ACE Rewards

The "ACE Rewards" option opens a form where EDI settings related to the ACE Rewards® loyalty program offered by ACE Hardware Corporation can be viewed or modified. This option is only shown in the menu marker menu if the selected EDI option is "ACE" and the "ACE Rewards" option has been enabled by support personnel. EDI for ACE Hardware must be enabled for the branch location by support personnel before it will be listed and available for use. EDI setup and ACE Rewards are billable features that may involve setup fees as well as on-going maintenance.

ACE Rewards EDI Settings

The “ACE Rewards EDI Settings” form is used to indicate whether or not ACE Rewards has been enabled for use, the type of automated prompting done at Point of Sale, and the item pricing to be affected by/enabled for various types of promotions. As of November 2016, three (3) types of promotions are functional:

Additional types, although listed, will be available in the future, but are not currently functional.

Main Menu > Maintenance > Database > Branches, EDI, ACE Rewards (Context Menu)

ACE Rewards EDI Settings

Enabled

Indicates whether ACE Rewards is enabled for the current branch location. ACE Rewards can be activated independently for specific locations and the settings for each location can vary.

Rewards Prompt Timing

The selection made determines how automatic prompts for ACE Rewards are initiated during a Point of Sale, Sales transaction. Choices include: both, beginning, end, and never.

  • Both – The Point of Sale user (cashier) will be prompted for ACE Rewards when beginning a transaction and when processing (finalizing) the sale.

  • Beginning – The Point of Sale user (cashier) will only be prompted for ACE Rewards when beginning a new transaction.

  • End – The Point of Sale user (cashier) will only be prompted for ACE Rewards after choosing Process (F12) to complete the transaction.

  • Never – No automatic prompting is done; however, dialog can be displayed by pressing CTRL-R.

At any time during a Sale, the Point of Sale user (cashier) can self-initiate the ACE Rewards prompt by pressing CTRL-R on the keyboard (hold the “control” key down and press the letter key “R”).

Pricing Defaults

To adjust the pricing you want to allow or exclude from promotions, choose the promotion type using the drop down. We currently support three (3) types of promotions: 6. 7, and 10.

Type 6

This type of promotion is for either a set dollar or percentage amount that may be applied to a single item up to a maximum retail amount. It is applied to the highest priced eligible item in the transaction. For example, “save 10% on the highest priced eligible item up to $100.” Select the pricing types that your company supports for type 6 dynamic promotions. Promotions won't be applied if the customer price reason doesn't match a selected type. Preferences are the defaults for new promotions.

Type 7

This type of promotion is for either a set dollar or percentage amount that may be applied to the total for all eligible items in the transaction as long as the minimum purchase requirement has been met. For example, “save 10% on your next purchase of $50 or more.” Select the pricing types that your company supports for type 7 dynamic promotions. Promotions won't be applied if the customer price reason doesn't match a selected type. Preferences are the defaults for new promotions.

Type 10

This type of promotion adds a free gift card for eligible sales. Two (2) additional fields are required for type 10 promotions: "Type 10 Giftcard SKU" and "Type 10 Offset SKU."

1.The gift card SKU should be set to ACE item #9316423 which should be assigned to the item type of "ACE Gift Card" and should be non-taxable (N in the "taxable" setting on the Common, Codes tab of Item Maintenance).

2.The "offset" SKU must be a "Credit SKU" type item that is marked as taxable "Yes" (Y on the Common, Codes tab of Item Maintenance).

After selection, use the check box list to select which types of pricing the promotions should be applied to. For example, this could be used to exclude “employee” pricing or “sale” prices from being eligible for ACE Rewards promotions (coupons). A check mark indicates that ACE Rewards promotions are allowed for the pricing type or level.

  • Sale Items - If checked, allows promotional coupons to be applied to items when pricing reflects a sale price.

  • Net Items - If checked, allows promotional coupons to be applied to items with a discount code of “N” (net).

  • Price Level (0-6) - Checks determine which item pricing levels allow promotional coupons. A company is not required to use all 7 levels.

  • Break Price - If checked, allows promotional coupons to be applied to items when pricing is the result of a volume discount.

  • Special Order - If checked, allows promotional coupons to be applied to special order items (renumbered or resale types).

  • Material Lists - If checked, allows promotional coupons to be applied to material lists (aka. Bill of Materials or BOM).

  • Contract Price – If checked, allows promotional pricing to be applied to items when the price was determined by contract pricing.

Please Note: Product Group pricing is affected as long as the product group price is mapped to a “price level” and not a discount.

Update Existing Promotions

Checking this check box will update the pricing defaults for any existing promotions when Process (F12) is also selected from the Branch Setup form.

Processing

Important! To save any changes to ACE Rewards settings, you must choose "Accept" on the "ACE Rewards EDI Setup" dialog and also choose Process (F12) in the "Branch Setup" form.