# Setup: Configure promotions

This guide explains what to think about when setting up promotions in Norce Commerce.

## Required steps

- Set up applications and product model and settings.


## Preparations

Before setting up promotions, ensure you have:

1. Planned promotion structure timeframes
2. Determined reporting requirements


## How-to

### Configure promotions

See promotion documentation for details.

### Set up reporting

1. Navigate to Tools
2. Configure column preferences
3. Create and save custom reports
4. Add reports to favorites or access via All Reports
5. Create reports on the dashboard


### Monitor promotion status

- Track usage statistics:
  - "Used" count (total usage)
  - "Count" (usage restrictions per customer)
- Monitor promotion status:
  - Draft: Not yet active
  - Active: Currently running
  - Ended: Past end date
  - Coming: Future start date


### Further configuration

- Application settings
  - [Discount rounding](/user-portal/settings/application#products), enable cent rounding per row if needed.


## Important considerations

- Promotions automatically change status based on dates (coming, ended)
- Draft status allows you to build business rules before publishing
- Usage tracking helps monitor promotion effectiveness


## Where to go from here

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