In the PayPal Developer Zone, John Wheeler explains how to create an MLM Engine using Neo4j. He explains different MLM models, introduces basic graph concepts, then demonstrates how to map an MLM onto a graph to power the compensation engine.
A Multi-level Marketing (MLM) Engine allows compensation to be easily calculated despite the complex hierarchy of a sales network.
In John Weeler’s first part of Build[ing] an MLM Engine with Neo4j and MassPay, he covers multi-level marketing and how the structure best fits within a graph.
He dives into building an MLM engine, then explains traversing the graph within the engine.
He concludes by giving us a sneak peaks as to what to expect from the second part of the blog series:
. We love posts like these that show how graphs solve our complex and connected challenges.
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