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Shifts, cash-up and the Z-report

Open a shift with a float, take payments, close the shift, count the drawer and print the Z-report.

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Every cashier sells on their own shift, so the money in the drawer can always be checked against what that person sold.

Open a shift

  1. Open Cash Register → Start a Shift.
  2. Enter the float (the change already in the drawer).
  3. A cashier's shift is approved with a manager's or supervisor's PIN.
  4. A float slip prints so the amount is on paper.

During the shift

  • Payments can be cash, card, EFT, mobile money, on account or split between them.
  • Card, EFT and mobile payments print two receipts: the customer's copy and a merchant copy for the customer to sign.
  • An X-Report shows the shift so far without closing anything.

Close the shift

  1. In Cash Register, press Close Shift.
  2. Count the cash and enter the amount. Amateta shows Balanced, Over or Short.
  3. Enter what is banked and what stays in the drawer as the next float.
  4. The Z-report prints: totals, payments by method, the drawer, every sale with its products, refunds and account payments, with lines for the cashier's and the manager's signatures.
Tip: reprint any old Z-report from the list of recent shifts in Cash Register.

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