Entering an opening till fund

When a till is settled, cash can be left in the cash drawer so funds are available when the terminal is opened. When opening the terminal, retailers have the option to configure their POS to prompt for the opening till fund amount, also known as float. Retailers can also specify the default till fund amount.

The POS application only accepts cash as the tender type for the opening till fund. The application does not display foreign currency as a tender type option.

After assigning a till ID to the terminal till, the application displays the Opening Till Fund Count screen and opens the cash drawer.

To enter an opening till fund amount, follow these steps:

1. On the Opening Till Fund Count screen, select a tender type. To confirm the selection, the application highlights the selected tender line.
2. Select Count. The application displays the Opening Till Fund screen.

   

3. Do one of the following:
   • Enter the total non-denominational amount, and then select Enter.
   • Select Cash Count to specify the count for specific denominations.

     The application displays the Opening Till Fund screen.

     

     Select a denomination and enter the corresponding quantity. When all the denominations have been counted and entered, select Count Complete.

   The application displays the total amount on the Opening Till Fund Count screen.

   

4. Select Count Complete. The application prints the opening till fund receipt.
5. Close the cash drawer. The application initializes the POS payment solution and then confirms the opening of the terminal by printing an Open receipt. The application displays the Sign On screen.

Overage or shortage during opening till count

The opening till fund is verified with the till totals retrieved from the In-Store Server. If the opening till fund amount does not match the expected cash totals, the application displays a message to give the associate an option to recount or override the transaction.

To proceed with opening the terminal, do one of the following:

• Select Override. Only authorized associates can override the transaction. The application displays the Till Count Over Short Reason screen.

  

  Select the reason for the overage or shortage. Authorized associates can select Print Till Count to print an in-progress till count receipt.

• Select Recount. The application displays the Opening Till Fund Count screen for the associate to recount the till funds.

The application then completes the opening terminal process and displays the Sign On screen.

Sample receipts

Opening Till Fund receipt

Open terminal receipt