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updatedAt: 2026-05-20T05:10:02.000Z
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  projectIndex: https://docs.deducto.io/llms.txt
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# Seasonal Sale

## When to use this

Use this template when you want to run a time-limited storewide percentage discount – Black Friday, Boxing Day, EOFY, etc. – with an optional cap on how much each cart can save.

## How it works

This is an `Item Group` promotion with no item conditions, so it applies to every item in the cart while the schedule is active.

* **No item conditions** – the item group's conditions are left empty, which means every product in the cart matches. With `Quantity` set to `1`, each item forms its own item group.
* **Percentage action** – a flat 30% discount is applied to each matched item group. The `Batch Limit` is `0`, so every item gets discounted.
* **`Maximum Discount Amount` cap** – the total discount across the cart is capped (here at A$2,000), so a very large cart doesn't blow out the promotion budget.
* **High priority + `Stop` after-processing action** – the promotion runs early in the evaluation order, and once it applies it prevents further non-`Whole Cart (Final)` promotions from being processed. Use this when the seasonal sale is your headline offer.
* **`Max Use Per Email Address Count: 1`** – limits each customer to using this promotion once across the whole event, which is useful for time-bound headline sales.

For the underlying concepts see [Trigger Conditions](https://docs.deducto.io/docs/creating-a-promotion#trigger-conditions), [Item Groups](https://docs.deducto.io/docs/creating-a-promotion#item-groups), and [Promotion Action](https://docs.deducto.io/docs/creating-a-promotion#promotion-action) in *Creating a Promotion*.

## Step-by-step setup

1. From your Deducto Dashboard, open the promotions list for your project and click `New`.
2. Choose `Item Group` as the promotion type.
3. On the `General Information` tab, set the name, schedule, and behaviour. The full set of values is in the [field reference](#field-reference) below.
4. On the `Trigger Conditions` tab, leave the conditions empty.
5. On the `Item Groups` tab, configure the default group:
   * Name it `Any Item`.
   * Set `Quantity` to `1`.
   * Leave the conditions empty so the group matches every product in the cart.
6. On the `Action` tab, choose `Apply A Percentage Discount to Item Group(s)`, set `Percent` to `30`, set `Maximum Discount Amount` to `2000`, and check the `Any Item` group under `Target Item Groups`. Leave the rest of the limits at `0`.
7. Click `Save`.

## Variations

* **Different sale window.** Adjust `Start` and `End` to match the event you're running (Boxing Day, EOFY, mid-year sale, etc.).
* **Different discount.** Adjust `Percent`, or switch the action to `Apply A Fixed Amount Discount to Item Group(s)` for a per-item dollar discount.
* **No discount cap.** Set `Maximum Discount Amount` to `0` to remove the limit.
* **Exclude some categories.** Add an item-group condition (e.g. `Category` not in `[Gift Cards, Clearance]`) so those items are left at full price.
* **Allow multiple uses per customer.** Set `Max Use Per Email Address Count` to `0` if customers can use it any number of times.

## Testing

1. Add items totalling well below the cap-equivalent value (under A$6,666 for a 30%/A$2,000 cap) and confirm the discount is applied across the cart.
2. Add enough items that a 30% discount would exceed the cap, and confirm the total discount is capped at A$2,000.
3. Place an order against one customer email, then try to use the promotion again on the same email and confirm it can't be used a second time.

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## Field reference

The full set of fields used by this template:

| Section             | Field                           | Value                                                               |
| :------------------ | :------------------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| General Information | Name                            | Black Friday Sale 30% Off Storewide                                 |
| General Information | Description                     | 30% off all items during Black Friday sale (maximum discount $2000) |
| General Information | Requires Coupons                | No                                                                  |
| General Information | Supported Currencies            | AUD                                                                 |
| General Information | Timezone                        | Australia/Sydney                                                    |
| General Information | Status                          | Enabled                                                             |
| General Information | Start                           | 2026-11-27 00:00:00                                                 |
| General Information | End                             | 2026-11-30 23:59:59                                                 |
| General Information | Priority                        | 100                                                                 |
| General Information | After Processing Action         | Stop                                                                |
| General Information | Lock Affected Items             | Yes                                                                 |
| General Information | Max Use Count Per Coupon        | 0                                                                   |
| General Information | Max Use Per Email Address Count | 1                                                                   |
| Trigger Conditions  | –                               | (none)                                                              |
| Item Groups         | Name                            | Any Item                                                            |
| Item Groups         | Quantity                        | 1                                                                   |
| Item Groups         | Condition                       | (none)                                                              |
| Action              | Type                            | Apply A Percentage Discount to Item Group(s)                        |
| Action              | Percent                         | 30                                                                  |
| Action              | Maximum Discount Amount         | 2000                                                                |
| Action              | Batch Limit                     | 0 (unlimited)                                                       |
| Action              | Item Group Qty Limit            | 0 (no limit)                                                        |
| Action              | Item Group Qty Limit Mode       | (default – not used at these settings)                              |
| Action              | Target Item Groups              | Any Item                                                            |