Cash Drawer Basics
Learn how to set up a cash management system and understand your cash flow
Cash Drawer Breakdown
Let’s take a look at an example cash drawer:
The date listed at the very top corresponds to the date the cash drawer was opened.
Below that is the name of the device that the drawer was opened on. Typically, this will correspond to the device that is utilized as your shop’s register and is a host device for a physical cash drawer.
Note a Pay In/Out on the POS
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Once you’ve opened a cash drawer, click on either the Pay In or Pay Out buttons on the individual cash drawer’s page.
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This will prompt a pop-up to appear where you will need to enter either the Pay In or Pay Out Amount. You will also be able to attach any optional notes to record what the funds were utilized for, as well as take a photo of a receipt displaying the expenses:
- Once you have finished filling in the required information, click Submit.
Cash Drawer Settings
Manage your Cash Drawer Settings on the Web Dashboard
- Log on to the Web Dashboard. Once signed in, click on the Dripos Logo in the top right corner > Settings:
- Select the Order System tab at the top of the page:
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Click the Edit button at the top right of the page.
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This will prompt a pop-up to appear where you can modify the following cash drawer settings:
Require Cash Drawer for Charge: If set to yes, a warning message be displayed whenever an attempt is made to process cash transactions without having an open cash drawer.
The notification will appear once cash is selected on the payment methods screen during the checkout process:
Share Cash Drawer Between Devices: If set to yes, the system will maintain a record of all cash transactions within a shop, consolidating them under a single location-based cash drawer.
Any drawers that are shared among devices will not display any device names on them:
Cash Drawer Starting Amount: Here, input the default starting cash amount that will appear whenever a new cash drawer is opened.
This amount can be changed each time a drawer is opened.
Tip Confirmation Creates Cash Drawer Payouts: Within the Employee Management section of the Shop Settings page, you will find this additional toggle option:
If this is set to yes, cash tip payouts to employees will automatically generate a payout event on the active cash drawer:
To learn more about tip payouts, click here.
Manage your Cash Drawer Settings on the Point of Sale
- Log on to the Point of Sale. Once signed in, click on the 3 line icon at the top left of the screen > select the gear icon in the bottom right corner:
- Click on the Cash Drawers tab:
- Once on this page, you will be able to modify the following cash drawer settings:
Require Cash Drawer for Charge: If this toggle is on, a warning message be displayed whenever an attempt is made to process cash transactions without having an open cash drawer.
The notification will appear once cash is selected on the payment methods screen during the checkout process:
Require Employee PIN to Execute Cash Drawer Events: If this toggle is on, employees will need to enter their PIN in order to execute cash drawer events.
The corresponding employee will then be listed next to those events:
Use Store Banks to Manage Your Cash: If this toggle is on, Dripos will utilize a Store Bank system to manage multiple cash drawers under one collective bank.
After turning on this toggle, you’ll need to quit and restart the POS app. Once you do this, the cash tab in the sidebar will be replaced by a Banks tab:
If you need to turn this toggle off, you will need to quit and restart the POS app again. This will prompt the cash tab to reappear on the sidebar.
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