The Based On setting defines the type of Minimum Sale amount required before the formula applies.
The options are:
Line Qty - Quantity of a single line item.
Line $ Amount - Extended Dollar Amount of a single line item.
Transaction Com Code Qty - Quantity of items with same Commission Code on an Invoice.
Transaction Com Code Amount - Dollar Amount of items with same Commission Code on an Invoice.
Transaction Sub-Total - Sub-Total of an Invoice (prior to Discount, Shipping, or Tax).
Report Com Code Qty - Quantity of items with same Commission Code per Salesperson on a Report.
Report Com Code Amount - Dollar Amount of items with same Commission Code per Salesperson on a Report.
Report Sub-Total - The Sub-Total per Salesperson/Clerk on a single Commission Report.
Line Profit - Dollar amount of Profit per line item.
Line % Profit - Percentage amount of Profit per line item.
See:
Commission Tables - General Information
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