@Forginthecraft I had this issue too. The only way I have found to make it work is complicated- and might I say, awkward. I understand the reason, but I feel that I should be able to make a 'hard mark' on my sale items with a date that I want the sale to run through. It would make sense (to me) that this should be located on the "Edit Item" area, but it isn't. What I had to do, which has worked- with a few hiccups is:
Go to Items
Open Discounts
Create a Discount
Name the Item
Decide on if it will be a percent or dollar amount
Turn on Discount Rules- Choose a category
Next to Apply to Items, I choose the item or items(s) I want to apply this discount to
(You can turn on anything else that might apply under this category)
Then hit save
Usually I see a little 'sale tag' to the right of the item number, but not always. I don't know why-AND sometimes this works and sometimes it does not. I'm still trying to figure it out myself.
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