Create a catalog price rule
Follow these instructions to apply a discount to specific products whenever a set of conditions is met. Catalog price rule discounts go into effect before the product is placed into the shopping cart.
Step 1: Add a rule
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On the Admin sidebar, go to Marketing > Promotions > Catalog Price Rule.
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In the upper-right corner, click Add New Rule.
The Rule Information section includes expandable sections for Conditions and Actions.
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Complete the Rule Name and Description fields.
These fields are for your internal reference only.
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Set the Status of the price rule as needed.
By default, the status is
Inactive
.note note NOTE After the rule is created, its status can be updated by changing the status to Active
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Select the Websites where the rule is to be available.
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Select the Customer Groups to which this rule applies.
To choose multiple groups, hold down the Ctrl key (PC) or the Command key (Mac) and click each option.
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(Magento Open Source only) Enter the From and To dates to determine when the price rule is in effect.
You can enter the dates or use the Calendar ( ) to choose the dates. If you leave the dates blank, the rule is enabled when the price rule is saved.
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Enter a number to establish the Priority of this rule in relation to other rules.
note note NOTE The Priority setting is important when the same catalog product meets the conditions set for more than one price rule. The rule with the highest priority setting (1 being the highest) becomes active for the product.
Step 2: Define the conditions
Most of the available conditions are based on existing attribute values. To apply the rule to all products, leave the conditions blank.
Category
product attribute condition to any bundle or grouped product, all child products must be assigned to the same category for the rule to apply correctly. If not, you can use a Cart Price Rule promotion instead.-
Scroll down and expand the Conditions section.
The first condition appears by default, and states:
If **ALL** of these conditions are **TRUE**:
img-md w-400 The statement has two bold links that you can click to display the selection of options for that part of the statement. You can create different conditions by changing the combination of these values.
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Change the statement in any of the following ways:
- Click ALL and select
ALL
orANY
. - Click TRUE and select
TRUE
orFALSE
. - Leave the condition unchanged to apply the rule to all products.
You can create different conditions by changing the combination of these values. For this example, the default condition is used.
- Click ALL and select
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Click the Add ( ) icon at the beginning of the next line and select an option for the condition, such as a product attribute or combination.
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In the list under Product Attribute, choose the attribute that you want to use as the basis of the condition.
For this example, the condition is
Attribute Set
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condition with a SKU product attribute and configurable product, both the parent and child product SKUs must be selected. To avoid listing all child SKUs in the rule, you can use thedoes not contain
condition with common SKU parts of a configurable product and its child products.The selected condition appears in the statement, followed by two more bold links. The options differ depending on the condition attribute that you select. The statement now says:
If **ALL** of these conditions are **TRUE**: <br/>Attribute Set **is** …
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Click is and choose the comparison operator that describes the condition to be met.
These options may include an option for different comparisons. In this example, the options are
is
andis not
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Select or enter values for the condition.
Depending on the condition, you may select products from a grid or list, enter a numerical value, and so on.
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If **ALL** of these conditions are **TRUE**: <br/> Attribute Set **is Default**
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To add another condition line to the statement, click the Add ( ) icon and choose one of the following:
Conditions Combination
Product Attribute
Repeat the process until all desired conditions are complete.
If at any time you want to delete part of the condition statement, click the Delete ( icon at the end of the line.
Step 3: Define the actions
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Expand the Actions section and do the following:
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Under Pricing Structure Rules, set Apply to one of the following:
Apply as percentage of original
- Discounts item by subtracting a percentage of the regular price. For example: Enter 10 in Discount Amount for a final price that is marked down 10% from the regular price.Apply as fixed amount
- Discounts item by subtracting a fixed amount from the regular price. For example: Enter 10 in Discount Amount for a final price that is $10 less than the regular price.Adjust final price to this percentage
- Adjusts the final price by a percentage of the regular price. For example: Enter 25 in Discount Amount for a final price that is marked down 75% from the regular price.Adjust final price to discount value
- Sets the final price to a fixed, discounted amount. For example: Enter 20 in Discount Amount for a final price of $20.00.
note note NOTE Regular price refers to the base product price without any advanced pricing (special/tier/group) or promotional discounts. Final price refers to the discounted price that appears in the shopping cart.
The final product price is calculated as the minimum relevant price, using the following formula:Final Price=Min(Regular(Base) Price, Group(Tier) Price, Special Price, Catalog Price Rule) + Sum(Min Price per each required custom option)
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Enter the Discount Amount.
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To stop processing other rules after this rule is applied, set Discard Subsequent Rules to
Yes
.note note NOTE Setting this to Yes
is a safeguard to prevent the system from applying multiple discounts (rules) to the same product.
Step 4: Add related dynamic blocks
Dynamic blocks that are associated with a catalog price rule appear in the storefront whenever the conditions are met. This is an optional step.
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Expand the Related Dynamic Blocks section.
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Use the search filters to locate the dynamic blocks that you want to associate with the rule.
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Select the checkbox in the first column to associate the dynamic block with the rule.
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Click Save and Continue Edit.
Step 5: Schedule the rule
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In the Scheduled Changes box, click Schedule New Update at the top of the box).
If the rule has an existing scheduled update, you can click View/Edit to the right of the listed change.
You can either edit the existing update or assign the catalog price rule to another campaign. The Edit Existing Update option is selected by default.
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To schedule the rule, enter the Start Date and End Date that the price rule is to be active.
You can either enter the dates or choose the dates from the Calendar ( ).
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Click Save.
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In the Rule Information section, set the Status to
active
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Step 6: Save and test the rule
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When complete, save the rule.
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(Magento Open Source only) Click Save and Apply.
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(Adobe Commerce only) Click Save.
The Rule Information page displays an updated timeline in the Scheduled Changes for the rule.
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Update properties for a rule:
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(Adobe Commerce only) Click Edit to display the Rule Information page.
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(Magento Open Source only) Click the rule in the list to display the Rule Information page.
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Test the rule to make sure that it works correctly.
Price rules are automatically processed with other system rules each night. When you create a price rule, allow enough time for it to get into the system before you test the rule to make sure that it works correctly. As new rules are added, Commerce recalculates the prices and the priorities accordingly.
Catalog price rule demo
Watch this video to learn about creating catalog price rules:
Field descriptions
Rule Information
Yes
/ No
Conditions
Specifies the conditions that must be met before the catalog price rule goes into action. If left blank, the rule applies to all products.
Actions
Apply as percentage of original - Discounts item by subtracting a percentage of the regular price.
Apply as fixed amount - Discounts item by subtracting a fixed amount from the regular price.
Adjust final price to this percentage - Adjusts the final price by a percentage of the regular price.
Adjust final price to discount value - Sets the final price to a fixed, discounted amount.
Note: Regular price refers to the base product price without any advanced pricing (special/tier/group) or promotional discounts. Final price refers to the discounted price that appears in the shopping cart.
The final product price is calculated as the minimum relevant price, using the following formula:
Final Price=Min(Regular(Base) Price, Group(Tier) Price, Special Price, Catalog Price Rule) + Sum(Min Price per each required custom option)
Yes
. Options: Yes
/ No
Related Dynamic Blocks
Identifies any dynamic blocks that are associated with the rule.