Field

Usage

[Current Price]

The current price at the selected price level in inventory. Also called the Old Price, which is displayed after applying the changes to inventory.

New Price

The calculated or manually entered new price. Not in effect until Apply Changes to Inventory is selected on the price change record.

Current Price Price Change = New Price

Price Change

The dollar amount of the price change. A price reduction is shown as a negative value.

% Price Change

The price change expressed as a percentage of the current price. A price reduction is shown as a negative value.

New Profit

The profit amount for the item at the new price.

New Margin %

The profit expressed as a percentage at the new price.

[Price Level Prices]

From inventory; the current price at each of your markdown price levels.

[Regular Price]

From inventory; the current regular price.

Field

Usage

[Barcode] (Pro)

Manually entered or scanned code associated with a particular discount coupon. System-suggested default code in format that allows for automatic detection of coupon. User editable.

[Created date]

Created By (Pro)

Date that the discount was created.

If logins are required, the logged in employee's name. If logins are not required, left blank.

Discount Additional Quantities (Pro)

Applies to X for Y discount types only. Check box specifies if item quantities above X qualify for the discount price.

Example: If discount is Buy 3 for $10, this setting specifies if the 4th and 5th units purchased also qualify for the discount price.

Note: Multiples of X always have the discount applied, regardless of this setting.

Discount Name

Required. User-defined name to identify the discount. Must be unique for each discount; facilitates reporting.

Discount Notes

Optional, user-defined notes that can be added to the discount record.

Discount Prices  (Pro)

Total Price ($Y)

Discount Price (per unit)

On X for $Y discounts, the dollar amount to purchase X qualifying items is the total price. For example, in a Buy 3 T-shirts for $25 sale, the total price is $25 and the discount price is $8.33 each.

Discount Sales Statistics  (Pro)

[Sold (Qty)]
[Sold Cost]
[Sold Price]
[Profit]
[Margin %]

[Markup %]

Fields that apply to sales where the discount was applied. Available to add to the discount record to help evaluate the effectiveness of the promotion.

See customizing columns and customizing information panels for instructions to add these fields.

Start and Stop dates  (Pro)

Includes Start and Stop dates/time for scheduling automatic discounts. Point of Sale will automatically start and stop applying the discount prices at the designated start/stop dates and times. The Stop date also indicated the expiration date for a coupon.

Discount Type

Definition of the discount, including specific discount information.

Items  (Pro)

The items that are eligible for the discount. User-specified.

[Modified]   (Pro)
 

[Modified By]  (Pro)

Date that the discount was last edited and saved. Not editable.

If logins are required, prefilled with the logged in user's name when the record is modified. If logins are not required, left blank.

Percentage (Y %)  (Pro)

In X for Y% Off discounts, the Y% specifies the saving when purchasing X units, expressed as a percentage.

Price Levels  (Pro)

The price levels at which a discount is applied.

Quantity (X) (Pro)

On X for Y discount types, the quantity of qualifying items that must be purchased to get the discount price.

Kind (Source)  (Pro)

System-generated value identifying the type of discount: manual, automatic, or coupon.

Status  (Pro)

Active (discount prices are being applied, subject to schedule) or Inactive (not being applied). A discount can be made active/inactive at anytime.