| Set up a free shipping promotion on a per-item basis |
| How do you set up a promotion to give free shipping on a per item basis? Shipping can be calculated on a per order basis, or on a per item basis. |
Answer
A custom promotion definition can be constructed using a couple of default promotions as examples.
Using an example XML that applies a product discount (for example, buy X, get 25% off), and an XML example that applies a shipping discount, you can combine the two to create a new promotion.
Here are the two original promotion definitions created using the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator (formatted for easier review):
You can create the new per item shipping promotion combining elements from both XML files.
(You can see what has changed by looking at the difference between freeshipping.xml and newshipping.xml)
Before this example can be loaded directly into your system, further update the XML to replace any store or instance specific parameters.
It is a good idea to create this customization using promotion XML files from the specific machine on which the promotion is needed.
To load your custom promotion, see the following technote:
Uploading the XML of a customized promotion into the WebSphere Commerce database.
More information on customizing the Promotion Engine can be found in the Information Center, specifically in the promotion customization sections:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wchelp/v5r6m1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.commerce.customizetools.doc/concepts/cprpromcustintro.htm
The Information Center also has links that explain the make-up of the Promotion XML.
Example Promotion XML:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wchelp/v5r6m1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.commerce.customizetools.doc/refs/rprsmppromxml.htm
Adjustment XML fragments:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wchelp/v5r6m1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.commerce.customizetools.doc/concepts/cprpromcustintro.htm
Filter XML fragments:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wchelp/v5r6m1/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.commerce.customizetools.doc/refs/rprsmpfltxml.htm
Notes:
- The promotion above will work when shipping is calculated on a per item basis. When the shipping charge is calculated on a per order basis, the behavior is not well defined and can lead to unpredictable results (for example, shipping for 1 item =/= shipping for 2 items when 1 item has free shipping).
- If using WebSphere Commerce 5.6.1, please see the following technote
for an additional fix which is required.
Customized Free Shipping promotion on a Per-Item Basis has eradic behavior
| Related information |
| Uploading
the XML of a customized promotion
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| Segment | Product | Component | Platform | Version | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce | WebSphere Commerce Enterprise | Customization / Application Development | AIX, i5/OS, Linux, Solaris, Windows | 6.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, 6.0.0.4 | Enterprise |
| Commerce | WebSphere Commerce Business Edition | Customization / Application Development | AIX, i5/OS, Linux, Solaris, Windows | 5.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.1.1, 5.6.1.2, 5.6.1.3, 5.6.1.4 | Business Edition |
| Commerce | WebSphere Commerce - Express | Customization / Application Development | i5/OS, Linux, Windows | 5.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.1.1, 5.6.1.2, 5.6.1.3, 5.6.1.4, 6.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, 6.0.0.4 | Express |
| Commerce | WebSphere Commerce Developer Enterprise | Customization / Application Development | Windows | 6.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, 6.0.0.4 | Enterprise |
| Commerce | WebSphere Commerce Developer Business Edition | Customization / Application Development | Windows | 5.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.1.1, 5.6.1.2, 5.6.1.3, 5.6.1.4 | Developer Business Edition |
| Commerce | WebSphere Commerce Developer Professional Edition | Customization / Application Development | Windows | 5.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.1.1, 5.6.1.2, 5.6.1.3, 6.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, 6.0.0.4, 5.6.1.4 | Developer Professional Edition |
| Commerce | WebSphere Commerce Developer Express | Customization / Application Development | Windows | 5.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.1.1, 5.6.1.2, 5.6.1.3, 5.6.1.4, 6.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, 6.0.0.4 | Developer Express |
| Document Information |
Current web document: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21232941