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.