To reach the "Discounts" module:
Please see the image below labeled Figure 0.1 for a description of the buttons and fields that appear on the screen.
1. Details Tab: This tab lets you define the general attributes of the Discount2. Schedules Tab: This tab is to define the scheduling option if required.3. Options Tab: Under this tab, you can configure settings for the new discount that is being created.4. Uplift Configuration Tab: You can select the loyalty customers from here to apply this discount as a loyalty discount.5. Action Buttons: Various saving buttons are provided to save the changes made.
- Name: Give a unique name to the new discount.
- Scan Data Name: The entered name is defined for the discount Scan Data Report.
- Discount Group: This field allows you to group the created discount with the selected group from the drop-down discount group.
- Discount Set: You can select Discount set from the drop-down list. Any system discount can be added to a discount set, but only one discount per set can activate, regardless of the "Stackable" setting.
- Online Title: It allows you to add the title that you want to display as a Discount Title online for Ecommerce. (Max. 75 characters allowed).
- Online Description: This text field allows you to add a discount description (Max. 500 characters allowed), i.e., a kind of instruction/explanation that the customer can easily understand online.
- Type: This button helps you define the type of discount from the list of options. See Figure 1.0
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Figure 1.2If the Or More toggle is turned ON, it means the discount will trigger if the customer buys an item for a set quantity or more. e.g., if the value for QTY field is 10 and the Or More toggle is turned ON, when the customer buys 10 or more items on which a discount is applied, he will get a set Percentage Off on each item bought.
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- X items for Y Dollars: With this discount type, you can set up an X Items for Y Dollars deal using this option. The buy option allows you to choose the quantity that is required to trigger this deal, and the for option is the amount we will mark the products (together). Example: 2 Items for $3.
For example: With this discount type, if a customer buys the same set of items configured in the "Buy" option (e.g., 4), they will get it for the fixed discounted amount set in the "For" option (say, $5.00).Figure 1.4
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- Spend X Dollars (on Trigger Items) and Buy Y Products (Discounted Items) & Get Z% Off Each: This discount lets you set up a Spend X Dollars (on Trigger Items) and Buy Y Products (Discounted Items) & Get Z% Off each (Discounted Items) using this option. Spend X Dollars on trigger items and Y Products as the number of discount products that are required to trigger this deal. Z% Off Each will be taken off each discounted product.
For example: With this discount type, if a customer spends "X Dollars" ($50 or more; If the Or More Toggle is set to YES) on trigger item(s) with a certain quantity of Y products (e.g., 3), then they will get Z% off each on Z Products’ List.
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- Follow the steps mentioned below to assign a location(s) or location group(s) to a discount group:
- By Locations: Select this option to assign specific location(s) to the discount.
- By Location Group: Select this option to assign the location group(s) to the discount.
- All: Select "All" to apply the discount to all your business locations.
- Click on "By Locations" or "By Location Groups" from the Select Locations drop-down as per your requirements. Use the "Manage" button to select and add the location(s) and location group(s) for the discount. You can delete the selected location(s) and location group(s) too.
- Click on "Manage." Figure 1.1.2.1 will appear.
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Figure 1.3.01. Add Filter Type: This filter dropdown allows you to choose the method of what items are in the discount, either by choosing specific items (that are assigned manually) or by a department/tree categorization of item(s). See Figure 1.3.1.Figure 1.3.1Figure 1.3.2
To select "Products" for Discount Filters, follow the following steps.
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- Results: This is a list of items displayed that can be selected for the discount that is being created.
- Move Next Button: This button lets you move ahead with the selection of the items.
- Selected List: This side of the form displays a list of selected items.
- Clear Selection: This button helps you clear the complete selection of the items.
- Delete Single Selection: This button is for deleting a single item from the selection.
- Various Buttons: With these buttons, you can manage the data filled in the Manage Filter Form.
- Change All Discount Multiplier Values: This button helps you change all values for discount multipliers for all the selected items in one go.
7. Remove Single Product: This button will let you delete a single item selected once filtered.
- View Button: In this case, the new pop-up page will contain all the items falling under that specific Item Type filter with the effective sales price. In this case, the Item Type is Product(s) directly.
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- Remove: This button will remove the entire Item Type as selected as opposed to remove button displayed in front of individual items. Figure 1.3.5
- Manage: This button will let you manage (add/remove) the item type. Figure 1.3.5
- If you have selected different Item Type as highlighted in Figure 1.3.7.
