Coupons exist in the claimable repository. The claimable repository is located at <ATG2007.3dir>/home/atg/commerce/en/claimable/ClaimableRepository. One of the item-descriptors defined in the claimable repository is coupon. A coupon is essentially a claim code attached to a promotion. There are several ways to put information into the repository: using the /atg/commerce/promotions/CouponDroplet or using the ACC to populate the repository with an item. For the Pioneer Cycling store, we used the ACC to populate the repository with two coupons:
COUP1234: gives the customer a promotion called “5% off everything in the store - coupon”
COUP1000: gives the customer a promotion called “$20 off orders over $80 - coupon”
We clicked on the Commerce component in the ACC and then selected the repository for “Gift Certificates and Coupons.” After selecting this repository, we selected “New Item” and then entered the necessary information—the promotion that we wanted to associate with the coupon.
