Cash management

Centara allows it's users to execute various operations to help keep track of various funds (usually just cash) that are kept safe in the cash box. This all revolves around the operator being able to declare to his/her supervisor what amount of funds are in the drawer. Manager can then execute a report to see if any difference is found. Tenders are optionally countable or not. Only countable tenders appear in the report.

There are several things that can affect this:

• Change added to the drawer at the beginning of a day / shift.

  • Increases funds.

• Transaction sale being paid in cash, partially or in full.

  • Increases funds (normal payment).

  • Reduces funds (for cash back).

• Non-sale related cash flow in the case when funds for some reason need to be added or taken out of the cash box, for example if a dept is being paid in, or a contractor's bill needs to be paid.

  • Increases funds (pay in).

  • Reduces funds (pay out).

• Cash box is full and funds need to be transferred some place else.

  • Reduces funds.

• Customer wants to pay into his/her account

  • Increases funds.

The balance of the above can of course be calculated by Centara but at any given time is unknown by the operator but should add up to the amount that is currently existing in the cash box. At the end of a day / shift, the operator can execute an operation in Centara to declare (count and register) what is in the cash box. At the end of that cash declaration a receipt is printed which shows what was counted.

Operator can count multiple times during the day. It is the last count that will be used.

A report can be run only by a manager to review the actual balance between the balance know by Centara and the declared funds.