School-level feature — managed within your school portal at
yourschool.deandesk.com.Discount types at a glance
All discount types support either percentage (e.g., 20% off) or fixed amount (e.g., $50 off) reductions.
Code-based discounts
Code-based discounts require the student or parent to enter a discount code during checkout.1
Open Discounts
Go to Finance → Discounts and click Create Discount.
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Set basic information
- Name — an internal name for this discount (e.g., “Early Bird 2026”)
- Description — optional notes about the discount’s purpose
- Active — toggle on to make the discount available immediately
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Configure the discount amount
- Discount Type — choose Percentage (0–100%) or Fixed Amount (dollar value)
- Amount — the discount value (e.g., 20 for 20%, or 50 for $50 off)
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Set application type to Code-Based
Under Application Type, select Code-Based (Manual Entry).
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Enter the discount code
Type the code students will enter at checkout (e.g., “EARLYBIRD2026”). Codes are required for code-based discounts, automatically converted to uppercase, and must be unique across your school.
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Choose applicable products (optional)
Leave the Applicable Products field empty to allow the code on any product, or select specific products to restrict it.
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Set usage limits (optional)
- Max Total Uses — how many times the code can be used across all students (leave empty for unlimited)
- Max Uses Per User — how many times a single student can use it
- Valid From / Valid Until — date range when the code is active
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Save
Click Create. Share the code with eligible students.
Rule-based discounts
Rule-based discounts are applied automatically at checkout when a student’s profile matches the rules you define. Students never need to enter a code — the discount appears automatically if they qualify.How rules work
Each rule-based discount contains a rule set — one or more conditions that are evaluated against the student’s data. You choose whether all conditions must be met (AND logic) or any condition is sufficient (OR logic). Each rule has three parts:- Field — the student data field to check (e.g., a custom metadata field like “Residency Status” or a derived field like “Number of Children”)
- Operator — the comparison to make (equals, does not equal, greater than, less than, contains, does not contain)
- Value — the target value to compare against
Available rule fields
Rules can reference three sources of data:The fields available in your rules depend on what custom metadata fields you have configured for your school and institution. If you do not see the fields you need, add them in your school or institution settings first.
Create a rule-based discount
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Create a new discount
Click Create Discount and fill in the name, discount type, and amount.
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Set application type to Rule-Based
Select Rule-Based (Automatic).
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Choose the logic operator
Select AND if all rules must match, or OR if any rule matching is sufficient.
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Add rules
Click Add Rule for each condition. For each rule:
- Select the Field from the grouped dropdown (User Fields, Identity Fields, or Derived Fields)
- Select the Operator (the available operators depend on the field type)
- Enter the Value to match against
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Choose applicable products (optional)
Leave empty to apply to all products, or select specific products.
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Save
Click Create. The discount now applies automatically to qualifying students at checkout.
Example rule configurations
Income-based discount (AND logic):- Rule 1: “Income Bracket” equals “Low Income”
- Rule 2: “Residency Status” equals “In-State”
- Result: 30% off for low-income, in-state students
- Rule 1: “Financial Aid Eligible” equals “Yes”
- Rule 2: “Number of Children” greater than 3
- Result: $200 off if the family qualifies for financial aid OR has more than 3 children
Sibling discounts
Sibling discounts reward families that enroll multiple children. The discount is applied automatically when a family has the required number of actively enrolled children in tuition products.1
Create a new discount
Click Create Discount and fill in the name, discount type, and amount.
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Set application type to Sibling
Select Sibling (Child Tuition Enrollment).
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Configure sibling settings
- Minimum Active Children — the number of actively enrolled children required before the discount applies (minimum 2). For example, set to 3 if the discount should only apply when a family has 3 or more children enrolled.
- Include First Child — toggle on if the discount should also apply to the first child. When off, only the second (and subsequent) children receive the discount.
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Choose applicable products (optional)
Select specific tuition products, or leave empty to apply to all tuition products.
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Save
Click Create. The discount is applied automatically during checkout.
The sibling discount is applied once per qualifying child — it is never multiplied by the number of siblings. For example, a 10% sibling discount for a family with 3 children gives each qualifying child 10% off, not 30%.
Bundle discounts
Bundle discounts apply automatically to eligible products in a single checkout. You can select specific eligible products, or leave the product list blank to make the bundle discount apply to every product.1
Create a new discount
Click Create Discount and fill in the name, discount type, and amount.
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Set application type to Bundle
Select Bundle (Multi-Product).
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Select eligible bundle products
In the Eligible Bundle Products field, select the products that can receive the discount. Leave this field blank to include all products.
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Choose whether the first product is discounted
Turn on Discount the highest-priced eligible product if every eligible product should receive the discount. Turn it off if the highest-priced eligible product should stay full price and the discount should apply only to the second product and onwards.
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Save
Click Create. The discount applies automatically when one or more eligible products are in the same checkout.
Usage constraints
All discount types support optional usage limits:
A discount is considered valid when it is active, within the valid date range (if set), and has not exceeded its maximum usage count.
Combinability
By default, discounts cannot be stacked — only one discount applies per purchase. Toggle Allow Combining With Other Discounts when creating a discount if you want it to be eligible for stacking with other combinable discounts.Subscription discount duration
When a discount applies to a recurring purchase, you can choose whether it applies to every billing cycle or only the first one. Use the Subscription Discount dropdown when creating or editing a discount:
One-time purchases always receive the discount once at checkout, regardless of which option you pick.
Managing discounts
The discount list page shows all your discounts in a filterable table.Filter tabs
Use the tabs at the top to filter the list:- All — every discount
- Active / Inactive — by status
- Code-Based / Rule-Based / Sibling / Bundle — by application type