Using the Specials Category
The Specials category is automatically generated by NetSuite in accounts provisioned prior to 2007.
You can use the Specials category to display items you may want to sell at a special price for a limited time. When customers visit your site, they see a link to the Specials category on the Home and Catalog tabs.
Adding an Item to the Specials Category
You can add an item to the Specials category by checking a box on the item record, or by selecting an item on the Basic subtab of the Specials category record.
The On Special option is displayed on the item record only if you have enabled the Specials feature.
To put an item in the Specials category:
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Go to Lists > Accounting > Items.
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Click Edit next to the item you want to put on special.
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Click the Specials subtab.
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Check the On Special box.
Note:The description displayed in the web store comes from the description fields on the Store subtab.
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Click Save.
The item automatically appears in the Specials category of your site.
Alternatively, you can select items on the Specials Category record. Go to Commerce > Site Builder > Content Management > Categories. Click Edit next to the Specials category, and then make your selection on the Items sublist on the Basic subtab.
Using the Specials Category with Multiple Websites
If you use multiple websites, you can only display the Specials category on one site at a time. Select the site where you want the Specials category to display in the Site field on the Specials category record.
To select a website for the Specials category:
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Go to Commerce > Site Builder > Content Management > Categories.
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Click Edit next to the Specials category.
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In the Site field, select the website where you want to display the Specials category.
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In the Subcategory of field, select the tab where the Specials category should display.
Removing the Specials Category from your Website
If you do not want to use the Specials category, go to Commerce > Site Builder > Content Management > Categories. Click Edit next to the Specials category, clear the Display in Web Site box, and then click Save.