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- In case, you wish to view it in a detailed form for All the zones for All the selection (item type), then click on Preview All Zones button.
Figure 1.3.10.1The Discount Details pop-up will display the following discount information in a sortable grid format:
- Discount Name: It is displayed as a hyperlink; clicking the Discount Name, will open the respective Discount’s Edit Discount page in a new tab.
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- Amount: This column will display the discount amount applied to the item. The discount amount may vary at runtime based on the applicable discount.
- Start Date: This is the start date for the discount.
- End Date: This is the end date for the discount.
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Figure 1.3.121. Trigger Quantity: This button sets the trigger quantity to activate the discount for the trigger list of items.2. Manage Trigger Items: This button will help manage and select the items that are to be added under the Trigger Items List. See Figure 1.3.13On Manage Filter Page, you will see the list of items under Results section. You can select the items directly or you can filter them department/manufacturer/brands/tags wise.
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1. Add: This button will add a new row for coupons for different stores.
- Type: This field describes the discount type, i.e., online, store, or both.
- Coupon Code: The coupon code is generated by the auto-generate button.
- Description: The description serves to explain the specifics of the coupon discount type, e.g., 10% off.
2. Auto-Generate: This button will auto-generate the coupon code.3. Download: This button will let you download the coupon in QR code or barcode format. But for that, you will have to save the changes first.
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4. Delete: This button will delete the created coupon.
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- Trigger List or Coupon: With this option, the condition for triggering the discount will set either of both options, i.e., there has to be a triggering list of items or a discount coupon for the discount coupon to trigger.
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If you have two discounts of 5 cents and 10 cents applicable on an item. If the 10-cent discount has PRIORITY Level 1 and the 5-cent discount has PRIORITY Level 2, and for both, the “Stackable” is set to NO. Whenever the product is rung up on the register, only the 10-cent discount will be applied as it has higher priority.
For this, if in the POS setting, Default Discounts to Inherit Settings from Group is set to YES, then you cannot customize tax settings for any discount. By default, it will inherit the properties until set otherwise in Settings & Panels. See Figure 1.3.1.Figure 1.3.1If you wish to customize the tax settings for discounts, then set this toggle to NO and manage settings for Reimbursable Discounts and Apply Tax Before Discount.
- Reimbursable Discount: If the discount is offered by the manufacturer, then it is reimbursable to the store by the manufacturer. Set this to YES, if the discount is offered by the manufacturer and is reimbursable. Else, set to NO.
- Apply Tax Before Discount: Depending on the location, discounts may or may not be taxed; it is generally dependent on the Tax code at that location. If this toggle is set to NO in a scenario wherein you have purchased a one-dollar item with a 10-cent discount, the remaining 90 cents will be taxed. If this is set to YES, then you are taxed before the discount is applied.
- Apply to Cost: If this is set to YES, then in addition to reducing the retail price, it will also reduce the cost, and if it is toggled to YES, it functions as a buydown, i.e., the discount will be applied to both the cost and the price.
- Inventory Clearance: By default, it is set to NO. Set this to YES for the system to investigate and disable the discount for the items tied to the discount as soon as they are sold out and archive the discount.
- In Scan Data Report: If this is set to YES, the details for this discount will appear in the Scan Data Report being sent to RJR/Altria (manufacturer). If set to NO, the details for this discount will not appear in the Scan Data Report.
Turning this toggle ON will also lock the selected fields (e.g., Discount Type, Trigger Options, and Start Date from Schedules tab) where the users won't be allowed to make any changes to the locked fields on Edit Discount Page if this discount is marked as to be reported in the Scan Data report.
- Discount Commission: If this is set to YES, the Spiff Amount field gets visible. And now this transaction will act as an uplift sale. It will offer a discount as per the discount type selected and will also offer the Spiff Amount commission to the cashier.
- Spiff Amount: Set the dollar amount as spiff to be given out to the cashier when sales are promoted, and this discount is triggered.
- Commission Trigger Type: The commission has 3 trigger types:
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- On Each Discount Item (Once): Select this option to offer a commission only once when the customer purchases the same item multiple times in a transaction with a single discount type.
