Some plans allow a portion of the Group Volume of a Representative achieving Breakaway status to be included in the Unencumbered Group Volume of his sponsor. For example, a plan might allow the excess or unused Group Volume of a downline Representative who is achieving Breakaway to be included in his sponsor's Unencumbered Group Volume. The purpose of Unencumbered Group Volume is to avoid Representatives manipulating the intent of the compensation plan by funneling all their volume into one downline Representative which causes an entire leg to be advanced to Breakaway status. Upline A Representative's sponsor, along with his or her sponsor, etc. All Representatives in the genealogy above a Representative are referred to as his upline.
Management is limited and often appointed.
Sponsoring is not aggressively pursued except by those in sales management. Rainbow Vacuum sales. Distributor earns commissions on the inventory sold directly to retail customers in the party. Sales management is usually shallow. Distributors can often promote themselves to management through their recruiting and sales efforts though higher levels of management are often appointed.