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The Child rebate type rule allows you to create a parent/to create a parent-child relationship where the in which the result of a calculation for one rebate is applied to other rebates but with additional conditions. The  child child automatically takes on the brackets of the parent, and but you choose certain select entities to be included or excluded.

Create the parent-child relationship

The relationship starts with the parent.

1. Identify the existing rule you want to use as the parent or create a rule to use as the parent. Then set up that rule as required:

   • The brackets you set here will flow onto the child rules.

   • It’s useful to edit its name to reflect that it’s a parent. You might also want to add a description, so you and others can quickly understand the family connections when looking at the Rule page.

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2. Create a rule for the first child, then set up that rule:

   • The key setting is in the Name and Scope section, where you select This rule is > Child, then select the parent rule from the dropdown list.

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   • The bracket and other settings inherited from the parent rule are now unavailable.

   • Set inclusions or exclusions, if required. For example, you could use

1. • an alternate bracket

1. • to target a customer on their overall spend but give them a rebate amount based on a certain product or selection of products. This (

1. • ’Once the customer spends $10,000 overall, they will receive a 10% rebate on their spend on Product A').

To do this:

1. Identify the parent rebate you want to use, or set up a new parent rebate. The brackets you set here flow on to any related child rebates.
2. Create a new rebate.
3. In the Name & Scope section, select This rule is > Child. Note that the bracket and children tabs are unavailable for this rebate type.
4. Select the parent rebate.

1. Create additional child rules as required.

View the child rules belonging to a parent

Open the parent rule and expand the Children tab.

Click a blue child link to open that rule’s setup.

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Delete a parent rule

When you delete a parent rule, you also delete all its child rules. This action cannot be reversed. You might prefer to deactivate the parent rule instead.