Priority Discount Codes

Priority Discount Codes can be used to offer promotional discounts to customers and to apply miscellaneous discounts when processing orders manually. Priority Discount Codes can be applied to a particular Product Option or globally for all of an Author's products.

Adding Author Global Discount Codes

Author Global Discount Codes will be applied to ALL products purchased.

  1. Go to the menu optionStore / Priority Codes (Discounts). A list of existing priority codes will be displayed.
  2. To add a new code, click Add New. To edit an existing code, click the edit link for that code, and to delete an existing code, click the delete link for that code.
  3. Enter the Priority Code Name which can be up to 10 characters (Excluding the Characters & and ?).
  4. Optionally enter a description.
  5. Select the Type.
  6. Depending on the type chosen, enter either the percentage (15% = 15) or the flat dollar amount.
  7. If this code is only available for a specific time period, enter an expiration date.
  8. If this code is for use only with Email Marketing Campaigns, check the Email Campaign Only checkbox.
  9. Click Submit.

In addition to any user created codes, the cart also supports a special code named "FREESHIP". This code will discount the shipping charges for an order to $0, and can only be used by a SOLO Server user (it will not work for online customers). To enable the use of this code, simply create a priority code of "FREESHIP". You can specifiy any type and value as these fields are ignored. The discount will take the value of the shipping cost when entered in the checkout process. Note that if this code is entered, but another code is entered that will give a discount value greater than the FREESHIP code will, the FREESHIP code will not be applied.

Adding Product Option Discount Codes

Product Option Discount Codes will be applied to ONLY a particular product option. If you wish to promote more than one product option, you will need to add a Discount Code for each Product Option.

  1. Go to the menu option Configure / Products.
  2. Expand or click the Show Options link next to the product you wish to manage.
  3. Click the link of the product option name to which you wish to apply the discount code .
  4. At the bottom of the screen, make sure the Priority Codes tab is active, then click [Add].
  5. Enter the Priority Code Name which can be up to 10 characters (Excluding the Characters & and ?).
  6. Optionally enter a description.
  7. Select the Type.
  8. Depending on the type chosen, enter either the percentage (15% = 15) or the flat dollar amount.
  9. If this code is only available for a specific time period, enter an expiration date.
  10. Click Submit.

Description of Priority Discount Code Fields