You can implement specials through the entry of either a marketing code or a source code on the Checkout.aspx page. The marketing code or source code used must be linked to a special via SysManager > Activities > Financial Lists > Specials > New/Edit – the special is linked to the marketing code or source code on either the Marketing Codes or Source Codes tab by moving one of the Available Marketing/Source Codes into the Authorized Marketing/Source Codes column. This creates a link between the special and the marketing/source code. Specials are associated with items in the usual manner (either on the Specials tab for the item or by making the special a global special).

To enable this functionality in the pages, add the following settings to your site config file:

With EnableCheckoutCoupons set to a value of 1, a button and a text box entry area are enabled on the Checkout.aspx page. You can then enter a marketing or source code, click the Apply Coupon Code button, and the appropriate special(s) is applied to the items in the cart. The CouponCodeField setting designates whether to use marketing codes (mktgcode) or source codes (srcecode) to apply the specials through the E-Commerce pages.

After an online shopper enters a valid marketing or source code into the text box and clicks the Apply Coupon Code button, the discounts are applied to the appropriate items in the cart and the items get re-priced, with the old price shown in red strike-through (a style configurable in Siriusware.css). The name of the special that was applied gets added to the item description in the cart.

 

Note: Once the marketing or source code has been applied on the Checkout.aspx page, the old and discounted prices along with the special name are displayed not only on the Checkout.aspx page, but also on the CartShow.aspx and the confirmation pages (either conf.aspx or Conf2.aspx).

 

Only the discounted price and special name get displayed in confirmation e-mail. If an item in the cart is already discounted, a comparison is made to see what the better discount is and the lower price is used. Only one special is applied per item, but multiple codes may be entered (one at a time, individually) to apply different specials to different items. If an online shopper adds additional items to his shopping cart after applying a code, the new items do not get automatically discounted. The shopper needs to re-enter the code and click the Apply Coupon Code button to apply any special pricing that the items may be configured with. If an invalid code is entered, no changes are made to the item prices in the cart.

You can also implement specials using the Sales screen action macros. See Using Sales screen action macros for more information.