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Cash drawer

Shifts & the cash drawer

Open the drawer with a counted float, record drops and payouts, and close to a deposit with variance.

Opening a drawer shift

  1. Tap the drawer icon (Open cash drawer) → the Cash drawer panel.
  2. Enter the Opening float, or use Count bills & coins to tally denominations ($100 down to 1¢) — the counted total fills in automatically.
  3. Press Open drawer. The station chip now shows Drawer open · float $X.XX.
Heads up Cash sales are blocked on a register until its drawer shift is open.
The Cash drawer panel: float, drops and payouts, kick, and close.
The Cash drawer panel: float, drops and payouts, kick, and close.

During the shift

Cash drop / payout records money moving in or out mid-shift:

  • Drop to safe — skim excess cash out of the till.
  • Payout — cash out for a purchase or expense.
  • Paid in — cash added to the till.

Each entry takes an amount and a reason and shows in the drawer’s event list. Kick drawer pops the till without a sale (needs the Open cash drawer permission).

Closing the drawer

  1. Press Close drawer. The preview shows Opening float + Cash sales − Cash refunds = Expected in till, and the suggested Deposit.
  2. Enter Counted cash and the Starting drawer (left in till) for the next shift. Any difference shows as variance.
  3. Press Close & reset — the toast summarizes deposit, reset amount, and variance.

Managers can also watch and close-out Open drawers from Store HQ → Registers.