Sometimes you need to pay a team member for something that isn't tied to a deal or captured in a QuotaPath plan — a SPIF for winning a sales contest, a one-time bonus, a spot award, or any other ad hoc amount. QuotaPath's manual payout feature lets you create and schedule these payouts, so they're documented for the member and included alongside your regular payout exports.
What it does
A manual payout creates a standalone payout record tied to a person, with a record name, payee, payout amount, payout date, and optional note. It isn't generated from a deal or plan calculation — you enter the details yourself. This gives the payee visibility into the extra earnings in their QuotaPath account, and gives you, as the admin, a complete record of everything you've paid out, including amounts that live outside your standard commission structure.
Who can create one
Only admins can create manual payouts.
How to create a manual payout
Go to the Payouts page and select the Payouts tab.
Click + Create Payout.
Give the payout a record name. (e.g. Q3 SPIF)
Select the Payee you're paying.
Enter the payout amount.
Select the payout date. (If needed, you can break this up over multiple dates.)
Add a note with any additional context, if helpful.
Save the Payout.
Once created, the payout appears on the Export taband is visible to the admin and the member, just like any other standard, approved, and scheduled payout.
Why use manual payouts instead of tracking these separately
Without this feature, one-off payments like SPIFs or contest winnings often end up scattered across spreadsheets, Slack messages, or emails — with no single source of truth. Recording them as manual payouts in QuotaPath means:
The team member has a clear, permanent record that they were paid, reducing disputes or confusion later.
You and your finance team have a complete, exportable record of everything paid through QuotaPath, including amounts unrelated to deals.
When you run payout exports, manual payouts are included alongside standard commissions, so nothing gets missed when it's time to process payroll.