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title: Apply Discount to Product – eCommerce Only
description: "This guide provides a direct process for applying discounts to products in an eCommerce setting using Acadia POS. Below are step-by-step instructions to create a custom attribute for discount percentages, so users can easily manage pricing strategies, enhance product offerings…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/apply-discount-to-product-ecommerce-only/"
updated: "2026-07-10"
category: Apps / Web App
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# Apply Discount to Product – eCommerce Only

This guide provides a direct process for applying discounts to products in an eCommerce setting using Acadia POS. Below are step-by-step instructions to create a custom attribute for discount percentages, so users can easily manage pricing strategies, enhance product offerings and improve sales efficiency.

1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com/) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant**

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2. Click "Items"

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3. Click "Custom Attributes"

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4. Click "New Product Attribute"

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5. Under **Attribute** **Code**, enter "percentage_discount"

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6. Under **Attribute** **Name**, enter the Discount Percentage. Ex: 10%

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7. Under **Custom Attribute Type** select "String" from the drop-down menu.

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8. Under **Frontend** **Input** **Type**, select "Text" from the drop-down menu.

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9. Under **UI Column Size in POS,** enter "2".

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10. You can leave the dropdown menu under **Show On Quick Update Form** blank.

Now click "Save Changes."

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