Overview
Voucher Type to be given automatically for pledge discounts when an arrangement is created/Voucher_Type_For_Pledge_Discounts is a setting located in Financial Settings > General Settings > Reductions, Discounts & Loans, under the Vouchers sub-group. It defines which voucher type Classter uses when it automatically generates a voucher for a pledge discount.
What This Setting Does
This setting lets an administrator pick a specific voucher type from the list of voucher types already configured in Classter. Whenever the system needs to automatically create a voucher to represent a pledge discount agreed for a _Student_ (for example, when a new arrangement is created), it uses the voucher type selected here.
Where It Is Used
This setting is configured on the settings screen below, and it determines which entry from the Voucher Types list is used automatically when Classter issues a pledge-discount voucher.
- Main Menu > Configuration > Main Settings > Financial Settings > General Settings > Reductions, Discounts and Loans tab > Vouchers section – this is where the voucher type is selected.
- Main Menu > Configuration > Main Settings > Financial Settings > Parametric Lists > Voucher Types tab – this is where the available voucher types, including the one chosen here, are created and managed.
- Main Menu > Student’s record > Financial tab > Vouchers grid – the automatically issued pledge voucher, using the type selected here, appears in the _Student’s_ list of vouchers.
Business Logic / Behavior
- This is a dropdown (single-select) setting; the administrator selects one voucher type from those already defined in the system.
- The selected voucher type is used automatically when Classter generates a voucher for a pledge discount at arrangement creation time.
- If no voucher type is selected, Classter cannot automatically generate pledge-discount vouchers, since there would be no voucher type to assign.
- This setting works closely with pledge management, since it specifically governs vouchers tied to pledge discounts rather than general-purpose vouchers.
Example(s)
Alpha Institute has three voucher types configured: “General Discount Voucher,” “Sports Scholarship Voucher,” and “Pledge Discount Voucher.” The administrator selects “Pledge Discount Voucher” in this setting. On November 10, 2026, a new arrangement is created for _Student_ Alex D. with a $950 pledge discount agreed. Because a relevant arrangement was created, Classter automatically issues Alex D. a $950 voucher using the “Pledge Discount Voucher” type selected here, rather than the “General Discount Voucher” or “Sports Scholarship Voucher” type. If no voucher type had been selected in this setting, Classter would not have been able to issue the $950 voucher at all.
When to Use
Configure this setting if your institution uses pledge discounts that should automatically result in a voucher being issued to the _Student_ when a relevant arrangement is created. Select the voucher type that best represents pledge-related discounts in your voucher catalog. This setting is not applicable if your institution does not use pledge discounts or automatic voucher generation.
Notes
Prerequisites: at least one voucher type must already exist in Classter’s voucher configuration before it can be selected here, and pledge management is typically expected to be activated for this setting to be meaningful.
- Related settings: Activate Pledge Management for _Students_ (Activate_Pledge_Management_for_Students in Financial Settings > General Settings > Reductions, Discounts & Loans > Loans/Interest Management)
- Related settings: Give dynamic pledge amount vouchers, for every agreed discount having start date later of the Academic Period’s End Date (Give_Dinamic_Pledge_Ammount_Vouchers_For_Every_Agreed_Discount_Having_Start_Date_Later_Of_Academic_Periods_End_Date in Financial Settings > General Settings > Reductions, Discounts & Loans > Vouchers)
- Related settings: Automatically give a discount connected with automated use / consumption of voucher to _Student_ when an arrangement of the following types is created (Automatically_Give_A_Discount_Connected_With_Student_Voucher_When_Arrangement_Of_Type_Is_Created in Financial Settings > General Settings > Reductions, Discounts & Loans > Vouchers)
- Related configuration: Voucher Types (Financial Settings > Parametric Lists > Voucher Types) – this is where voucher type records themselves are created and managed.
This setting behaves the same regardless of whether Higher Education Mode (Enable Configuration for Higher Education/Xrisi_parametropoihshs_kolegiou) is enabled or disabled.
