of the dummy affiliate account will be set to zero.

![Commission Rate](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYtN2Dqbuuhv0WhW6G%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e3bcfd6d-e7f9-49b2-a8c2-2bdb98f50e12)

#### Uncheck the "Record Nil Sales" option (Optional)

Now, go to the **General** Section in the **Settings** tab.

![Settings > General](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYnyZbvFkoYpmkszTZ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=959b6c76-1008-487e-9cb8-cbe0e9d1c21a)

Here, uncheck the "Record Nil Sales" option.

![Uncheck the "Record Nil Sales" option](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYoF_R3MGf3HHNAS4m%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20230510.png?alt=media\&token=f3d5bd5b-5823-41df-ada8-12a9fdb9f296)

Since the dummy affiliate's commission rate is set to zero, unchecking the "Record Nil Sales" option will prevent any sales with zero commissions from getting recorded. 

![](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYnpiIoIvwjceeDTzV%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=677d6bf6-5d43-4667-8fea-a5e39d960302)

### Create connections with the dummy affiliate 

Go to the **Connections** tab.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can enable the Customer-Affiliate Connect option from the Settings > Extras section.
{% endhint %}

![Connections](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYjRgyLho7UA_nSoT1%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=bb0a20fc-33ce-4cb7-afa7-3c751a3bcd18)

Here, click on **bulk import**.

![Click on bulk import](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYjnJwr2Wpi9GixOJD%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20224521.png?alt=media\&token=ed626ba0-1eb6-46c0-85d7-ae7cb8631543)

Now, click on **Browse** to upload the bulk import file.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can download the Sample CSV file to prepare the bulk import file.
{% endhint %}

![Click on Browse](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYkJJwBakDZZiByzH4%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20224746.png?alt=media\&token=4a118a31-a3cf-4b3f-b7ee-a43b32dc7ef6)

Setup the bulk import file by adding the name and email address of existing store customers with the email address of the dummy affiliate account.

![Setup the bulk import file](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYlPiiYt6V5MCSigEF%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20225302.png?alt=media\&token=3ca6fddb-8b2b-4fff-acb3-a7576fd6ab15)

After uploading the bulk import file, click on **Bulk Import**.

![Click on Bulk Import](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYm_OfNIfiQsj0Lr4L%2FScreenshot%202021-02-02%20225759.png?alt=media\&token=aa251a97-131b-4acc-bba1-39950871b81b)

Finally, the customer-affiliate connections with all the existing store customers and the dummy affiliate will get created.

![](https://1200686697-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LdPzLtyP46oY7cyXnkw%2F-MSYCqujYml36wMgz1g3%2F-MSYmfsZVxhCadTjG3Of%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=53b0b9e8-9c3d-4578-aaca-65eba7d20630)