Group Management
The Samsung Apps TV Seller Office provides group membership management features. This guide explains it.
Overview
You can manage your applications with colleagues by associating your account and colleague accounts into a single group. Same as seller membership types, there are two types of group membership in Samsung Apps TV Seller Office.
- Public Group
- Partner Group
The process to become a partner group is same with the process for a public seller to become a partner seller. For more details, refer to Partnership Request.
Memberships in Group
Once a group is created, the following group memberships are defined in the group as well.
- Group Manager
The account that creates a group becomes the group manager automatically. A group manager has the authority to manage the group. There can be only one group manager within a group.
- Group Member
The account that belongs to a group is called "Group Member". The group members have the capability to manage any applications within the group.
The following table lists the respective capabilities for each account type.
Membership | Authority |
---|---|
Group Manager | To modify group information: group country, seller information |
To manage bank account information | |
To invite other sellers into group | |
To approve, or to reject other seller's join request | |
To withdraw group members from group | |
To transfer the group manager role to one of group members | |
Group Member | To request to join an existing group |
To leave from the belonging group | |
Group Manager / Group Member |
To register applications to be released |
To resolve defects reported from Samsung certification team | |
To ask questions on "1:1 Q&A" menu, and to reply on them | |
To manage device information | |
To access the statistics menu |
Note
After group manager role is transferred to other member, the original group manager will become a group member.
Creating New Group
If you wish to manage your applications with your colleagues, you can do so by creating a group. After creating a group by clicking the “New Group” button under the “Membership” > “Group Management” menu, fill out the basic company information. The member who creates any group becomes the group manager of the group automatically.
Important
If you are already a member or the group manager of another group, you cannot create a new group. To create a new group, you must withdraw a membership within the group at first. For more details, refer to Leaving Group.
Note
"Updatable" fields at the below tables are editable when the group manager modifies group information.
Group Information
Most group information can be changed except for "Group Name".
Input Field | Description | Mandatory | Updatable |
---|---|---|---|
Group Name | Enter the same name as a company name. | Yes | No |
Group Country | Enter the location of a company: region, country | Yes | Yes |
Seller Information
As one of group information categories, seller information should be registered in a created group. The seller information registered here will be set as default seller information which is required during application registration.
Note
The seller information of group information versus the seller information of application
- The seller information of group information is set as default seller information of application.
- Even if the seller information of group information is changed, the registered application's seller information is not changed accordingly and vice versa.
- When an application is served on TV, its seller information is displayed on Smart Hub Apps page.
- If you want to change the seller information displayed on TV, modify the seller information of the application's seller information not the seller information of group information.
Input Field | Description | Mandatory | Updatable |
---|---|---|---|
Seller Name (Company Name) |
Enter the same name as a company name. | Yes | Yes |
Support Email | Enter the customer support email address. | Yes | Yes |
Homepage | Enter the seller's homepage address. | Yes | Yes |
Representative's Name | Enter the representative seller's name. | Yes | Yes |
Phone Number | Enter the seller's phone number: country code, phone number | Yes | Yes |
Address | Enter the seller's address | Yes | Yes |
With the "Modify' button at "Membership" > "Group Management" menu, group information and seller information can be changed only for updatable fields.
Roles of Group Manager
Inviting Sellers into Group
Before you invite other sellers into your group,
- you must create the group first
- the sellers which you invite into your group must have signed up the Seller Office in advance
The member invitation process is as following.

Figure 1. Inviting Sellers into Group
Only group managers are permitted to invite other sellers in their own group.
At "Membership" > "Group Management" menu, click the "Member Invitation' button. You need to enter the seller's email address which has registered as the seller's log-in email ID. If the seller does not sign up the Samsung Apps TV Seller Office yet, the seller join will be completed after he sign up the Seller Office.
Note
The accounts that already belong to other group cannot be invited to another group. The sellers need to leave the group at first.
Approval of Join Request
When any seller requests to join a group, its group manager can see the join request at "Waiting Member List". Group manager can accept or reject the request at the list.
If group manager accepts the request by clicking "Confirm" button, a confirm notification email will be sent to the seller. The seller can make sure that he has become a member of the group.
If group manager rejects the request by clicking "Reject" button, a reject notification email will be sent to the seller.
Note
When any seller who already owns applications becomes a group member of any group, who will manage the applications?
The applications will be under control of the group as well as the seller. However, when other group member changes his group, the applications which he has registered and managed before change will be remained the previous group.
Withdrawing Members from Group
Group mangers have the permission to remove members from a group. To remove a member, select the member to remove in the group member list under “Membership” > “Group Management” menu, and click the “Withdrawal��� button.
Managing Bank Account Information
Only group manager can manage bank account information which is used at Samsung Checkout DPI portal.
The registered bank account information is used at the following cases.
- During app registration process
The bank account information which is already registered by group manager will be sent to Samsung Checkout DPI. Samsung Checkout will approve depending on whether the bank information is registered. After that, you can access Samsung Checkout DPI to create products and view transaction lists.
- During transaction in application
Each time a transaction occurs in your application, Samsung Checkout DPI checks the bank information is registered with your application information.
- During settlement process
During settlement process, Samsung Checkout DPI checks the bank information is registered with your application information.
If click the "Bank Account Information" banner at the main page after log-in, the following popup window will be opened for registration.

