public virtual async Task <IActionResult> Edit(AffiliateModel model, bool continueEditing)
        {
            if (!await _permissionService.AuthorizeAsync(StandardPermissionProvider.ManageAffiliates))
            {
                return(AccessDeniedView());
            }

            //try to get an affiliate with the specified id
            var affiliate = await _affiliateService.GetAffiliateByIdAsync(model.Id);

            if (affiliate == null || affiliate.Deleted)
            {
                return(RedirectToAction("List"));
            }

            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                var address = await _addressService.GetAddressByIdAsync(affiliate.AddressId);

                address = model.Address.ToEntity(address);

                //some validation
                if (address.CountryId == 0)
                {
                    address.CountryId = null;
                }
                if (address.StateProvinceId == 0)
                {
                    address.StateProvinceId = null;
                }

                await _addressService.UpdateAddressAsync(address);

                affiliate = model.ToEntity(affiliate);

                //validate friendly URL name
                var friendlyUrlName = await _affiliateService.ValidateFriendlyUrlNameAsync(affiliate, model.FriendlyUrlName);

                affiliate.FriendlyUrlName = friendlyUrlName;
                affiliate.AddressId       = address.Id;

                await _affiliateService.UpdateAffiliateAsync(affiliate);

                //activity log
                await _customerActivityService.InsertActivityAsync("EditAffiliate",
                                                                   string.Format(await _localizationService.GetResourceAsync("ActivityLog.EditAffiliate"), affiliate.Id), affiliate);

                _notificationService.SuccessNotification(await _localizationService.GetResourceAsync("Admin.Affiliates.Updated"));

                if (!continueEditing)
                {
                    return(RedirectToAction("List"));
                }

                return(RedirectToAction("Edit", new { id = affiliate.Id }));
            }

            //prepare model
            model = await _affiliateModelFactory.PrepareAffiliateModelAsync(model, affiliate, true);

            //if we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
            return(View(model));
        }