Basic Promotion Details |
Promotion ID |
The unique IRP identifier for this promotion. |
Active |
Only active promotions will be applied to customer baskets. You can edit this setting only after you have added the promotion (this is for safety purposes as, for example, if you add a ‘Buy 1 Get 1 Free’ promotion, you will be offering every single product as ‘Buy 1 Get 1 Free’ until you add basket restrictions). |
Promotion Type |
The type of this promotion. For a description of each of the options, see the main Overview article in this section. |
Currency |
Should this Promotion Type require a Currency to be set against it, this is the Currency that any Promotional Price or Discount Amount will be in. Note that this value also will also filter down to Basket Restrictions if any exist. |
Fixed Amount (Points) |
This differs according to the type of points-based loyalty scheme promotion you are configuring:
• For 'Get Fixed Amount Of Loyalty Points At Basket Sub Total' promotions: Enter the fixed amount in loyalty points to be rewarded to the overall order as bonus points.
• For 'Get Fixed Amount Of Loyalty Points For Products' promotions: Enter the fixed amount in points to be rewarded on purchase of offered products. |
Multiplier |
This differs according to the type of points-based loyalty scheme promotion you are configuring:
• For 'Get Multiple Of Loyalty Points At Basket Sub Total' promotions: Enter the Multiplier to be applied to the total points being rewarded for an order. For example, an order consisting of items which would normally reward a total of 50 points on purchase would reward 125 loyalty points with a multiplier of 2.5 (50 standard points + 75 bonus points).
• For 'Get Multiple Of Loyalty Points For Products' promotions: Enter the multiplier applied to the points being rewarded on purchase of the offered products. For example, a product which would normally reward 10 points on purchase would reward 25 loyalty points with a multiplier of 2.5. |
Set Cost (Points) |
(Applies only to the 'Get Product At Set Loyalty Point Cost' promotion.) Enter the set cost in loyalty points for the offered products. |
Money Off (£) |
For the ‘Money Off Basket Sub Total’ Promotion Type, this is the money off the basket sub total.
For the ‘Money Off Total Above Minimum Spend’ Promotion Type, this is the money off the sub total above the minimum threshold. |
Gift must be Active |
For the ‘Free Gift With Purchase’ Promotion Type, check to ensure that the products offered as part of this free promotion are all active on the website. If unchecked, inactive products may also be selected as part of this promotion. This setting is included so that gifts that are not available on standard purchase on the front end of the website can be added as part of the Free Gift promotion. |
Promotional Price Type |
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] Get them for a promotional price’ Promotion Type, you can opt to include the following types of promotional price:
- Money Off Each: This takes a set amount of money off each of the ‘X’ qualifying products. For example: Buy 2 products, get £5 off each of them.
- Set Percentage (%) Off Each: This takes a set percentage off each of the ‘X’ qualifying products. For example: Buy 4 products, get 10% off each of them.
- Each for a Set Price: This means that each of the ‘X’ qualifying products are given a set price. For example: Buy 3 products, get them for £3 each.
- Set Combined Total for ‘X’: This means that the combined total of the ‘X’ qualifying products is equal to the set value. For example: Buy 3 for £10.
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‘X’ Number of Products |
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Fixed Amount Off’ Promotion Type, this is the number of products that a customer will have to buy to get the ‘y’ number of products at the fixed discount. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 for £5 off’ promotion, this value would be ‘2’.
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Percentage Discount’ Promotion Type, this is the number of products that a customer will have to buy to get the ‘y’ number of products at the percentage discount. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Half Price’ promotion, this value would be ‘2’.
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Set Price’ Promotion Type, this is the number of products that a customer will have to buy to get the ‘y’ number of products at the set price. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 for £50’ promotion, this value would be ‘2’.
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] for [promotional price]’ Promotion Type, this is the number of products that a customer will have to buy to get the promotional price. For example, in a ‘Buy 3 for £10’ promotion, this value would be ‘3’. |
‘Y’ Number of Products |
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Fixed Amount Off’ Promotion Type, this is the additional number of products that will be discounted by a fixed amount when a customer buys ‘x’ number of products. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 for £5 off’ promotion, this value would be ‘1’.
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Percentage Discount’ Promotion Type, this is the additional number of products that will be discounted by a percentage amount when a customer buys ‘x’ number of products. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Half Price’ promotion, this value would be ‘1’.
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Set Price’ Promotion Type, this is the additional number of products that will be offered at a set price when a customer buys ‘x’ number of products. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 for £50’ promotion, this value would be ‘1’. |
Promotional Price |
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] for [promotional price]’ Promotion Type, this is the total price of the ‘number of products’ in this promotion. For example, in a ‘Buy 3 for £10’ promotion, this value would be ‘10’. |
Fixed Discount (£) |
For the ‘Get Product At Fixed Discount’ Promotion Type, this is the fixed discount on the offered products. |
Percentage Discount (%) |
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Percentage Discount’ Promotion Type, this is the fixed discount to be applied to the ‘y’ number of products. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 for £5 off’ promotion, this value would be ‘5’.
