Add promotions and subfolders to a folder

We can include promotions or subfolders within a parent folder to improve the organization of the store promotions.

Before beginning

(Enterprise) If we are using extended sites, ensure that you understand how folders work in extended sites. See Folders in extended sites.

Task info

We can use Management Center to include only promotions within a parent folder. To add a subfolder to a parent folder, a Site Administrator must use SQL statements.

We can use Management Center to include promotions or subfolders within a parent folder.

Procedure

1. Open the Promotions tool.

2. In the explorer view, expand Promotions.

3. Click the folder to add a promotion or subfolder within. The contents of the folder displays in the main work area. Tip: We can view a list of promotions or a list of subfolders within the folder or directory. Click the

   Show Promotions List or

   Show Promotion Folders List.

4. Use the utilities view to find the promotion or subfolder to include in the folder. Drag the promotion or folder from the utilities view into the promotion folder.

   • Promotion

     • A dialog opens. Choose an option:

       Add

       Adds a shared reference of the promotion to the parent folder. Any change to this promotion causes all shared references of the promotion to be changed as well.

       Copy

       Clones a new promotion or folder in the selected parent folder. This new promotion or folder contains the same properties of the original copy. Any changes to this copy do not affect the original promotion or folder. If we select to copy a promotion or folder, the object properties view opens for editing. Change the properties for the promotion or folder if necessary, and save our changes.

     • The promotion is added to the folder. Changes to this promotion change the promotion in all folders that include the promotion.

   • Folder

     Copy

     This folder contains the same promotions as the original. The subfolders in the original and the promotions within the subfolders are not copied. Any changes to the clone do not affect the original folder. The object properties view opens for editing. Change the properties if necessary, and save our changes.

     Move

     The folder and all of its contents are moved to the new parent.

     Note: We cannot move a subfolder to make the subfolder a top-level folder. To make a subfolder a top-level folder, we must remove the entry in the parent folder table within the properties view for the subfolder.

     A folder can contain multiple subfolders, but a subfolder can have only one parent folder. We cannot have multiple subfolders with the same name in a folder.

5. Click Save. Verify that your added promotion or subfolder displays in the parent folder.

Related concepts
Folders

Related tasks
Organizing promotions with folders
Creating promotion folders
Changing promotion folders
Deleting promotions and subfolders from a folder
Viewing which activities and folders reference a promotion