# Configure discount The discount settings consist of similar sections to those when you are creating a discount in the Shopify admin panel. In the app you can specify * Discount code pattern * Options (discount type and value) * Applies to * Minimum requirement * Usage limit * Expiration date
"Applies to" section Personal Discount automation settings

Personal Discount automation settings

### Discount code pattern Instead of a fixed code you can compose a pattern to create unique discount codes. A pattern consists of placeholders and fixed characters. Placeholders will be replaced with random characters according to given symbol. You can choose from following symbols: * **A** - uppercase letters * **a** - lowercase letters * **9** - digits * **X** - uppercase letters and digits * **x** - lowercase letters and digits * **#** - uppercase and lowercase letters and digits Anything else is a fixed character. Fixed characters will stay the same in a generated code as they are in the pattern. If you want to specify a fixed character that is a placeholder symbol you can quote it with single quotes to prevent replacing with random value. Example patterns: | PATTERN | SAMPLE CODES | | ------------ | ------------------------------------- | | ###### | FdVh8i, pw3gVp, S7MEaD | | AAAA-9999 | CDQY-8621, EMPO-8520, QDST-5291 | | XXX-XXX-XXX | 7FK-085-4W0, GT4-W6X-UT5, RNQ-A58-XQ6 | | HELLO-XXXXX | HELLO-ADA7W, HELLO-VRPZV, HELLO-Y8GSP | | 'CART'-XXXXX | CART-5VHXN, CART-NAYTM, CART-YO52A | ### Discount type There are 3 discount types: * Percentage discount * Fixed amount * Free shipping ### Applies to Select what the discount will apply to: **Entire order**, **Selected collections** or **Selected products**.
The section apply to of Personal Discount automation

Applies to section

### Minimum requirement Select **Minimum purchase amount** if you want the customers to spend a minimum amount to qualify for the discount.
Personal Discount settings Minimum requirements section

Minimum requirement section

### Usage limit Define how many times a customer can redeem the discount code.
The section usage limit of discount code Personal Discount automation

Usage limit section

### Expiration date Discount codes may be not limited in time or they may expire certain number of days after creation. Select Expires: Never to make the discount codes not limited in time.
Set that discount code never expires - Personal Discount app for Shopify

Expiration date section (never)

Select Expires: After to make the discount code expired specified number of days after creation.
Set after how many days a code expires - Personal Discount app for Shopify

Expiration date section (after how many days)

**Notice!** The consequence of having relative expiration date is that the generated codes can no longer be grouped. They will appear separately in the Discounts list in your Shopify admin panel.