You can create a new promotion by entering the basic type, payment gateway, and ticket template information into the Promotions|Details page. Once created, you can associate the promotion to delivery methods just like all other payment methods.
To create a new promotion:
1.Open Product Configuration from the Desktop.
2.Click on the Promotions tab.
The Promotions|Search page appears.
3.Click 'Create New'.
The Promotions|Details page appears.
4.Enter the details of the promotion:
▪Promotion Code: The name you want to give the promotion.
▪Promotion Short Description: A short description for the promotion. This is not published to the end user and could be used to store an internal code describing the promotion.
▪Promotion Description: A description for the promotion. This is not published to the end user.
▪Promotion Access Code: The name of the access code that will be associated with the promotion. If there is an access code associated with the promotion then the the access code must be entered on the order to expose the associated promotion (an online user would enter a promotion access code to activate it).
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Hint It is possible to create promotions that use multiple single-use access codes, allowing you to better track the use of the promotion through Business Intelligence. To create a single-use promotion, complete this process, and then refer to Adding Single-Use Access Codes to a Promotion. |
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Caution 'Promotion Access Codes' must be unique across all promotions . |
▪Starting Date: Click 
to select the date that the promotion became/becomes valid. If you do not enter a date, the current date will be used.
▪Ending Date: Click to select the date that the promotion expires/expired.
Use caution when assigning an end date. Once the date has passed, the promotion cannot be used again. This can also prevent updating or copying a price chart if, for example, the promotion assigned to a price chart expires before the price chart does.
▪Article: Click 
to search for the article that customers can view after they have entered a 'Promotion Access Code' online. A link to the article will appear below the field where the code was entered. The article can be used to display the benefits that the 'Promotion Access Code' grants the customer.
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Information This field is only applicable if a 'Promotion Access Code' is entered. |
▪Delivery Method: The delivery method used with the promotion.
▪Payment Method: The payment method used with the promotion.
5.If you want to use the stored data values against your promotion and use BI to retrieve information against them, enter the appropriate information in the data fields in the promotional code data field:
▪Data [1-8]: Text fields
▪Multidata [1-2]: Multiple data entry fields
6.Optionally, you can create limits to restrict the use of the promotion.
7.Click 'Create'.
A window confirms that the promotion was created.
8.Click 'OK'.
You can now associate the promotion with various products.