For the ‘Get Product At Percentage Discount’ Promotion Type, this is the percentage discount on the offered products. |
Discount Taken Off RRP |
For promotions where products are being individually discounted, checking this will ensure that any discount is calculated off the product’s RRP. If unchecked, discount will be calculated off the product’s price. Note, if the discounted price is greater than the actual product price, the discounted price will be set to the product price. |
Percentage Off (%) |
For the ‘Percentage Off Total Above Minimum Spend’ Promotion Type, this is the percentage off the sub total above the minimum threshold.
For the ‘Percentage Off Basket Sub Total’ Promotion Type, this is the percentage off the basket sub total. |
Min Basket Sub Total (£) |
For the ‘Percentage Off Total Above Minimum Spend’ Promotion Type, this is the minimum basket sub total. Discounts will be applied to sub totals above this minimum basket sub total.
For the ‘Percentage Off Basket Sub Total’ Promotion Type, this is the minimum basket sub total. If no minimum is required, leave this value blank or set to 0.
For the ‘Money Off Basket Sub Total’ Promotion Type, this is the minimum basket sub total. If no minimum is required, leave this value blank or set to 0.
For the ‘Money Off Total Above Minimum Spend’ Promotion Type, this is the minimum basket sub total. Discounts will be applied to sub totals above this minimum basket sub total. |
Set Price |
For the ‘Buy [‘x’ number of products] & get [‘y’ number of products] for a Set Price’ Promotion Type, this is the set price of the ‘y’ number of products. For example, in a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 for £50’ promotion, this value would be ‘50’. If you want to offer the ‘y’ products for free, set this value to ‘0’.
For the ‘Get Product At Set Price’ Promotion Type, this is the set price of the offered products. |
Name / Title |
The name of this promotion. This name will be used on the title page of the promotion product listing page or to identify discounts on the basket page. Click the Translate button to change the language you are editing. |
Admin Name |
This name will be used specifically to identify the promotion in IRP Admin. If no Admin name has been added, it will be automatically set to the English front end Name/Title. |
Execution Order |
The order in which this promotion will be executed on the customer’s basket. If multiple product promotions are available on a particular customer’s basket, only products that have not been used as part of another promotion can be used in further promotions. |
Exclude From Display |
If unchecked, this promotion will appear on the Current Promotions pages (CurrentPromotions.aspx and MobileCurrentPromotions.aspx), along with its description and voucher code if it is triggered by a voucher code. If checked, nothing about this promotion will appear on the Current Promotions pages. |
Start Date |
The date and time that this promotion will (or did) start. If you also check the ‘Has End Date’ box, fill in the date in the field that appears to the right of the check box. |
Is Triggered By Voucher Code |
Check this box if this promotion be triggered exclusively by a voucher code. If this setting is ticked a promotion will not take effect on a valid basket unless the linked voucher code has been entered by the customer. If a customer has entered the voucher for a promotion then that promotion will take precedence for the customer over other promotions of the same type, regardless of execution order. Customers are not able to redeem vouchers for two promotions of the same type in the same order. |
Single Use Only |
When checked, this voucher will only be able to be used on a single order by a single customer. In this case the voucher code will be disabled after the next time it's used and the promotion will no longer be able to be triggered. When a new code is entered or generated it will work one time before it becomes disabled. If unchecked, while the promotion is connected to a voucher that has already been used and disabled, that voucher will be updated so that it will work like a normal multiple use voucher from that point on. |
Auto Generate Code |
Check this box to auto generate a unique voucher code for this promotion. |
Voucher Code |
The Voucher Code that will trigger this promotion. If the value entered isn't already the code for an existing Voucher one will be created, otherwise this promotion and the existing voucher will be linked provided the voucher is the right type and isn't already linked to another promotion. You cannot use an existing voucher code here. Once created, the Voucher will be visible on the Vouchers page. |
Items Ordered |
The number of orders that the promotion was applied to. |
Additional Information |
Number Of Times A Customer Can Claim Promotion Per Order |
The maximum number of times the promotion can be performed on the customer’s basket. If infinite is set as the maximum number of iterations, the promotion will be applied as many times as its contents dictate. |
Apply Only When Customer Has Items In Their Basket |
If checked, indication of this promotion’s availability will only appear if the customer has items in their basket. If unchecked, indication of this promotion will appear both when the customer has items in their basket and when their basket is empty. |
Description |
Translatable description for this promotion. This description will appear at the bottom of the listings page for any products that are available as part of this promotion. For non product-specific promotions, this description will be for Admin reference only. |
Offer Image |
New / Current Offer Image |
The image or icon to be displayed on Listings pages when this Promotion is available for a particular Model. Note that Offer Images must be in .gif format. Click the 'Browse' and 'Upload' buttons to add a file. The Current Offer Image for each available language can be selected and a preview is displayed. The option to delete each Offer Image is also available. The drop-down selectors will highlight the language entries in either green (to show that there is an Offer Image uploaded for that language), or red (to show that that language does not currently have an Offer Image set against it). The default Offer Image cannot be deleted until all other language Offer Images are deleted first. You can also create an Offer Image ToolTip for the image.
