# Discounts

## Overview

Automated Discounts are discounts that the system applies automatically during a sale.

## Using Discounts

Discounts can broadly be divided into two types: automated and manual. Automated discounts are applied by the system based on characteristics of the transaction.

Manual discounts, unlike automatic discounts, require specific actions by the cashier. Examples include any discount using a discount key or entering a discount amount.

For detailed information, see the respective topics for each of the following discounts:

* [Combined Discounts](/commander-user-reference-guides/commander-user-references/commander-user-reference-56.00/combined-discounts.md)
* [Loyalty Sales](/commander-user-reference-guides/commander-user-references/commander-user-reference-56.00/loyalty-sales-eps.md)
* [Manual Discounts](/commander-user-reference-guides/commander-user-references/commander-user-reference-56.00/manual-discounts.md)
* [NAXML Promotions](/commander-user-reference-guides/commander-user-references/commander-user-reference-56.00/naxml-deal.md)
* [PLU Promotions](/commander-user-reference-guides/commander-user-references/commander-user-reference-56.00/plu-promotions.md)
* [POP Discount](/commander-user-reference-guides/commander-user-references/commander-user-reference-56.00/pop-discount.md)
* [Special Discount](/commander-user-reference-guides/commander-user-references/commander-user-reference-56.00/specialdiscount.md)


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