# Add discounts

You can add discounts to specific items in a transaction, or to entire transactions. Refer to [**About discounts**](/readme-1/work-with-discounts/about-discounts.md) for more information about specific types of discounts. Follow your store's policies for adding discounts.

{% hint style="info" %}
You must have the **Allowed to access Pricing** permission to add discounts in POS. You may only have permission to add discounts up to a maximum percentage or maximum dollar amount.
{% endhint %}

## **Add a discount to a specific item**

1. Enter the item in the transaction.
2. Tap the item to select it.
3. Do one of the following:

* Tap **Action**, tap **Discount**, enter the percent discount, and tap **OK**.
* Tap **Discounts** | **Current Item Discount** and select a discount option.

4. (Optional) If your store requires reason codes for discounts, tap the browse icon next to the **Reason Code** field, tap the appropriate reason code to select it, and tap **OK**.
5. Tender the sale.

## **Add a discount to an entire transaction**

1. Enter all of the items in the transaction.
2. Do one of the following:

* Tap **Discounts** | **Transaction Discount** and select a percent discount.
* Tap **Discounts** | **Transaction PriceLevel** and select a price level discount.
* Tap **Discounts** | **All Items** and select a discount option.

3. (Optional) If your store requires reason codes for discounts, tap the browse icon next to the **Reason Code** field, tap the appropriate reason code to select it, and tap **OK**.
4. Tender the sale.


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.rmhpos.com/readme-1/work-with-discounts/transactions-adding-discounts.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.