Freeside:4:Documentation:Developer/FS/discount

NAME

FS::discount - Object methods for discount records

SYNOPSIS

 use FS::discount;

 $record = new FS::discount \%hash;
 $record = new FS::discount { 'column' => 'value' };

 $error = $record->insert;

 $error = $new_record->replace($old_record);

 $error = $record->delete;

 $error = $record->check;

DESCRIPTION

An FS::discount object represents a discount definition. FS::discount inherits from FS::Record. The following fields are currently supported:

discountnum

primary key

name

name

amount

amount

percent

percent

months

months

disabled

disabled

setup - apply discount to setup fee (not just to recurring fee)

If the discount is based on a percentage, then the % will be applied to the setup and recurring portions.

METHODS

new HASHREF

Creates a new discount. To add the discount to the database, see "insert".

Note that this stores the hash reference, not a distinct copy of the hash it points to. You can ask the object for a copy with the hash method.

insert

Adds this record to the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

delete

Delete this record from the database.

replace OLD_RECORD

Replaces the OLD_RECORD with this one in the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

check

Checks all fields to make sure this is a valid discount. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false. Called by the insert and replace methods.

description_short; description

Returns a text description incorporating the amount, percent and months fields.

description_short omits term information

SEE ALSO

FS::cust_pkg_discount, FS::Record, schema.html from the base documentation.