Creating Royalty Runs

Overview

Creating a new royalty run in Revelator Pro allows users to allocate revenue across royalty statements for their payees. This feature is essential for ensuring accurate and comprehensive revenue distribution based on detailed statements and data from digital service providers (DSPs).

You may create a royalty run if errors were corrected or adjustments made to previous accounting periods. If a payment error occurred in a previous accounting period but has not been corrected, creating a new royalty run will not be helpful until the issue is resolved.

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Prerequisites

Before creating a new royalty run, please ensure the following conditions are met:

1. Your account has "editor" permissions for Royalty Accounting.

2. Verify any errors from previous accounting periods have been corrected. Creating a new royalty run without addressing these errors may lead to inaccurate revenue allocation.

3. At least one pre-existing revenue report must be available to include in the royalty run.

4. Make sure that all reports you intend to include have been approved or are ready for approval.

5. If your revenue involves foreign currencies, ensure that the necessary FX rates are prepared or manually inputted where required.

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How To: Create a Royalty Run

1

Initiate a New Royalty Run

Open Royalties -> Royalty Runs, and click Create New. This will open a new page to create your royalty run.

2

Enter Royalty Run Details

Fill in the following details:

• Statement Month by selecting the year and month you wish to include revenue reports from.

• Enter a Statement Name (e.g., "2025 March Royalties").

• Add Royalty Run Notes for your own internal reference (if applicable).

• Toggle Additional FX Rates to input custom currency exchange rates (e.g., USD to AUD, BRL, CAD, EUR, GBP, HUF, ILS, etc.).

3

Select Unprocessed Revenue Reports

View the list of Unprocessed Revenue Reports, and use tabs to filter reports by status:

• Approved

• To Approve

• Unmatched, and

• Need FX.

Select reports to include in the run by checking the box next to each report. If necessary, resolve any Unmatched or Need FX issues before proceeding.

4

Select Processed Revenue Reports (optional)

If you need to include previously processed revenue reports, choose the Select Date Range to view past processed reports. Select the desired reports for inclusion.

5

Review & Submit The Royalty Run

Click Preview to review the summary of the royalty run. A modal window will open a summary, that displays the number of reports included and not included in the run. Click Create Run to submit the royalty run for processing.

Depending on the number of reports included, processing the run may take some time to complete.

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Expected Outcomes

Royalty Run Status

Payee Statements Are Generated

When you royalty run has completed, a number of payee statements will be generated for you to approve and send payment to payees. Please read our article on Approving Statements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why can’t I create a royalty run?

Ensure that all required fields (statement month and name) are filled in and that any unprocessed revenue issues (like FX rate requirements) are resolved.

How do I set custom FX rates?

Toggle the Additional FX Rates switch and enter the desired exchange rate for each currency.

What if some reports are not processed due to FX issues?

Go to the Need FX tab and add the required exchange rate before proceeding.

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Additional Resources

• Learn about payee Statements

• Approving Statements

• Fixing Unallocated Revenue

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Next Steps & Future Releases

• Automated FX rate updates from trusted sources.

• Enhanced filtering for unprocessed reports.