--- title: Create Tiered Pricing for a Category description: "Create a Tiered pricing rule for an entire category or categories. This is different than individual Tier Pricing, which is done on an ITEM TO ITEM basis. 1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant** and click \"Items\"…" url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/create-tiered-pricing-for-a-category/" updated: "2026-07-07" category: Inventory / Categories --- # Create Tiered Pricing for a Category Create a Tiered pricing rule for an entire category or categories. This is different than individual Tier Pricing, which is done on an ITEM TO ITEM basis. 1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant** and click "Items" in sidebar. ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/fee21710-eb4a-4b11-af23-14f3ecdd588d/user_cropped_screenshot_7f35627494fc47ef882b84eaca15e109_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 2. **Take note** **all of these items are in the same category** **To do this yourself,** **Step 1.** Create a category. [Learn how](https://acadiapos.com/doc/add-a-category/) **Step 2.** Name the **"Category Pizza Slice Tiered"**, or anything related **Step 3.** Create Items Labeled something like Slice Of Cheese 1,2,3,4 etc , **make the price the same** for each item/slice. **Make sure to assign all the different slices or items to the** **"Category Pizza Slice Tiered"** category ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/91af86b1-ccd9-49c2-9447-42e65cc07680/user_cropped_screenshot_03eba2b15a104366850c846f1eef8389_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 3. Click **"Price/Discount Rules"** in the upper right corner ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/3248b541-da1c-41c3-ae19-c9d4cce267bc/user_cropped_screenshot_e6fc8f24ef2a4c8a99c89d4f3f2fb4e8_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 4. Name the Price Rule ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/90531cb5-f4cd-48c7-85f6-a7da21b88213/user_cropped_screenshot_756cdd80c86242fe9fbbc25e40fc0c31_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 5. Select **"All Cart Items / Buy X, set price to Amount on matched items"** from the dropdown box ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/ce49080d-4873-4581-a2d7-ba52faf41bed/user_cropped_screenshot_0a89c9864e0f46f0aa03cd90f068816e_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 6. Type the name of the category you create for this rule and select it. ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/2d6db417-674c-457f-ac99-489b772e6d4a/user_cropped_screenshot_615b01d0794c4d439838cd2827ac5cb7_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 7. Make sure you select a **location** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/f2ad9391-2f52-47a9-a68b-88568e10710b/user_cropped_screenshot_a8770895ccec4509bb83fa22d6329ba1_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 8. Select the **"Days of the week when the rule is active"** **(If it is every day, you MUST include all days)** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/4b23032d-c8cc-45c4-a9d5-61e935baec05/ascreenshot_287331d2867e4566917cf6e3000147f1_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 9. Scroll down and enter the **"Amount"**, this is the price that the system sets it to when "Buy X" amount is achieved by selecting the item **TWICE**. The **"Buy X"** is the number of items a customer must buy in order to get the **"Amount"** price. (**In this Example its 2**) The **"Max Cart Qty"** must be set to the same value as **"BUY X" (2 in this example)** Click **"Save Changes"** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/02844bfa-d807-4f29-9d5b-6607c79a1fb0/user_cropped_screenshot_b9658e7eb9494da09d313979a9885253_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) Tip: This process will be repeated until all items are added from the category and assigned an "Amount" + "Buy X" (Value) + "Max Cart Value" (Same as "Buy X") 10. Click **New Price/Discount Rule"** again ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/2d9b0112-3954-46a5-9cb5-843e3ca05fea/user_cropped_screenshot_4bbc8830b9fd42fa98c2ff3a43f6bb15_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 11. And repeat the process Name it something like "Pizza Slice = 3" ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/5727373b-aa15-4155-a60f-b225482d0338/user_cropped_screenshot_62fd7553606948afbc5ad0263821b726_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 12. Select the same price rule ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/ccd6fa98-ea68-4775-bcd8-70ca27a6e779/user_cropped_screenshot_bbac98496a2d4a51b753bea7b89f4583_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 13. **Repeat for the Second Rule** Scroll down and enter the **"Amount"**, this is the price that the system sets it to when "Buy X" amount is achieved by selecting the item **THREE** times. The **"Buy X"** is the number of items a customer must buy in order to get the **"Amount"** price. (**In this Example its 3**) The **"Max Cart Qty"** must be set to the same value as **"BUY X" (3 in this example)** Click **"Save Changes"** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/7046d65a-7530-47be-acfa-86ef694e6f00/user_cropped_screenshot_61177d6d5bf147bdbf1763a69498c91d_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 14. If you want a 3rd level click + price rule again (you can create as many as you want) ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/42e7dd60-b73f-4161-a428-e4c388822f14/user_cropped_screenshot_f4816bef95844ffa8086b619f1d3340a_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 15. **Repeat for the Fourth Rule** Scroll down and enter the **"Amount"**, this is the price that the system sets it to when "Buy X" amount is achieved by selecting the item **FOUR** times. The **"Buy X"** is the number of items a customer must buy in order to get the **"Amount"** price. (**In this Example its 4**) The **"Max Cart Qty"** must be set to the same value as **"BUY X" (4 in this example)** Click **"Save Changes"** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/1905a28b-4ace-447b-9dad-33e55cf0370b/user_cropped_screenshot_d443021f9c33400d972f6f8e72b166d9_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 16. Lets show an example of this rule working on the **MobilePOS (Frontend APP/Register)** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/7cbaefe2-48b0-4054-bcf9-e59c08ea2251/user_cropped_screenshot_66a61049f39e40629bf22b12881d8a96_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 17. Select one of the items within the category, once you click it you will see that its comes up as the standard single item/slice cost. ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/bfab13e5-ce16-4d18-a4de-3851c2de3a93/user_cropped_screenshot_45871a99740444a5ade95fdf84875ec2_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 18. Click on another Item/Slice and you will notice there a **tiered price discount** for buying **2 item/slice**. Each Item/Slice is now **$8** a item/slice, instead of the base price of **$10** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/5c93138c-06b3-496e-87fb-0bac68ae885e/user_cropped_screenshot_fa9afd9c55194eda89baa78af8733744_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 19. Click on a **THIRD** item, and now the price is reduced to **$6** for each **ITEM/SLICE**. ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/cc6041d1-8e83-445e-b8ff-2eb288510be8/user_cropped_screenshot_174e561e6ea7499d8d158c62d8495844_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 20. Click on a **FOURTH** ITEM/SLICE ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2026-01-16/a2153010-5172-4cc4-8ad5-0d40b6bf1602/user_cropped_screenshot_7d66ef4ea2964a35af46ea6f42e6ec66_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)