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Establishment Shift

After the PIN login, the system checks whether a Booking Period (also called an Establishment Shift) has been started for the current day.

If no booking period is active, the user is directed to the Start Shift screen. This step is required before any operations (ordering, payments, etc.) can be performed.

Purpose

A booking period defines the operational timeframe for the establishment — it marks when the system is actively recording sales and processing transactions.

Starting a booking period is mandatory for activating POS functionality.

Behavior

When No Booking Period is Active

  • The user is prompted to start a new shift.
  • Once started, the POS system enables full access to ordering and payment features.
  • If the user has not yet started their Worker Shift, the system will then prompt for it.

When a Booking Period is Already Active

  • If a shift is already in progress, the system will skip this step.
  • Instead, it will check whether the current user has started a Worker Shift.
  • If not, the user is prompted with the Worker Shift start/stop screen.

Shift Stop & Daily Closure

When a user attempts to stop a booking period, the system prompts with a question:

“Is this the last shift of the day?”

If the user confirms:

  • The booking date is closed.
  • A Turnover and User Z report is generated, summarizing all shifts (booking periods) associated with that date.

Note

Multiple booking periods (establishment shifts) can occur within the same day. Each time a shift is started and stopped, it opens and closes a booking period for that booking date.

Warning

Confirming the “last shift of the day” triggers end-of-day reporting and should be done only when no more shifts are expected that day.

Accessing and Reprinting Reports

After closing a booking date:

  • The Z report is digitally saved in the application backend at the moment of closure.
  • This Z report can be reprinted at any time, and the reprint will contain identical data to the original print — ensuring compliance and traceability.
  • The X-Report for the currently running shift can also be printed at any time (if a shift is active).

To access and reprint reports:

  1. The user must be logged in as an Admin user.
  2. From the POS application, tap the Menu button.
  3. Select Print Shift History.
  4. From here, the user can:
    • Navigate through past shifts (booking periods)
    • Print the Z-Report of any closed booking date
    • Print the X-Report of the currently running shift (if one exists)

Warning

This functionality is only available to users with Admin-level access. Regular users will not see or be able to use the Print Shift History option.

Note

Multiple booking periods can be created in one day. Only when the final shift of the day is closed and confirmed as the last shift will the Z report be generated and saved.

Tip

Printing a Z report again later is especially useful if the physical receipt was lost or an additional copy is needed for audit or bookkeeping.

Summary

  • An establishment shift must be started before any POS functionality becomes available.
  • Multiple shifts can be run within a day.
  • Closing the final shift of the day prompts for daily closure and triggers Z/X report generation for the booking date.
  • After a booking period is started, the system checks whether the user has an active Worker Shift and prompts accordingly.