Creating and editing discount coupons
In this section
This form is used for creating or editing a discount or a discount coupon.
Note
A coupon is a kind of discount. A distinctive feature of a coupon is the unique code
assigned to it, unlike a discount which do not have any specific code. To use a coupon, a customer has to enter the
coupon code.
Context bar
Button |
Description |
Discounts |
Opens a list of discounts and coupons. |
Add new discount |
Creates a new discount in this form. |
Delete discount |
Deletes the currently edited discount. |
Editing form
"Discount" tab
Field |
Description |
ID |
The unique discount ID. |
Modified |
The date and time the discount was last modified. |
Site |
The site to whose products the discount can be applied. |
Active |
If checked, the discount is active and can be applied. |
Active period |
Specify here the period during which the discount or coupon is to be active. |
Name |
Enter here an arbitrary name of the discount or coupon. |
Sort index |
The sort weight of the discount or coupon. The more this value is, the higher the entity is
positioned in lists. |
Discount type |
Select here how you want to specify the discount value:
- Percent - the discount is a percentage off the product price;
- Fixed amount - the discount is entered as am amount to subtract from the product
price.
|
Discount amount |
The discount value. Depending on the chosen type, you have to enter either a percent value,
or an amount. |
Discount currency |
Select here the currency in which the fixed amount discount is specified. |
Maximum discount amount |
Maximum possible discount value. Generally used with percent discounts. The maximum amount should be
specified in the currency selected in the previous field. |
Applicable to subscription renewal |
If checked, the discount (coupon) can be used when purchasing the subscription renewal. |
Short description |
Arbitrary comment. |
"Restrictions" tab
Field |
Description |
Coupon |
If you want to make a coupon discount, type here the desired coupon code, or click Generate to
have the code generated automatically. |
User groups allowed to use the discount |
Choose user groups whose members can use the discount. If none is selected, the discount is
available to all user groups. |
Price types to which this discount is applicable |
Select here the types of prices to which the discount can be applied. If none is selected, the
discount can be applied to prices of all types. |
Sections to which this discount is applicable |
Fields of this group can be used to denote the site sections to whose products the discount can
be applied.
- Click the Add button to add a section selected in the list
above the button.
- Click Delete to remove the respective section from the list.
If no section is selected, the discount is applicable to products in all sections. |
Products with discount |
In this field you can select products which can be purchased at the currently edited discount.
Click Add to add a product to the list.
If no product is selected, the discount can be applied to all products in section selected in the previous field. |
Controls
Button |
Description |
Save |
Applies changes performed on this page and switches to the list of discounts. |
Apply |
Applies changes performed on this page without switching to the list of discounts. |
Cancel |
Cancels current changes and restores parameters to their original values. |