Step away from the till and come back to your cart
A till left alone, a long day, a wrong PIN. These controls keep the cart, the held sales and the till as they were, and keep the wrong person out.
3 things it does
Step away from the till, and your cart is still there when you come back
In every edition
Can I lock the till when I step away, without closing it? Yes. Locking keeps the cart, held sales and the open register session as they were. The lock screen shows the business, branch, register and the locked user.
Without it
A cashier has a customer's sale half built and must leave the counter for a moment. Clearing the cart or handing the till over feels like losing the sale.
With it
Lock the till and the cart, the held sales and the open till session stay exactly as they were. The same person unlocks it, or another person can switch in.
Use the menu to lock the till without closing it. Your cart and held sales stay as they were, and the till session stays open. Locking works without the internet.
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The till locks itself when left alone, but not while a payment is open
In every edition
Will the till lock itself if the cashier walks away? Yes, after a period of inactivity. The shop sets the lock time for the whole business and can turn the automatic lock off.
Without it
A till left signed in while you are in the stockroom stays open to whoever comes to the counter next.
With it
After a period of no use, the till warns you and then locks itself. It does not lock while a payment is open, and your cart is kept.
The shop sets how long the till may be left without use, for the whole business. Before it locks, the till warns you. It does not lock while a payment dialog is open, so a payment is not caught halfway.
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Too many wrong sign-ins lock that person out, on this computer only
In every edition
What happens if someone keeps getting the sign-in wrong? After repeated failed sign-ins, that user is locked out on that device, but the last Administrator is never locked out for good. A failed sign-in does not say whether the name or the password was wrong.
Without it
Someone who keeps getting a password wrong at the counter could keep guessing. Without a limit, nothing stops the next guess.
With it
After repeated failed sign-ins, that person is locked out on this computer. The lock is for one user, and the last administrator is never locked out for good.
After several failed sign-ins, the till locks that user out on that computer. The lock is for that one person, not the whole shop.
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