Opening a cash drawer

Open a cash drawer to initiate the use of a cash drawer by a cashier or reservation personnel during a particular shift.

To open a cash drawer:

  1. Select Rentals > Cashier Banking.
  2. On the List View tab, double-click the cash drawer record to work with. The Open Drawer tab is displayed.
  3. Click Open Drawer. A message is displayed asking to confirm whether you want to open this drawer. Click Yes to continue and open the drawer. Click No to cancel. The cash drawer is opened and the cash journal for the drawer is activated. Assigned To is also populated with the user's name and Drawer Use Status is set to Currently In Use.
    Note: If a shared drawer is opened, the Assigned To field is enabled, and you must specify the user to whom the shared drawer is assigned.