magento set “catalog price rules” *only* if special price was not set

Question

I am looking at magento "catalog price rules" and although I have added the special_price to filter conditions: I dont think I can do the following

question: How can I only apply the "catalog price rules" if the special_price was not already set

Aim: target only products that do not already have a special price set

http://docs.magento.com/m1/ce/user_guide/marketing/price-rules-catalog.html

Answer 1

Please follow this image and add the condition as per the image. If you can not see the special price attribute in dropdown than navigating to the admin >> Catalog >> Attributes >> Manage Attributes and search 'special_price' in attribute code input text box and edit this attribute. And set 'Yes' to the 'Use for Promo Rule Conditions'. After that Special price will be shown in that condition dropdown.

Answer 2

I read this

Currently magento is using the special price if its lower than the applied catalog price rule.

here: Catalog Price Rules applied to special_price

Am I correct to assume in 1.9.3.3 this is still working as follow? - if special prics is lower than "catalog price rule" then the "catalog price rule" is used - otherwise the special_price is applied