This document describes the campaign management module in Anyware POS Connector for Business Central. Even though this functionality originates from Anyware Cloud, the availability in Business Central enables 3rd party web integrations and custom made web integrations to take advantage of the managed campaign information and to send this information to the web platform as well. However, note that the campaign engine in Anyware POS only exists on the ipad. Not in Business Central.
The functionality covers the following campaign scenarios:
There are no prerequisites for this functionality.
To create a campaign in Business Central and release it to Anyware Cloud, follow the instructions below:
The campaign consists of a number of different properties, which are explained below:
| Field Name | Description |
| General | |
| Code | The primary identifier of the campaign. Maximum 20 characters. |
| Description | A brief description of the offer itself. |
| External ID | Some external ID used for example with e-com integrations, where the code field is insufficient. |
| Starting Date | Starting date for the offer validity. |
| Ending Date | Ending date for the offer validity. |
| Priority | Priority where several offers exists for the same products. |
| Last Updated | Indicating the last updated date time of the offer. |
| Definition | Brief text composed from the offer type and the min- and max values. |
| Active | Indicates if the offer is active or not. |
| Created In | Displaying the creational system of the offer: Business Central or Anyware Cloud. |
| Status | Indicating the release status: Draft or Released. |
| Promotion | |
| Type | Indicating the type of the current offer. |
| Min Amount | Minimum cart amount of offer validity. |
| Max Amount (Obsolete) | Maximum cart amount of offer validity. |
| Min Quantity (X) | Quantity applied to the offer type, for example "Buy X....". |
| Value (Y) | Value applied to the offer type, for example "Pay Y Amount", or "Pay for Y PCS". |
| Currency Code | Currency connected to the offer. |
| Limitations | |
| Automatic | Indicates if this offer should be auto-applied when valid, or if it needs to be manually applied to the receipt. |
| Members Only | Indicates if a member is required. |
| Combine With Other Offers | Indicates if the offer should be able to compine with other offers as well. |
| Stores | Displayes the stores connected to the offer, if used. |
| Available in Stores | Indicates if the offer should be available in the stores. |
| Available on E-Com | Indicates if the offer should be available on the online platform. This is only used as an indication on the offer. There is no functionality to integrate with external platforms. |
| Available on Market Places | Indicates if the offer should be available on external market places. This is only used as an indication on the offer. There is no functionality to integrate with external platforms. |
Campaign connected items can either enable the campaign or disable the campaign. The most common use case is that the campaign affects a number of item variants. These are connected to the campaign and "Allowes" the campaign to be enabled on the receipt. But it is also possible to include some item variants which disables the campaign on the receipt. These item variants are indicated with the action "Deny". Below is a list of the fields and properties available on line level.
| Field Name | Description |
| Line Type | Indicates the type of the current line: "Item", "Item Category", "Brand" or "Season". |
| No. | Indicates the corresponding number, based on the line type. For example item number, for line type "Item". |
| Color Code | If specified, the campaign will only enable for specified color. |
| Variant Code | If specified, the campaign will only enable for specified item variant. |
| Description | Displayes the description of the current item. |
| Description 2 | Displayes the variant description of the current item variant. |
| Season Code | If specified, the campaign will only enable for specified season. |
| Brand Code | If specified, the campaign will only enable for specified brand. |
| Action Type | Indicates how to handle and interprete the current line: "Allow", "Deny" or "Gift Item". Gift item will result in a 100% discount on the specified item variant. |