Figure 2. Back Account Information Registration Page
The following table explains the details of each field.
Category | Input Field | Description | Updatable |
---|---|---|---|
Basic Information |
CP ID | This field auto fills | No |
GUID | This field auto fills | No | |
Nationality | This can affect the tax calculation. Please enter the correct information. | No | |
CP Type | This field has an fixed value 'Incorporate'. | No | |
CP Name | This field auto fills | No | |
Company Name | Enter your company's name. | No | |
Corporate Registration Number | Enter your company's Corporate Registration Number. | No | |
Company Address | City, State/Province/Region, Zip/Postal Code | Yes | |
Detail Address | Street Address, Apartment, Building, floor, etc. | Yes | |
Cell Phone Number | Enter your cell phone number | Yes | |
Partner Type | This field has an fixed value 'Partner' | No | |
E-mail Address | We will send monthly sales report to this e-mail address. Please enter the correct information. | Yes | |
Bank Account Information | Bank Account | This field has an fixed value 'BANK'. | No |
Bank Nationality | Choose the bank account's country code. | Yes | |
Bank Depositor | Enter the name of depositor (account holder). | Yes | |
Bank Account Number | Enter the bank account number. | No | |
Bank Name | Enter the bank name. | Yes | |
Bank Branch | Enter the bank branch information. | Yes | |
Bank Address | Enter the bank address. | Yes | |
Bank Identification Code | Enter the bank identification code such as IBAN or SWIFT code. This field will be encrypted. | No | |
CP R/S Rate (%) | This field is set as the default rate '70'. An alternative revenue share rate may be established upon mutual written agreement during the certification process for an application. | Yes | |
Minimum Payout Amount | This field has an fixed value '$500'. Your earned balance at the time of payout must meet a minimum. | No | |
Tax Information | Name of Representative | This field autofills with your name. | No |
Tax Bill Reception E-mail | This field autofills with your account. We will send tax bill to this e-mail address. | No | |
Registered Smart Bill | Only Korean CP has to concern this field and press the button 'Check'. | Yes |
After completing the first registration, you can edit your bank information later. Once you click the "Bank Account Information" button at home, the popup will let you modify the information.
Important
After register "Bank Account Information", you can select the "Samsung Checkout" feature when registering application.
Managing Device Information
If you register the following information of target TVs which you own and use when developing application, Samsung Content Manager is able to help you conveniently based on the information.
- Model Name
- DUID
- Firmware Version
- Smart Hub Version
You can take this information at Smart TV setting menu.

Figure 3. Device Information Registration Page
Furthermore this information is utilized when you register a question at "1:1 Q&A" menu. If you select one of the devices which you already registered at "Device Information" menu, your question can be proceeded with lower turn around queries.

Figure 4. Select Registered Device at 1:1 Q&A
Transferring Group Manager Role
Even the seller who first creates a group becomes the group manager of the group automatically, the group manager role can be transferred to another member within the same group.
By clicking "Transfer Manager Role" button under the “Membership” > *“Group Management” * menu, the role can be transferred to other members.
Roles of Group Member
Joining Existing Group
If you are not a member of any group currently, you can join an existing group. By clicking "Go to Join Group" button, you can find out the group which you want to join by the group manager email address. If you've got an invitation to join a group, you can join the group via the invitation link.
Note
Similar with creating a group, you cannot join other group if you are already a member or the group manager of another group. To join another group, you must leave the group at first. For more details, refer to Leaving Group.
Leaving Group
If you want to withdraw membership from a group, you can leave the group under the following conditions.
- If you are the group manager,
you should transfer the role to other group members and become a group member.
- If you are the owner of any applications within the group,
transfer the applications to the group manager.
To withdraw a membership from a group, go to “Membership” > “Group Management” menu and click the “Withdrawal” button beside your name.

Figure 5. Leaving a Group
Note
If you have any urgent matter or question, please leave your ask at “Support” > "1:1 Q&A" menu with details of question. Samsung will process the request as soon as possible.