Note: Offer images will NOT be displayed if the promotion has basket restrictions applied to it. For more information about configuring basket restrictions, see the section below called ‘Basket Restrictions tab’. On the main site, if the user views models currently in a promotion with an Offer Image uploaded against their currently-selected language, that Offer Image will be displayed. If there is no Offer Image uploaded against their selected language, the default Offer Image will be displayed instead.
Models displayed within relevant listings sections of the IRP should display the Offer Image of the promotion which the model is part of. The Offer Image will be able to be clicked to be taken to the relevant Promotion page. If a model is part of another offer with an image to be displayed for that offer, but is also in a promotion with an Offer Image, the promotion Offer Image will replace the model's current offer image.
The following parts of the site will display Promotion Offer Images:
- Desktop Home Page Product Listings
- Mobile Home Page Product Listings
- Desktop Search Results
- Mobile Search Results
- Desktop Recommendations Scroller
- Desktop Brands Page Gallery and List Views
- Mobile Brands Page
- Desktop BrandCategory Page Gallery and List Views
- Mobile BrandCategory Page
- Desktop Categories Page Gallery and List Views
- Mobile Categories Page
- Desktop Offers Page Gallery and List Views
- Mobile Offers Page
- Models Page Best Selling Scroller
- Mobile Best Selling Scroller
- EPOS Sale In Progress
Promotional offer images will be displayed on the Models page on both Desktop and Mobile and will link to the promotion page for that specific promotion. The promotion page itself will also display the promotional offer image against each Model, but the offer image will not link to the promotion page as the user will already be there. The 'Similar Products' scroller on the Models page will also display promotional offer images. |
Basket Messaging |
Basket Saving Text |
The message to appear in the saving cell of the basket control when a promotional offer price has been set against a basket item. If no value is set here, the message that appears will be built using small translations. The small translations that are used will depend on the Promotion Type:
- Buy X For Y: ID 1974
- Buy X Get Y At Fixed Discount: ID 1975
- Buy X Get Y At Percentage Discount: ID 1976
- Buy X Get Y At Set Price: ID 1977
- Free Gift With Purchase: ID 1964
- Get Product At Fixed Discount / Get Product At Percentage Discount / Get Product At Set Price: IDs 1963, 1978, 1979
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Basket Message |
The description to appear in the basket cell of the basket control to emphasise the availability of a promotion. If no value is set here, the message that appears will be built using small translations. The small translations that are used will depend on the Promotion Type:
- Buy X For Y: IDs 1981, 1982, 1983
- Buy X Get Y At Fixed Discount: IDs 1984, 1985, 1986, 2040
- Buy X Get Y At Percentage Discount: IDs 1987, 1988, 1989, 2041
- Buy X Get Y At Set Price: IDs 1978, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2042
- Free Gift With Purchase: IDs 1946, 1951, 1952
- Get Product At Fixed Discount: IDs 1947, 1948, 1953
- Get Product At Percentage Discount: IDs 1949, 1950, 1954
- Get Product At Set Price: IDs 1955, 1956, 1957
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Button Text |
The button text to appear in the basket row for the promotion to enable the customer to select the promotion. If no value is set here, the message that appears will be built using small translations. The small translations that are used will depend on the Promotion Type:
- If the Promotion contains only 1 Model and only 1 Stock Option: ID 1941
- If the Promotion contains only 1 Model but multiple Stock Options: ID 1939
- If the Promotion contains multiple Models: ID 1940
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Button ToolTip |
The button tooltip attached to the button in the basket row for the promotion to enable the customer to select the promotion. If no value is set here, the message that appears will be built using small translations. The small translations that are used will depend on the Promotion Type:
- If the Promotion contains only 1 Model and only 1 Stock Option: ID 1943
- If the Promotion contains only 1 Model but multiple Stock Options: ID 1944
- If the Promotion contains multiple Models: ID 1942
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Basket Image |
Optionally, you can include a unique basket image for promotions. Click the Browse button to find the image you want to use (must be in JPEG format) and then click the Upload button. Here is a front-end example:
The images are stored under Images/Promotions/BasketImages. As with all imagery, you should test how the basket image appears before setting it live on your website. |
SEO |
Page Title |
The SEO Page Title to be used on the Listings page for any products that are available as part of this promotion. Select a language from the drop-down list to translate the text. |
Page Description |
The SEO Page Description to be used on the Listings page for any products that are available as part of this promotion. Select a language from the drop-down list to translate the text. |
Page Keywords |
The SEO Page Keywords to be used on the Listings page for any products that are available as part of this promotion. Select a language from the drop-down list to translate the text. |