Start Business Day

This How-To describes new functions and workflows that are only available in enforePOS 2. This version is exclusively available to customers participating in the enforePOS 2 Early Access program.

In this How-To, you will learn how to start the business day of the entire POS location, and how to then start the staff member shift and the business day at the cash register.

Start Location Business Day

First, you start the location business day as the owner or authorized staff member. Proceed as follows:

1. In the POS menu, open Accounting.
2. Tap on Current Business Day.
3. Tap on [Start Location Business Day]. ⮕ You have started the location business day. You will be shown the current location report. The Register & Staff tab shows you all active cash registers and staff members at your POS location.

   Tap on Inactive to also display the cash registers and staff members whose business day or shift has not been started.

   

Start Shift

Your staff members can start their shift when they log in at the cash register. Staff members can start their shift in two ways: either via Accounting or via the cash register view (POS menu: Register).

• Via Accounting

  To start the shift via accounting, proceed as follows:
  
  
  1. In the POS menu, open Accounting.
  2. Tap on your name in the left-hand area under This device/staff member.
  3. Tap on [Start Shift].

     If you have cash management enabled for the staff member, you will now be asked to count your cash. Continue with step 4. If not, you have successfully started your shift and the staff report is displayed.

  4. Count your cash.
  5. Tap on [Confirm Counting].⮕ You have started your shift. Your staff report is displayed.

     If you have cash management enabled for the staff member, you have also started the device business day by starting the shift.

• Via the Cash Register View

  To start the shift via the cash register view, proceed as follows:
  
  
  1. Open Register in the POS menu.
  2. Tap on [Start shift].

     If you have cash management enabled for the staff member, you will now be asked to count your cash. Continue with step 3. If not, you have successfully started the shift.

  3. Count your cash.
  4. Tap on [Confirm count].⮕ You have started your shift.

     If you have cash management enabled for the staff member, you have also started the device business day by starting the shift.

Start Business Day of a Cash Register

Next, the business day of the cash register (device Business Day) can be started. This is possible either via the Accounting or the Register view (POS menu: Register).

• Via Accounting

  To start the business day of your cash register via Accounting, proceed as follows:

  If you are working with a connected cash drawer, we recommend that you start the business day via the Register view so that you can assign the cash drawer afterwards. You can find out more here.

  1. Tap on your cash register in the left-hand area under This device/staff member.
  2. Tap on [Start Business Day].

     If cash management is activated at the cash register, you will now be asked to count your cash. Continue with step 3. If not, you have successfully started your business day and are now ready to take orders.

  3. Count the cash in the cash register.
  4. Tap on [Confirm Counting]. ⮕ You have started the business day of your cash register. The Z-report is displayed.

• Via the Cash Register View

  To start the business day of your cash register via the cash register view, proceed as follows:
  1. Tap on [Start Business Day] after you have started the shift.

     If cash management is activated at the cash register, you will now be asked to count your cash. Continue with step 2. If not, you have successfully started your business day and are ready to take orders.

  2. Count your cash.
  3. Tap on [Confirm Counting]. ⮕ You have started the business day on your cash register and are now ready to take orders.

Learn more...

• Start Daily Closing
• Close Device Business Day and End Shift