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Turn on POS and set up a register

Switch on Point of Sale for your organisation and add a register for each counter, with its own warehouse, receipt and checkout rules.

Before you start: Only an owner or admin (anyone who can edit POS settings) can turn POS on and change registers. Create the warehouse the counter sells from first.

1Open Registers and check POS is on

In the left menu open Point of Sale → Registers. The Point of Sale card shows whether POS is enabled for your organisation. If it's off, choose Enable POS. Then choose New register.

Scalar360 screen: Open Registers and check POS is on — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

2Name the register and bind it to a warehouse

Under Basics, enter a Name such as Counter 2 and an optional short Code. Choose the Warehouse this counter sells from — stock for every sale is taken from there. Opening float is the cash suggested when a cashier opens a shift.

Scalar360 screen: Name the register and bind it to a warehouse — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

3Set up the receipt

Under Receipt, type your shop name, address and GSTIN in Header, one per line, and a thank-you note or return policy in Footer. Pick the Paper width of your thermal printer — 80 mm or 58 mm. The Receipt preview on the right updates as you type.

Scalar360 screen: Set up the receipt — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

4Choose what cashiers can do

Under Checkout behaviour, turn Line discounts, Price override, Require customer and Decimal quantities on or off for this till. Set the Default customer name (for example, Walk-in) and the Default payment method.

Scalar360 screen: Choose what cashiers can do — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

5Set limits and save

Max discount (%) caps the discount a cashier types on a line at this till — anything above it is rejected at checkout. Automatic offers don't count toward it. Turn on Blind close to hide the expected cash from the cashier while they count the drawer. Choose Save register.

Scalar360 screen: Set limits and save — Numbered outlines show what to click, in order.

Open a shiftStart the day at a counter by recording the cash float in the drawer. You can't sell until a shift is open.Reprint receipts and return itemsPrint an earlier sale's receipt again, set up the receipt printer, and take back items from a sale.

Still stuck? Contact our support team — or start a free trial to try this in your own company.