> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://pricepirate.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Strategy settings

> How the configuration dialog is structured — base settings, advanced settings, and guardrails.

Every strategy is configured through the same dialog. Which fields appear depends on the chosen strategy and variant — so the meaning of each individual field is documented on the respective strategy pages.

## Dialog layout

The dialog has two areas:

* **Base settings** are always visible. These typically include the minimum price, the *Compete on total price* option, and the shipping cost.
* **Advanced settings** open via the toggle of the same name. Here you find fine-tuning such as ignored shops, maximum price, minimum stock, or the last decimal.

<Frame caption="Base settings (left) and advanced settings (right)">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pricepirate/-f7Wl9n_JmVrOBz9/images/pricing/strategy-modal-base.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-f7Wl9n_JmVrOBz9&q=85&s=f84b51e6b29e573787ac43c7927a81a2" alt="Base settings with minimum price, “Compete on total price”, and shipping cost" width="1216" height="1182" data-path="images/pricing/strategy-modal-base.png" />
</Frame>

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/pricepirate/-f7Wl9n_JmVrOBz9/images/pricing/strategy-settings-advanced.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-f7Wl9n_JmVrOBz9&q=85&s=7ceff6d84a07eb0367e5b2e1d9e6c371" alt="Advanced settings with ignored shops, compare-at fallback, maximum price, minimum stock, and more" width="1216" height="1494" data-path="images/pricing/strategy-settings-advanced.png" />
</Frame>

### Market for price changes (per variant)

In shops with more than one configured market, a **Market for price changes** selector appears at the top of the dialog. With it you override the shop-wide [market for price changes](/docs/en/guide/account/settings) for this one variant.

The first option is the **shop default**. Choose it and the variant follows the shop-wide setting again. In shops with only one market the selector is not shown.

<Note>
  If the selected market has no connected listing for this variant, the next price change is recorded as **Invalid**. The row's tooltip names the reason, see [Review price changes](/docs/en/guide/price-changes/review).
</Note>

## Guardrails

Regardless of the strategy, a few settings keep automatic price changes under control:

* The **minimum price** (or the calculated margin floor) is never undercut.
* The **maximum price** is never exceeded.
* The **minimum stock** prevents price changes when stock is low or unknown.

## Where do I find each field?

The full meaning of every field is on the page of the respective strategy. The fields shared by all strategies are described there under **Common settings**.

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Match The Cheapest" href="/docs/en/guide/pricing/match-the-cheapest">
    Fields and variants of the Match strategy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Beat The Cheapest" href="/docs/en/guide/pricing/beat-the-cheapest">
    Fields and variants of the Beat strategy.
  </Card>
</Columns>

Once configured, you can save a strategy as a [template](/docs/en/guide/pricing/templates) and [test](/docs/en/guide/pricing/test) it before enabling.
