Discount Award Types

An award type identifies the discount that customers receive. The following table describes the three discount award types in Simphony.

Table 15-4 Award Types

Award Type	Description
Percent Off	This award type is used when all menu items in the Trigger Menu Item Group (Item Price Substitution discounts) or in the Award Menu Item Group (Threshold discounts) are to receive a percent discount. You can use the Percent Off award type for discounts such as All sodas are 50% off on Tuesdays or Get 15% off all shirts for purchases of $80 or more. Simphony calculates this type of award as a percent of the sales total. For example, if the item is $10.00 and the discount is 20%, the discount amount is $2.00. The amount owed is reduced to $8.00.
Amount Off	This award type is used when all items in the Trigger Menu Item Group (Item Price Substitution discounts) or in the Award Menu Item Group (Threshold discounts) are to receive a flat amount discount. You can use the Amount Off award type for discounts such as All sodas are $1.00 off on Tuesdays or Save $25 on shirts for purchases of $150 or more on pants. Simphony calculates this type of award as a fraction of the sales total. The discount awarded cannot be greater than the Amount Off value. The Amount Off is subtracted from the item’s price. For example, if the item is $10.00 and the Amount Off is $3.00, the discount amount is $3.00. The amount owed is $7.00. Items are not discounted below 0.00; if an item’s price is $5.00 and the Amount Off is set to $9.00, the amount owed is $0.00. Amount Off Examples contains more complex examples of the Amount Off award type.
Amount Substitution	This award type is used when all items in the Trigger Menu Item Group (Item Price Substitution discounts) or in the Award Menu Item Group (Threshold discounts) are to be charged a fixed amount. You can use the Amount Substitution award for discounts such as All sodas are $2.00 on Tuesdays or Buy $80 of shirts and receive up to 3 pairs of pants for $15.00 each. The amount is substituted for the original price of the item. For example, if the item is $10.00 and the amount substitution is $5.99, the discounted item’s price is $5.99. Calculations do not change with whole numbers. For decimal values, Simphony calculates what percent of the parent item the original substitution price was, and applies that percent discount to the new decimal quantity. Amount Substitution contains more complex examples of the Amount Substitution award type.

Award Type

Description

Percent Off

This award type is used when all menu items in the Trigger Menu Item Group (Item Price Substitution discounts) or in the Award Menu Item Group (Threshold discounts) are to receive a percent discount. You can use the Percent Off award type for discounts such as All sodas are 50% off on Tuesdays or Get 15% off all shirts for purchases of $80 or more.

Simphony calculates this type of award as a percent of the sales total. For example, if the item is $10.00 and the discount is 20%, the discount amount is $2.00. The amount owed is reduced to $8.00.

Amount Off

This award type is used when all items in the Trigger Menu Item Group (Item Price Substitution discounts) or in the Award Menu Item Group (Threshold discounts) are to receive a flat amount discount. You can use the Amount Off award type for discounts such as All sodas are $1.00 off on Tuesdays or Save $25 on shirts for purchases of $150 or more on pants.

Simphony calculates this type of award as a fraction of the sales total. The discount awarded cannot be greater than the Amount Off value. The Amount Off is subtracted from the item’s price. For example, if the item is $10.00 and the Amount Off is $3.00, the discount amount is $3.00. The amount owed is $7.00. Items are not discounted below 0.00; if an item’s price is $5.00 and the Amount Off is set to $9.00, the amount owed is $0.00.

Amount Off Examples contains more complex examples of the Amount Off award type.

Amount Substitution

This award type is used when all items in the Trigger Menu Item Group (Item Price Substitution discounts) or in the Award Menu Item Group (Threshold discounts) are to be charged a fixed amount. You can use the Amount Substitution award for discounts such as All sodas are $2.00 on Tuesdays or Buy $80 of shirts and receive up to 3 pairs of pants for $15.00 each.

The amount is substituted for the original price of the item. For example, if the item is $10.00 and the amount substitution is $5.99, the discounted item’s price is $5.99. Calculations do not change with whole numbers. For decimal values, Simphony calculates what percent of the parent item the original substitution price was, and applies that percent discount to the new decimal quantity.

Amount Substitution contains more complex examples of the Amount Substitution award type.

Related Topics

Parent topic: Discounts