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Some coupons can apply automatically if the customer meets certain conditions, like purchasing any produce item. In this article, we'll demonstrate how to set up a coupon that gives $5 off produce. This coupon will be applied automatically in the Front End to qualifying transactions.

Creating a Product Placeholder for the Coupon

Before we can set up the coupon, we'll first make a "Product" for this coupon. This is not an actual product and is instead a placeholder for the coupon.

From the Back End, navigate to Products > Product Maintenance. Under the Products Editor, enter the required details: UPC, Name / Description, Department, and Price. For the Price, we'll be entering it as $0.00, as it is not an actual product. Click on the Save button.

Creating the Coupon

Go to Customers and Discounts > Electronic Coupons.

For every coupon you create, you'll begin by filling out basic details directly in the Electronic Coupons Editor.

1. Name* — Enter a Name for your coupon that will be easy to understand from a glance. 
2. Description* — Enter the Description and include any important information about the coupon.
3. Valid From / Valid To — Enter the starting and ending dates this coupon can be used.
4. Limit Per Order — Enter the maximum times the coupon can be used in a transaction.
5. Priority — Note where in the order this coupon should apply to a transaction if the customer is using multiples. 1 would mean this coupon should be prioritized first, 2 would mean second, 3 would mean third, and so on.

*Required Field

Next you can set up the Trigger and Award for this coupon.

1. In the Coupon Editor, scroll down to Triggers and click on the Downward Arrow.

2. Click on the Plus Sign that's next to UPC.  
   

3. Under Product, enter the UPC or Description of the "product" you made earlier, and select it from the drop-list.

   

4. Select Quantity and enter 1.

5. Below Triggers, click on the arrow next to Awards.

6. Click on the Plus Sign that's next to Department.

   

7. On the right, select the Department from the drop-list. In this case, we're selecting Produce.

8. Click on Price Reduction to indicate that this coupon will lower the price.

9. Under Apply By, select All, meaning this coupon will apply $5 off from the total price (Item would take $5 off of each produce item).

10. Enter 0 for the Items Count.

11. Enter $5.00 for the Reduction Amount.

12. Click on Save in the upper right to save this coupon.

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