Discount Codes/Coupons

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is there any problem reusing a coupon?  For example, we have a coupon that expired 11-17-2013.  If I change the start date and the end date, will that have any affect on previous orders?  (I.E. Discount removed, etc) 
Also, if I rename that coupon's code to something like "DECFreeShip" - from "NovFreeShip" does that have any affect on previous orders?

I'd rather not make a new coupon as the coupon is for specific products and there are quite a few.

Thanks for your help!

Steve

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steverguy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 05-April-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 44	Post Options Post Reply Quote steverguy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Discount Codes/Coupons Posted: 11-December-2013 at 9:08am
	is there any problem reusing a coupon? For example, we have a coupon that expired 11-17-2013. If I change the start date and the end date, will that have any affect on previous orders? (I.E. Discount removed, etc) Also, if I rename that coupon's code to something like "DECFreeShip" - from "NovFreeShip" does that have any affect on previous orders? I'd rather not make a new coupon as the coupon is for specific products and there are quite a few. Thanks for your help! Steve
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ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24-December-2013 at 3:15pm
	Hi Steve - we understand the rationale for not wanting to create a new Discount Code, and it is certainly possible to simple rename an existing code and change the parameters... however the way ProductCart works (and probably most shopping carts), is that the Record ID in the database is used for things like Reports, etc., so even if you change the name and parameters of a previous Discount Code... any previous orders where that ID was used, will show up in the Discount Code Report (but they should at least reference the original Discount Code in the Report. Basically, there aren't any technical reasons that you can't re-purpose a Discount Code, as long as you are aware of and accept the implications.
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