# 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. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.personaldiscount.io/personal-discount-for-shopify/configure-discount.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.