To create a discount in Litium is a simple process.
All discount types in Litium have the same process for creating a discount. If you are unsure of which discount to apply, please read more in the Overview of discount types.
When you create a discount you also have several options to choose from. On this page, you will find both the simple step-by-step instructions, as well as the detailed instructions on how to create a discount with all the options available.
How to create a discount
1. Click Sales in the top menu.
2. Click Discounts in the left-hand menu.
3. Click +New in the top right corner.
4. Select a discount type from the drop-down menu:
5. Select a quantity if applicable, such as a number of items, amount, or percentage.
6. Select Single code or Generated codes by clicking a radio button, if you want the discount to be activated when the buyer enters a discount code.
7. Add the pricelist or products to which the discount should be applied.
8. Select Channel and set the dates the discount should be valid for discounts applicable to products.
9. Click Save.
When you create a discount you also have several options to choose from: Channel and dates, Audience, Discounts, Settings, and Combinations. Below are the full instructions.
1. Click Sales in the top menu.
2. Click Discounts in the left-hand menu.
3. Click +New in the top right corner.
4. Choose options for the discount under Channel and dates, Audience, Discount types, Discount codes, Threshold amount, Settings, and Combinations.
Channel and dates
Channel is used as an entry point for visitors to browse the website. It can have one or more domain names, market connections or countries where products are sold and delivered.
5. Select in which channel the discount should be active by ticking the Active box to the right of the selected channel.
6. Select a start date and end date that the discount will be valid for each channel that the discount is activated in.
Audience
If you want the discount to be valid for one or several select groups of customers created to Organize platform users.
7. Offer the discount to a selected group by clicking the pen to the right of Target groups, Groups, or Organizations.
8. Click Add on the same row as the pen you clicked.
9. Select a target group, group, or organization.
10. Click ok. Repeat the steps under audience if you want to add more than one group.
11. Select a discount type from the drop-down menu:
Discount codes
11. Select Single code or Generated codes by clicking a radio button, if you want the discount to be activated when the buyer enters a discount code.
12. Single codes:
- Choose a name for the code and enter it in the field The code.
- Enter the number of times one buyer can enter the code to receive the discount in the field Max number of uses.
- After saving, you will not be able to change the code or number of uses for the discount you have saved.
13. Generated codes:
- A generated code can be used only once.
- Enter the Number of codes that should be generated. This field cannot be left blank.
- The codes are generated when you save your discount.
- After saving and generating codes, you will not be able to re-generate codes for the discount you have saved.
You can read more about how discount codes are applied here.
Threshold amount
In Litium 8, all discount types have the option of applying a discount when a customer has items over a certain amount in the cart. Please read more about how to Apply threshold amounts to discounts.
15. Click the pen to the right of Cart amount, to select to apply a threshold. The default will be no threshold.
16. Select Threshold by clicking the radiobutton to its left.
17. Enter the threshold amount.
18. Specific product lists by select Product selection, Only products from this selection are included in the cart amount.
19. Name the discount by clicking on the pen next to Name and entering a name in the field.
20. Enter a marker if you choose to have one, by clicking the pen next to Marker and entering a marker in the field.
21. Enter an External ID if you choose to have one, by clicking the pen next to External ID and entering an ID in the field.
22. Select how to combine discounts, when you have more than one active discount.
Read more about How to manage several active discounts with this function.