The workstation automatically applies discounts to a guest check based on conditions within the transaction and without workstation operator interaction. For example, a property may run a promotional sale: buy one DVD and receive one CD for free. In this situation, whenever both a CD and a DVD appear on a single transaction, a 100% discount applies to the CD. There are several automatic discount types. This scenario is just one example of an automatic discount configuration.
Trigger Menu Item Group
A trigger menu item group contains at least one item that makes an item become discountable. For example, in a Buy a DVD, get a CD example, the DVD is in the trigger menu item group.Award Menu Item Group
An award menu item group contains at least one item to receive a discount. For example, in the Buy a DVD, get a CD example, the CD is in the award menu item group.A menu item can be in both the trigger and award groups.
Parent topic: Discounts