Set Cash Drawer on Your POS

What Is the Cash Drawer?

The Cash Drawer keeps track of all cash that goes in and out of your register throughout the day. When customers pay with cash, the system adds each payment automatically. At the end of the day, you can see exactly how much cash should be in your drawer.

By default, the starting cash is set to $0.

Set Up Your Cash Drawer

If you want to set a default starting cash amount (so your staff do not have to type it in every time), you can do this in the Blocks page.

• From the top navigation bar in your EasyBiz Console, click on the Settings icon (the gear icon).

• Under App Studio, select Blocks.

• From the Blocks page, find the block called Cash Drawer. Check that the name of the POS app you created earlier appears as a blue tag underneath the block — this means it is linked to your POS. Click on the block to open its settings.

• Set the Default Starting Cash to whatever amount you normally start with (for example, $100 or $500).

• Click Save to save your changes.

• Open your POS app on your device to see the updated starting cash amount.

How It Works on the POS

Here is what your staff will see when using the Cash Drawer on the POS device.

Starting the drawer

At the beginning of each shift (or each day), your staff will see the Cash Drawer screen. It shows the starting cash amount — either $0 if you did not set up the Default Starting Cash from the previous step, or if you did, that amount you set up from the previous step will appear here. Your staff can adjust the amount if needed using the number pad, then tap Start Drawer to begin.

Once the drawer is opened, the system begins tracking all cash transactions automatically. Every time a customer pays with cash, the amount is added to the drawer's total. Your staff do not need to do anything extra — just process the payment as normal through the Checkout screen.

During the day

Your staff can check the current Cash Drawer status at any time by tapping the Cash Drawer icon on the POS. They will see a summary showing the starting cash, total cash received from orders, and the expected total in the drawer. This can be extremely useful when there is discrepancy in amounts.

Ending the Drawer

At the end of the day (or at the end of a shift), your staff will close out the Cash Drawer. This is done by tapping End Drawer on the Cash Drawer screen.

When ending the drawer, the system will show a summary of all cash activity for the day: the starting amount, the total cash received from orders, and the expected cash in the drawer. Your staff can then count the physical cash in the register and compare it to what the system expects.

After ending the drawer, the cash totals are recorded and will also feed into your Close of Day Report (Daily Sales). To learn how to set up the Close of Day Report, see: POS Setup: Close of Day Report →

FAQs

Do I need to set up the Cash Drawer before using it?

Not required. The default starting cash is $0 — if you're fine with staff typing in the starting amount each shift, you can skip setup and just use it. Setting a Default Starting Cash (e.g. $100) only saves them a step.

Can my staff override the default starting cash?

Yes. Even when Default Starting Cash is set, staff can still adjust the amount on the Start Drawer screen before tapping Start.

How does the Cash Drawer know how much cash was taken in?

The system automatically adds every cash payment made through Checkout to the drawer. Staff don't need to log anything manually — just process payments normally.

Can I run more than one drawer session in a day (e.g. multiple shifts)?

Yes, but each session is sequential. The previous drawer must be ended before a new one can be started — the totals reset with each new drawer.

What if the physical cash count doesn't match the expected total?

The End Drawer screen will show the discrepancy automatically. Small differences from rounding or change-making are normal — the Cash Drawer is a tracking tool, so the discrepancy is logged for you to investigate later.