New CCBill Admin - Discuss

[Toby]

Yup Simon, I think you've misunderstood. Paul will correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it the old links will continue to work even after a sponsor has switched to the new system. The only gotcha is that using the old links won't allow you to utilize the additional reports available with the new system for tracking those links.

The scenario that I forsee is that when a particular sponsor moves to the new system most of us will start using the new links for anything we add from that point forward. Some existing links may also get changed if it's not difficult to do so, but we're all probably going to have a mix of old and new style links out there on the Interwebs for quite some time. The new links will gather the full range of data available in the new system, and the old links will still track as they have been.

[CCBill_Paul]

Originally Posted by Toby

Yup Simon, I think you've misunderstood. Paul will correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it the old links will continue to work even after a sponsor has switched to the new system. The only gotcha is that using the old links won't allow you to utilize the additional reports available with the new system for tracking those links.

The scenario that I forsee is that when a particular sponsor moves to the new system most of us will start using the new links for anything we add from that point forward. Some existing links may also get changed if it's not difficult to do so, but we're all probably going to have a mix of old and new style links out there on the Interwebs for quite some time. The new links will gather the full range of data available in the new system, and the old links will still track as they have been.

Yes, you are correct Toby, thanks. An affiliate can choose to use the old links or the new ones the only difference being that the new reports and functionality will not be available unless you use the new links.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by CCBill_Paul

Yes, you are correct Toby, thanks. An affiliate can choose to use the old links or the new ones the only difference being that the new reports and functionality will not be available unless you use the new links.

Thanks for the clarification. I guess what confused me was when you said this...

Originally Posted by CCBill_Paul

If you wish to use the new system (your choice) than your old links will no longer work. This is on a per sponsor basis.

Emphassis is mine 'cause I'm still not crystal clear on what you meant by that, or in what way it applies.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by Simon

Emphassis is mine 'cause I'm still not crystal clear on what you meant by that, or in what way it applies.

On one hand they seem to be saying that links/codes will work, but that statement appears to be contradiction of sorts. I think the links he's referring to in that statement may be something on the sponsor's end, such as form links. That's me guessing.

For now, sponsors can request to have their program transitioned to the new system. Eventually, I'd assume that there will be a forced migration for the "all change is bad" stragglers. It seems as if they are intentionally (and very diplomatically) allowing the paysite owners to create the pace of the transition rather than setting a public deadline. Of course, this will allow CCBill to repair any unexpected bugs at a workable rate rather than flipping a switch on every site and suddenly realizing that one bug is mucking everything for everyone and creating panic throughout the industry. If a sponsor has a bunch of specialized tools that based on the old system, it could create some headaches.

Scraped from another board:

Originally Posted by Kellie

OKay just to make sure I understand this right from a program prospective, for example all the tools etc that we would have available on LTC for example would become worthless (flash videos, page peels, potd, votd, etc)? If we wanted to utilize this new system we would have to do everything via CCBill's new system and the tools etc will then be all through there?

Originally Posted by CCBill Paul

If you have a ton of marketing materials with links already, and wish to continue using them, they WILL still work, even when migrated. But if you wanted, for example, to register those marketing materials with us to be able to track them through our new WMS marketing materials reports and make them available to new affiliates through our marketing materials screens, then yes, they would need be registered through WMS, and likely links would need to change.