Working with Promotions (WPRO)

Purpose: Use the Work with Promotion Values function to create and change promotions for reporting, analysis, discounting, or messages in order entry.

Note that these settings are not used when integration to Oracle Retail Promotion Engine (ORPE) is enabled (SCV M77).

A promotion code can perform either or both of the following functions:

• Messaging: Set up messages to appear in a pop-up window in order entry for orders using a source code assigned to a promotion.
• Discounting: You can use a promotion to:
• discount merchandise (percentage, prorated discount, or price override)
• apply a negative additional charge
• add free gifts
• discount freight
• discount additional freight
• override the ship via on an order

Available order criteria include:

• date range
• source code or offer
• total merchandise value on the order or within an item category or price code
• total order quantity or quantity within an item category or price code
• ship via priority
• ship-to country or SCF
• pay type
• first-time customers only
• customer group or specific customer

Additionally, you can use promotions for source code reporting and analysis purposes.

Promotion analysis report: You can use the Promotion Analysis Report to evaluate the promotions active within a range of dates, or a specific promotion. See Print Order Promotion Analysis Report (POPA) for more information.

In this topic:

• About Messaging Promotions

• About Discount Promotions

  • BOGO (Buy One/Get One) Discount or Free Gift by Item Category or Item

  • BOGO (Buy One/Get One) Discount or Free Gift by Price Code

  • Item Category Discount

  • Order Discount

  • Tiered Discount or Free Gift

  • Freight Discount or Override

  • Additional Freight Discount

  • Ship Via Override

• Promotion Logic and Processing

  • When Promotions can be Either Manually-Assigned or System-Assigned

  • When Promotions Must be Assigned by the System

  • Promotion Hierarchy: Best Way

  • Promotion Hierarchy: Regular Priority

  • Using the Order Total to Evaluate Different Promotion Types

  • Additional Notes about Promotion Selection Hierarchy

  • Applying Promotions through the Order API

  • Order Transaction History Message

  • System Control Values Related to Promotions

  • Cautions Related to Promotions

• Work with Promotions Screen

  • Create Promotions Screen

  • Work with Qualifying Source Code Screen

  • Work with Promotion Discounts Screen

  • Copy Promotion Screen

  • Work with Qualifying Customer/Price Groups Screen

  • Work with Qualifying Item Categories Screen

  • Work with BOGO Discount Screen (Item Category or Item)

  • Change BOGO Discount Screen

  • Work with BOGO Discounts by Item/Price Code Screen

  • BOGO Discount by Item/Price Code Screen

  • BOGO Discount by Item/Price Code Screen (Display Mode)

  • Work with Item/Category Exclusions Screen

  • Work with Promotions by Start Date Screen

  • Work with Promotions by end Date Screen

• Promotion Upload

  • Promotion Upload Table (PRMUPLD)

  • General Rules for Promotion Uploads

  • Fields Used in the Promotion Upload by Record type

  • Promotion Upload Errors

Not in this topic: This topic does not describe promotional pricing. For more information on these menu options, see:

• Work with Promotional Pricing Groups (WPRG)

• Work with Promotional Pricing (WPRP)