Ringing up your first sale — QodPOS Documentation

Open the till with its float, take an order, get paid and hand over the receipt.

This page follows one sale from start to finish: open the till, build the order, get paid, hand over the receipt. More advanced features (discounts, customer accounts, bill splitting…) have their own guide.

Video coming soon

Video tutorial — My first sale ▶ 2:30

1. Open the till#

While no till session is open, the till shows a screen that blocks selling: Open register.

Enter the opening float: the money already in the drawer this morning. Use the keypad, or the shortcuts 0, 100, 200, 500 MAD.
Tap Open register.

With no internet the till still opens ("Offline mode — local session") and syncs later.

2. Build the order#

Tap products in the grid, or search with Search products.... Categories filter the grid.
A product with variants or options opens a choice: select, then "Add to cart".
In the cart, tap the quantities to adjust them. A "Note…" field lets you add a detail.
Pick the order type above the cart:
- Table (always there); with the floor plan on, tap Select a table;
- Takeaway and Delivery appear if those modules are on (and the Customers module);
- Glovo appears if you turned it on.

When only one type is possible, the buttons are not shown.

The cart shows the subtotal, any discount, VAT and the Total.

3. Get paid#

Tap the Charge button (it repeats the total). It is greyed out while the cart is empty.

Choose the payment method:

Method	When it is offered
Cash	Always, unless you turned it off.
Card	Always, unless you turned it off. The payment goes through your bank terminal: QodPOS records the payment, it does not drive the terminal.
Cheque	Only if you turned it on.
Your own method (for example "Glovo")	Only if you created and turned it on; its name is the one you chose.
On account	Only with customer accounts on and a customer attached to the order.

In cash#

Enter the cash tendered by the customer (the keypad helps), or tap a quick amount.
The green Change due line shows what to give back.
Tap Confirm payment. The button only enables when the cash given covers the total.

By card#

Tap Card, have the customer pay on the bank terminal, then Confirm payment. With several terminals, the till asks which one was used ("Terminal used").

4. The receipt#

After payment the screen shows "Payment accepted". Depending on the Receipt after payment setting (Printers tab):

Setting	What happens
Ask (default)	Two buttons: "Print receipt" or "Skip".
Automatic	The receipt prints by itself.
Off	No receipt; the screen closes by itself.

If printing fails, the payment is still recorded: tap "Retry" or "Print locally". Offline, the sale is saved on the device ("Sale saved offline") then sent when the internet is back.

5. Close the till at night#

At the end of the day, tap the Session open pill then Close the till: see the X report and closing.

Choosing the payment methods offered#

The manager chooses which ones show in Settings › Modules, card Payment methods: Cash, Card, Cheque and a custom method. At least one must stay on. At checkout each method is a large icon (banknote, card, cheque, wallet for the custom method); the chosen method's name is written underneath.