Sales

Promotions

Promotion codes can be entered by the customer in the shopping basket. When the code is valid it will give a discount on the total order amount of the shopping basket. This discount can be a percentage or a fixed amount. The promotions can be created in the backoffice.

The promotion codes can be set in 'Sales -> Promotions' category in 'Sana Commerce - Backoffice';

The table below describes the properties of the promotion codes which can be configured in the 'Promotions' category:

Field	Description
Name	The name of the promotion. This name will be shown in the shopping basket when the promotion is activated by the customer.
Promotion code	The promotion code can be generated or typed in manually. It should be at least 6 characters long with a maximum of 50 characters.
Type	The type of the promotion discount. It can be 'Fixed amount' or 'Percentage' type.
Enabled	When this property is set the promotion is enabled.
Redeemed	The redeemed number is the number of times the promotion code has been used.
Max. redemptions	The number of maximum promotion code redemptions is set here.  If empty, the promotion code can be used an unlimited number of times.
Start & End dates	The start and end dates can be set for the promotion codes.  If empty, the promotion code can be used endlessly.

• Fixed amount discount type is used for an amount discount on the total order amount of the basket. In this case the discount is split over the product lines proportionally to the total line.
  
  Depending on your provider choose the chapter below to read more about the fixed amount discount type and additional provider-specific information:
• • Promotions in SQL
  • Promotions in NAV
  • Promotions in AX
    
    
• Percentage discount type is used for a percentage discount on the total order amount of the basket. In this case the discount is posted to each product line.

The promotion discount is applied only to the product lines. It does not have any influence on the payment costs, shipping costs and service charge.