HOW TO CREATE COUPONS (BURNABLE)

Learn more about coupon features and application in the Flash PARCS Coupon article.

1. Log in to the Flash Admin portal.

2. Select Locations tab> Location name > Coupon Types tab from the top menu. 

3. Click Add New.

4. Enter a Name, and select Combine Coupons if the coupon is meant to be a stackable coupon.

5. Select the coupon Discount Type: Dollar, Percentage, or Time.

• Select the calculation method if selecting a Time coupon type: 
  • Lowest Price: Selects lowest rate based on logic.
  • Move Arrival Time: Moves arrival time based on the time discount.
  • Reduce Departure Time: Reduces departure time based on the time discount.

6. Input the Coupon Amount for the Discount Type 

• Dollar:  ex: 10.00 or .50
• Percentage: ex: 50 or 100 
• Time: ex: 1 (=1 hr) or .5 (=30 min) 

• For the Percentage coupon type, the amount needs to be greater than 0 and less than or equal to 100.
  • 0% is not valid.
  • 100% is valid.
  • 101% or greater is not valid.

This example will yield a 50% discount coupon.

• Leave Valid From and Valid To blank unless you would like the coupon to expire.
  • Valid from: The date when the coupon becomes active. Leave blank for immediate activation.
  • Valid To: The date when the coupon expires. Leave blank for no expiration.

• Click the Save button.

Coupon Price Field Behavior

• Leave the Price field as None
  The coupon will apply its discount to the ticket’s default transient rate.

• Set the Price field to a Price option
  The ticket’s rate is replaced with the selected Price, and the coupon discount is then calculated based on that amount.

Link a Coupon to a Ticket Type

Coupons must be added to a ticket type so they can be applied to tickets.

In the Admin portal, go to the Ticket Types tab and select the Transient ticket type that contains the prices the coupons will be added to. Then, scroll down to the Coupons section and enable the Use Coupon flag on the coupon(s) to enable.

1. To apply coupons to tickets, they must first be added to a ticket type. Start by navigating to the Ticket Types tab in the Portal. 

2. Select the ticket type that includes the prices where the coupons will be applied.

3. Next, scroll down to the Coupons section and enable the Use Coupon flag on the coupon(s) you want to activate.

• Use Coupon: Checking off this flag assigns the coupon to the Ticket Type. This allows applying the coupon on the Prices assigned to the same Ticket Type.
• Requires PIN: If this flag is turned on, the validator user would need to enter a PIN before using the coupon.
• Is Hidden: Hides the coupon in the Flash Valet app. Users would only be able to add the coupon via barcode.

4. Coupons must be linked to the validator, by going to the Validation Accounts tab at the left-hand side of the Admin portal, and selecting or searching for the validator.

5. Scroll down to the Coupon Types section to check the box for each coupon the validator should access. After changes are made, click the Save button.

Now the coupon can used by the Validator Account to process via one of the coupon application options.