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All the info you need about the coupon validations
How can the coupons be validated? Show me all available validation methods?
At the moment we have 6 different methods to validate a coupon. You can use 1 method or combine multiple methods for each coupon. 1. On mobile device Validate the coupon on the customer's device either by entering a password or simply pressing a 'redeem' button without password. (This option does not work for printable coupons.) 2. QR code validation Every mobile device (phone or tablet) with a
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How works your validation widget/app?
In this article we will explain to you how our validation widget & app works. Difference widget vs app The app is a native app, available in the Google Play & IOS app stores. The validation widget is a HTML5 validation link which can run on any device with an internet connection. Both tools work exact the same. How to enable it? In order to activate the validation widget for your coupon you must go to the validate options under 'After Claim' of your coupon builder and turn on 'Validation widge
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How can I integrate the coupons in my POS through barcodes?
Basic validation methods: Here you can find an overview of our basic validation methods. https://www.coupontools.com/en/coupon-validation Basic validation methods are easy to use for small businesses and they don't require an advanced POS setup with barcodes. Advanced POS integration with barcodes. A) Generate unique barcodes in your POS platform and let Coupontools display a unique barcode on each coupon. How does it work? The existing POS system generates a batch of for exam
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I want to personalize my validation stamps. How do I get these stickers?
1. Design your sticker Open the template in Adobe Illustrator, make your edits, and save. For optimal prints, be sure to change all text to outlines before saving. 2. Upload your artwork to a sticker printer You can use Stickermule.com to get the best sizes - visit their site and choose 'Die Cut' stickers. Choose a 'Custom Size' of W: 1" and H: 1" Select your quantity Upload your sticker file When prompted for additional instructions, enter "Please trim the white por
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How do I validate a coupon with a location password by scanning a QR-code or by using the validation widget?
If you want to validate by using the location password. you will first have to set up a location on the coupon where you have to fill in the company name, email address, password and (optional) location details. This page can be found by going to 'Location' under 'General Settings'  is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan. A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte / binary, and kanji) to efficiently store data; The QR Code system became popular outside the automotive industry due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes. Applica
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Where do I activate the validation widget?
By default the validation widget is disabled in your account. To activate your validation widget go to 'Settings' of your dashboard. Under 'Menu' you will see Validation widget & app. Turn it on and it will be visible on your left menu of your dashboard.  Code 128 is a very high-density barcode symbology. It is used for alphanumeric or numeric-only barcodes. It can encode all 128 characters of ASCII and, by use of an extension character (FNC4), the Latin-1 characters defined in ISO/IEC 8859-1. GS1-128 (formerly known as UCC/EAN-128) is a subset of Code 128 and is us
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How do I display a fixed promo code on my coupon?
To **** on the validation page of your coupon, go to Validation methods in the After Claim in the coupon builder and go to Show the coupon value. Click on the dropdown menu underneath 'Title:', select Promo code and press Save.  Select "Use a fixed barcode value" and enter the barcode value The coupon will display the same barcode value for e
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Capture Money Spent Value during/after validation
The return of investment is one of the most critical metrics to pay attention to. Everyone want to know exactly what every dollar spent brings in. The money spent value feature during and after validation, will give you that insight. There are 2 different methods to do so. 1) Money Spent Value during validation When the merchant is about to validate the coupon on the user's device, by scanning the QR code or by using the validation app, there's a window shown where your staff can quickly en
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How can I connect my POS device to Coupontools to setup validation tracking?
How can I connect my POS device to Coupontools to setup validation tracking? If you use our platform to display unique barcodes, you are able to integrate those in your POS device. Our coupon will display the barcode but our platform will not know if that barcode was scanned or not. How to setup validation tracking? Through API The POS can send an API call/webhook to Coupontools to mark the coupon as used. The POS can send "operation=validated" to our system + optional the money spe
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