How to set up Percentage/Flat type discounts / Coupon Codes?

The participantlgic allows you to create discounts as  "Filter Fields" or "Percentage/Flat".

1) "Filter Fields" type discounts are placed on the Demographics page and control the complimentary or reduced fee activities on the next page (Activities page). 

2) "Percentage/Flat" type discounts are placed on the Payments page (Under the Parameters tab in left left-hand-side menu  Free Field Groups -> Group Placement ->  Payments Page). The discount is applied to the total booked amount. 

In addition, you need to create 1 additional activity that would take would take money off the balance.

The details on how to set this up are:

Go to Menu item Maintenance on the left-hand-side  and navigate to  Activity Groups
Create a new activity group with ID 98765 The ID must match
Give the group a name - e.g. "Filter Code Discount Activity Group"
for a caption for forms - e.g. "Your Discount"
Scroll down
Input Type = Price
Input placement eg right of the activity name
Placement Participant Form = Invisible
SAVE

Next...
Go to Maintenance on left-hand-side  and navigate to Activities
Create new activity ID 98765 The ID must match
Activity Name = e.g. Discount
Caption for forms = e.g. "Discount:"
Price inc/ex VAT = 0
Activity Group = "Filter Code Discount Activity Group"
Input Type = Price
Admin Only = YES
SAVE

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