Cash management and closing the day

The Register screen runs the full drawer lifecycle:

• Open the register with an opening float. The screen then shows a live cash summary: opening float + cash sales + paid in − paid out = expected in drawer.
• Paid in / Paid out record every non-sale cash event with a reason (change float, float top-up, petty cash, supplier COD, bank drop, correction) and an optional note. Each movement is logged with who recorded it and shows in the movement list on the screen — and in Back Office → Registers.
• No-sale (manager-gated) opens the drawer without a sale; it is recorded against the register with the approving manager, so every drawer-open has an audit trail.
• Close the register: count the drawer with the denomination counter (R200 down to 10c — the total adds up as you count; or skip and type the total) → the variance against expected cash shows live (green when exact, red short, amber over) → Close register clocks you out and runs the Z-report in one step (locks the register, posts the day's journal; shows gross, VAT, tips, paid in/out, cash drop, expected cash, and variance). The denomination count is stored with the closure.
• Recent closures show on the Register screen before you open, so you can see yesterday's variance at a glance.

The Reports tab shows your live X-report for your own open register: orders, gross, VAT, tips, discounts, comps, voids, refunds, the payment mix, and the expected-cash breakdown.

Managers get the full picture in Back Office → Registers: who's on a register now (with live expected cash), the closure history with variances, every cash movement, and X/Z CSV exports. Force-close is there too, for the till someone left open.