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Create the MyApparelPromotion promotion
In this step, we will use an e-Marketing Spot to display a promotion. You will create a promotion that advertises sale items for 25% off their regular price. The promotion discount will display on the shopping cart page.
Procedure
- Open WebSphere Commerce Accelerator by entering the following URL in a Web browser: https://localhost:8000/webapp/wcs/tools/servlet/ToolsLogon?XMLFile=common.mcLogon
- Log on to the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. By default the administrator user name and password are wcsadmin.
- On the Select Store and Language page, from the Store name list, select MyApparelStore.
- Click OK.
- From the Marketing menu, select Promotions.
- Click New.
- On the Promotion Properties page, enter the following information:
- In the Name field, enter MyApparelPromotion.
- In the Description field, enter This is the promotion for the snippet tutorial.
- In the Short Description field, enter Selected apparel on sale!
- In the Long Description field, enter Selected activewear, pants and jeans are on sale for great discounted prices!
- Accept the default values for all other fields and click Next.
- On the Select Merchandise page, select Select categories to promote by entering a category code, or by browsing or searching for the category name.
- Click Browse.
- On the Browse Catalog page, hold down the Ctrl key and select SalesActivewear and SalesPants and click Add.
- Click Next.
- On the Percentage Off Per Item page locate the Discount field. In the Discount field, enter 25.
- In the Minimum qualification list, ensure None is selected.
- Click Finish. The message The promotion was created successfully displays. Click OK.
- On the Promotions page, activate the promotion by selecting MyApparelPromotion and clicking Activate.