For example, if the customer bought 10 cigars where the discount type is selected as Buy X and Get Y Free is triggered twice when 10 cigars are bought where the value of X=4 and Y=2. With "On Each Discount Item (Once)" the cashier will get the set commission only once. However, if different sets of items are bought with different discount types, the cashier would get the configured commission (spiff) for each trigger.
- On Each Discount Items (Repeated): If the commission trigger type is set to On Each Discount Item (Repeated), then the cashier would get the set commission on each discounted item that they sell.
- On Each Overall Discount Fired: If "Each Overall Discount Fired," then the cashier would get the set commission for the overall discounts applied.
- Max Qty to Spiff: This field is to set the maximum number of spiffs that is allowed to the cashier in a single transaction, triggering different discounts.
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- Registered in Past X Days: This field gets activated when the Require Loyalty toggle is set to YES. With this field, the discount will require loyalty, but it also has to satisfy the Registered in Past X Days condition. Fill in the value of days for the registered customer.
- Customer Daily Limit*: If the limit is set to 1, then only one discount can be taken advantage of by the customer in a 24-hour period.
- Customer Weekly Limit*: If the limit is set to 1, then only one discount can be taken advantage of by a customer in a 7-day period.
- Customer Total Limit*: This would be the total number of discounts that can be taken advantage of by a customer during the time period of the discount, ranging from the start date to the end date.
- House Account Level: Choose the house account level from the attached drop-down list.
There are different levels that can be created in the House Account Discount Level. Let's say you select discount Level 2, which is set with a 10.00 percent discount. If the discount is selected for Discount Level 2 for a particular house account, then the house account customer can purchase the product with a 10% discount on the price.
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- Configure Uplifts Triggers: Click this button to configure the uplift based on your requirements.
- Trigger When: Please select this when you want the uplift to trigger when this discount is applied from the three options shown in Figure 1.4.2.
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- Clerk Message: Please enter the message for the clerk/cashier to read as a script. This is an optional field.
- Uplift Message Type: This section lets you select the image for the uplift.
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- Advertisement: The added advertisement list will appear if you choose this option and click the "Choose Advertisement" button. You can select the desired image from it.
- Custom Upload: The "Manage Custom Images" button will appear if you choose this option. Click it to open the "Manage Uplift Images" screen and choose the required custom image for the uplift.
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1. Fill in the name of the copied discount in the textbox.2. Set Copy Customer Toggle to include the customer's whitelist while copying a discount, (explained under the heading 4.1)3. Click on Copy button to copy the discount along with the customer's whitelist (if the Copy Customer is set to Yes).Figure 4.1
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When the customers list is added, it will be copied along with the discount that is being copied.
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- Click on the "Copy" button to copy the discount along with the customer's whitelist (if the Copy Customer is set to Yes).
- Click on "Close" to close the Copy Discount dialog box.
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1) Change Date Range: You can change the date range of the created discount with this Alter Date Range option. This option offers you the liberty to change the start or end date of the discount duration.2) Extend Date Range: This option lets you extend the date of discount by X number of days, weeks, and even months.3) Change End Date: This is another option that will help you alter the date range by changing only the end date of the discount period.Figure 6.2
3. Manage: This button will help you replace the existing location(s) with a new location(s) for the selected discounts.
- Click on the "Manage Discount Groups" button highlighted in Figure 0.1 above to manage the discount groups.
- The dialog box highlighted in Figure 7.0 will appear on your screen.
Figure 7.0Fields and Buttons:1. Discount Group List: This list presents you with a list of discount groups that have already been created.2.1 Assign Discounts: This button helps you assign discounts from the list of created discounts to the discount groups.
3.1 Add Discount Group: This button will bring up a popup allowing you to create a new Group.Figure 7.2
- Name: This field is for setting up a name for the discount group.
- Apply Tax Before Discount: Depending on the location, discounts may or may not be taxed; it is generally dependent on the Tax Code of that area. If this toggle is set to NO in a scenario wherein you have purchased a one-dollar item with a 10-cent discount, the remaining 90 cents will be taxed. If this is set to YES, then you are taxed before the discount is applied.
- Accounting Code: This field requires the general ledger accounting code for the discount group.
- Reimbursable Discount: If the discount is offered by the manufacturer, then it is reimbursable to the store by the manufacturer. Turn this toggle ON to apply this setting to this discount group.
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