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title: Price Rule – Cart Total / By Percentage
description: "Use Cart Total / By Percentage price rules to apply a percentage discount to the whole cart once the cart reaches an optional subtotal threshold. This rule is useful for storewide promotions such as 10% off orders over $50. This…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/price-rule-cart-total-by-percentage/"
updated: "2026-09-25"
category: Inventory / Products / Price Rules / Discounts
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# Price Rule – Cart Total / By Percentage

Use Cart Total / By Percentage price rules to apply a percentage discount to the whole cart once the cart reaches an optional subtotal threshold. This rule is useful for storewide promotions such as 10% off orders over $50. This guide walks you through the configuration process to ensure your promotional rules are applied correctly and effectively.

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 the sidebar menu.

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2. Click **"Price/Discount Rules"**

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3. Click **"New Price/Discount Rule"** in the upper right corner

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4. Enter the Price Rule's name (e.g. 10% off orders over $50) and from Price Rule Type dropdown, select **Cart Total / By Percentage**.

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5. Choose the **Amount**, this will dictate the value for the price rule. In this case we enter the percentage (10) in Amount.

- Enter **Min Subtotal** if the cart must reach a minimum before the rule applies. Here we enter $50. You may choose what works for you.

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6. Set dates, days, locations, customer groups, days, or times if needed.

- The rule applies to the cart total instead of matching specific products. Products, vendor, or brand filters are not used for this rule type.
- Coupon lines are not discounted by the cart percentage rule.
- Stackable settings still control whether it can combine with other cart rules.

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7. Click **"Save Changes"**.

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8. **MobilePOS App Example**

Click on items to add to the cart. The discount is not applied on the cart initially.

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9. Now, 10% discount is applied on the cart when subtotal reached to $50

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Tips:

- Use **Min subtotal** to prevent small carts from qualifying.
- Use date and time filters for limited promotions.
- Test the rule on a sample cart before advertising the discount.