# 🌟 News and Releases in Mergado

**URL:** <https://forum.mergado.com/t/news-and-releases-in-mergado/212>\
**Category:** News & Announcements\
**Tags:** release-notes\
**Created:** [January 16, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.mergado.com/t/news-and-releases-in-mergado/212 "2019-01-16T11:00:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 22

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![radim](https://forum.mergado.com/user_avatar/forum.mergado.com/radim/32/1418_2.png) [@radim](https://forum.mergado.com/u/radim)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.mergado.com/t/news-and-releases-in-mergado/212/22 "2020-03-19T10:42:54Z")

</div>

# A new version of Mergado

## Deployment date and time

March 18, 2020, 15:00

## **News and updates**

### ☀ You are now able to create your own macros

> We introduced the [Macro](https://www.mergado.com/mergado-macros) Tool - the ability to **run preset actions** that let you set up your export **quickly and easily** - last September. At that time, we ran _macros_ in “_users can run macros_” mode, where you could use sets of actions that we had already prepared, but **you couldn’t create them yourself**.
> 
> The procedure for creating macros was only available to our team at that time, because it was a quite complex process in test mode. The macro editor and the whole interface around it just needed to be more user-friendly and we wanted to catch as many “flies” before launching.

Now **we open creating macros for all our users**. 🕶

| 

 ![obrazek](https://forum.mergado.com/uploads/default/original/1X/10e1171a1ae4b356517a08469873b547bb412228.png)

 | 

In the top-level menu _(i.e. on the main page)_ there is a new item called Custom macros. **Create and manage your macros** on this new page.

_Go and give it a try!_ 🪁

 |

- 🍀 A macro is basically a **sequence of parametric actions** that will do something in Mergado that you, as users, can do by yourself, but a **well-built macro will do it for you** , without error and much faster - and you can **run that macro on different exports**.

- 🤔 What is important to note:

- 🍬 The _macro_ can also define _ **parameters** _ that can be used to **change the behavior of a macro for a particular situation before it runs** over an export.

- 🍕 Other macro properties:

- What to do with the created macro? 🍀

- 📘 **[Our blog](https://www.mergado.com/blog) will soon feature articles about macros** to help you with this great new feature. 😉

> Keep in mind that the current options in creating and running macros and managing them are just the beginning, and we’d love to hear your thoughts and comments about this new tool after giving it a try. Our goal is to simplify your work in Mergado. 🍒

### 🌟 Rule planner

> The _ **rule planner** _ tool has been in test _insiders_ mode since November last year. We would like to thank all the insiders who have tested this “feature” and helped us to discover and solve all kinds of mistakes before the launch. Thanks! ❤

- New feature! 🙃
- 🍀 With the rule planner, you can **schedule your rules for when to apply and when to skip**.
- Where do I find the rule planner?
  - On the _ **Rules** _ page, there is a new icon for each rule _(the rule type must support scheduling)_ that takes you to its schedule settings page:  
 ![obrazek](https://forum.mergado.com/uploads/default/original/1X/c11a72e49e15c719282fdf94a6adeb48cf12b8c3.png)

- How does the rule planner work? 🤔
  - The _rule planner_ has **three levels** of settings:
    1. As such, the scheduler is either **active** ✅ or **inactive** ✖.
    2. 🗓 The plan may be limited to:
      1. **Date from** _(inclusive)_: The daily planner _(see next point)_ takes effect from that date (including this date). You can also choose to apply the rule by default or always skip before that date.
      2. **Date to** _(inclusive)_: The daily planner _(see next point)_ has an effect until that date. You can also choose to re-apply the rule after this date or skip it after that date.

    3. ⏲ A daily planner through which you can set the rule behavior for each day of the week separately. Each day is further divided into six four-hour periods, where you can choose whether or not to apply the rule.

> Please note that the rule must be enabled for the planner to do what you want it to do ⚠. The paused rule is not affected by the planner. In other words, the planner cannot force a paused rule to be applied.

- **Example of rule planner setting** :
  - For example, you might want to set up a _Set a free gift_ rule to apply only **between April 1, 2020 and April 30, 2020 (included)**, `on Fridays` only from `12:00` to `24:00`, and then `all Saturday` and `Sunday`. However, before `April 1, 2020`, the rule will always apply by default. And then, as of `May 1`, the rule will always be skipped.

To set up your planner, follow these steps:

 ![rule_planner](https://forum.mergado.com/uploads/default/original/1X/e559e4d8e49a773615839e998cbfba3955cf6d70.gif)

> Of course, we will also be glad for your feedback about this feature. We are interested in your experience with this tool. ❤

### More news and fixes

- many other improvements and bug fixes to improve the stability and performance of the platform.

You may notice minor outages of Mergado during the release time. Thank you for your understanding and patience in deploying the new version.

If you have any questions, please [contact us](https://www.mergado.com/contact).

---

_[View the full topic](https://forum.mergado.com/t/news-and-releases-in-mergado/212)._