Cash management settings

This is the default model in Green Bits and provides the strictest cash management strategy. With this model:

• Each cashier must keep track of and use their own drawer exclusively
• Each cashier must open and close their own drawer, though they may open or close their drawer using any register
• Cashiers may not share the same drawer
• Cashiers may use different registers throughout the day, as long as they are signing in with their own PIN before processing a transaction, and as long as they are taking payment and giving change exclusively from their own drawer.
• Each shift report is based on transactions performed by a specific cashier, not transactions performed on a specific register.
• A cashier may not process a transaction without first opening their own drawer

With One Till Per Cashier, accurate shift reporting is dependent on each cashier signing in with their own PIN before processing all transactions. For this reason, we highly recommend using the Sign Out After Every Sale setting (found in Store Options) in conjunction with One Till Per Cashier, especially if cashiers will be using different registers throughout the day. This will require cashiers to enter their PIN before every sale, and will prevent cashiers from inadvertently processing a transaction while a previous cashier is still signed in to the register.

To open a drawer, a cashier signs in to the register by entering their 4-digit PIN. The cashier is then prompted to enter the starting cash amount in their drawer. The app will pre-populate this field with the "Left in Drawer" amount from their most recently closed drawer. In this case, the cashier left $200.00 in their drawer when they ended their drawer yesterday. It is recommended that the cashier count the cash and coins in their drawer to confirm the amount is accurate before tapping Start Drawer. The cashier may enter either the total amount, or tap the cash button circled below and enter the quantities of each denomination.

The cashier may now begin processing transactions. Green Bits will automatically begin compiling a shift report in Back Office based solely on this cashier's transactions, even if the cashier uses different registers throughout the day.

Each time the cashier signs in to any register, they will be reminded to place their till into the cash drawer (this assumes cashiers are physically moving their tills with them as they move from register to register, though depending on how your store is arranged this may not be necessary).

Note: if any cashier sees the a message directing them to continue their shift the first time they sign into the register for the day, this means they did not end their drawer the last time they were in the store. To avoid reporting issues, the cashier should end the still-open drawer and then start a new drawer before processing any transactions.

To end a drawer, tap the three horizontal lines at the top left, then Manage Drawer.

Tap Open Cash Register Drawer or open your drawer manually with the key, count the total amount of cash in your drawer, then tap End Drawer:

Enter Left in Drawer (amount you're leaving in the drawer for the next shift or the next cashier) and Cash Drop (total counted amount, minus the Left in Drawer amount, or the amount to be dropped in a safe or other secure deposit location), or, as when starting a drawer, optionally tap the cash buttons immediately to the left and enter the quantity of each denomination. 

Enter any shift Notes (optional), then End Drawer.

Alternatively, tap Enter Later and enter the amounts in the Shifts page of Back Office later. This is done by selecting the shift from the list (shifts with missing closing amounts will be denoted by an orange icon with an exclamation point), then enter the amounts and Save.

Tip: you can also retroactively edit shifts in Back Office at any time. Select a closed shift from the list, then click Edit on shift report.

Some final notes on One Till Per Cashier:

• The "Device Name" on the shift report refers to the register where the drawer was started.
• Because the drawer is not associated with a particular register, cashiers may end their drawers on any register.
• It is not possible for a single cashier to have multiple open drawers at the same time.
• It is highly recommended that each cashier start and end a drawer for each work day, rather than leaving the same drawer open for multiple days.

This model provides maximum flexibility on the sales floor, plus some level of accountability. This strategy places cash management responsibility on the store managers or other designated employees for reconciling, making drops, and inserting change. You may control which users can start and end a drawer in the Manage Shifts section of the Roles page in Back Office.

Under this model multiple cashiers can use the same register and share the same drawer. Shifts are based on transactions processed on the same register, regardless of cashier, though each individual transaction is still attributed to whichever cashier was signed when the transaction was processed.

As with One Till Per Cashier, accurate cashier tracking depends on each cashier signing in with their PIN before every sale, and therefore we recommend using the Sign Out After Every Sale setting (found in Store Options) in conjunction with Shared Tills + Cashier Tracking.

To see details of cashier activity on a shift report, click any of the green totals for Paid In, Paid Out, or under the Tender Breakdown:

The procedures for starting and ending a drawer with Shared Tills + Cashier Tracking are the same as for One Till Per Cashier, except:

• Cashiers are not prompted to insert their till into the drawer when signing in
• Cashiers do not need to start their own drawer before processing transactions; rather, a drawer must be started on the register before any cashier can use that register
• Once a drawer has been started on the register, any cashier can use it until the drawer is ended
• Because drawers are linked to a specific register, drawers must be started and ended on the same register

This strategy provides maximum flexibility on the sales floor, but minimum cashier accountability.

This model is the same as Shared Tills + Cashier Tracking in every way except Green Bits will not keep track of which user processed each transaction, nor will it keep track of which cashier started or ended a drawer. Therefore, you will not be able to access any reporting data based on users, such as Sales by Budtender.

This model is rarely used, but we've included it as an option to simplify and streamline processes for very small retail operations, often owner-operated, with a high degree of trust among employees.

The procedure for starting and ending a drawer with this model is identical to that of Shared Tills + Cashier Tracking.