Discount - General Information

Use this page to name and describe your discount.

Name
(Required) Type the name of the discount in this field.
Description
Type a meaningful description of the discount in this field. This description displays in the primary Discounts window, and helps identify the discount internally.
Shopper Description
Type a meaningful description of the discount in this field. This description displays on store pages accessible by your customers. If your store supports multiple languages, you may log in to the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator in those languages to enter the translated description. You can also load the translated descriptions directly into the database.
Currency
Select the currency for the discount from the list. The list will contain all currencies that have been enabled for the store.
This discount is always in effect
Select this radio button to create a discount that is always applicable.
This discount is in effect during a specified time period
Select this radio button to create a discount that is applicable during a particular period of time. All dates and times are based on the Commerce Server timestamp. When you select this option, the following fields appear:
Start Date
Specify a date when the discount becomes applicable. Type the appropriate numeric information in each of the three fields, one each for the year, month, and day. You can also click the calendar icon to launch a calendar control to select the date.
Start Time
Select the time of day on the start date when the discount starts.
End Date
Specify a date when the discount stops. Type the appropriate information in each of the three fields, one each for the year, month, and day. You can also click the calendar icon to launch a calendar control to select the date.
End Time
Select the time of day on the start date when the discount stops.

Note: The date and time are based on the current system time for the machine where WebSphere Commerce Server is installed.