Workflow: Closing the Day

Overview

At the end of a business day, shopkeepers need to reconcile their cash drawer with the expected totals calculated by the software, generating a final daily report.

Prerequisites

  • Completed at least one transaction via the POS on the current date.
  • Required permissions: Owner or Manager role.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Navigate to the Analytics or Dashboard Tab Log into Bambu as an Admin and view the Home Dashboard. You will see the "Today's Summary" tile.

  2. Review the Daily Totals Check the expected values:

    • Total Cash Expected: This is the starting drawer money + Cash sales recorded minus any refunds.
    • Total Debt Accrued: How much inventory left the store on credit today.

    ![Daily Summary](../../assets/images/dashboard/daily-summary.png)

  3. Count the Till Physically count the cash inside your drawer and match it against the Total Cash Expected.

  4. Trigger End-of-Day Processing (Optional but Recommended) Click Close Day. This freezes the state and sends a push notification/email summary of the total sales, missing cash, and top-selling products for the day to the Business Owner.

Expected Outcome

  • The day's session is locked.
  • A summary email is dispatched via the background CRON jobs (NodeMailer/Twilio).
  • Any discrepancies in the cash drawer are logged as "Till Discrepancy" expenses if adjustments are made.

Troubleshooting

  • The expected cash is higher than the drawer cash: A cashier either gave incorrect change, or a sale was marked as "Cash" when it should have been marked as "Debt". Review the Sales Log for the day.

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