Configuring a Total Price Threshold Discount

  1. Select the Enterprise, property, or zone, click Configuration, and then click Discounts.
  2. Double-click an automatic discount record to open it.
  3. Click the Auto tab, and then select 3 - Total Price Threshold from the Automatic (Automatically applied, operator cannot enter) drop-down list.
  4. (Optional) Enter a Priority for the discount.

    Priority determines the order in which discounts are calculated. By default, this field is blank (0) for all discounts, meaning that discounts are calculated at the same time. If you enter a priority, the workstation calculates all discounts in priority 1, then in priority 2, and so on. Priority zero (0) discounts are calculated last. The priority field allows Simphony to calculate discounts more efficiently.

  5. To use promotion prices that appear in the Menu Item Groups module for the discounted menu item, select Use Price in MI Group Detail.
  6. In the Trigger section, configure up to eight unique triggers to invoke the discount. You must configure the triggers in sequential order.
    • Trigger MI Group: Select the menu item groups that will trigger the discount award. When the total amount of all items on a check exceeds the amount configured for the trigger group, the discount will be applied to all items in the Award Menu Item Group.

    • Trigger Condiment Group: Select the condiment menu item groups to use as the trigger for the discount, if any. For example, If customers can get a bagel for $0.50 when they add cream cheese to any bagel, cream cheese is the trigger condiment and bagel is the trigger menu item for the $0.50 discount.

    • Total: Enter the total amount of corresponding trigger menu item group items customers must order before applying the discount (that is, to activate the Award Menu Item Group). For example, if you are giving 15% off all shirts for a purchase of $80 or more, enter 80.00 in this field.

  7. In the Awards section, configure up to eight rewards for the discount:
    • Award MI Group: Select the menu item groups to use as the award group when the total amount of all items on a check exceeds the Total configured for the Trigger MI Group.

    • Award Type: Select the discount type.

    • Percentage Off: If this is a percent discount, enter the percentage to discount from each item in the Award MI Group.

    • Amount Off: If this is an amount discount, enter the amount to discount from each item in the Award MI Group.

    • Amount Substitution: If this is an amount substitution discount, enter the price to charge for each item in the Award MI Group.

    • Max Count: Enter the maximum number of award items that can be discounted on a single check. If set to zero (0), the maximum count is unlimited.

  8. If you configured a Percent Off discount, click the General tab, and then enter the maximum amount allowed for the discount in the Max Amount field.
  9. Click Save.