Record a Cash End Balance for Tablet Terminals

Use these steps to record a tablet terminal's ending cash balance. Note: The cash acceptance feature must be enabled for tablets. See Enable or Disable Cash Acceptance Feature for Tablets to enable the feature.  

Record by Denomination Count

1. Log In to a Tablet Terminal.
2. Select Cash Balance. The cash balance panel opens. Note that only the Record Cash Drop function and Record Ending Balance function are enabled.
3. Select Record Ending Balance. The Edit Ending Balance panel opens.
4. In Enter balance by*, select Denomination count. The Edit Ending Balance panel displays specific entry fields for Bills and Coins.
5. For Bills, enter the quantity of each bill removed from the cash drawer: 1.00, 2.00, 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, and 50.00.
6. For Coins, enter the quantity of each coin removed from the cash drawer: 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.25, 0.50, and 1.00.
7. Select Submit. An Are you sure? dialog opens, stating, "Ending balance for <Terminal Name>: $235.00.".
8. Select Submit. The dialog closes, the Edit Ending Balance panel closes, and the Cash Balance panel opens.
9. In the cash balance transaction list, when the Start Balance and End Balance amounts mirror what the system tracked, the Adjustment column displays --. If the ending balance recorded is less than the amount the system tracked, the difference appears in the Adjustment column as a negative value. If the ending balance recorded is greater than the amount the system tracked, the difference appears as a positive value.

Record by Total Value

1. Log In to a Tablet Terminal.
2. Select Cash Balance. The cash balance panel opens. Note that only the Record Cash Drop function and Record Ending Balance function are enabled.
3. Select Record Ending Balance. The Edit Ending Balance panel opens.
4. In Enter balance by*, select Total value. The Edit Ending Balance panel displays a single Total (USD)* entry field.
5. In Total (USD)*, enter the total value of cash (bills + coins) removed from the cash drawer, for example, 235.
6. Select Submit. An Are you sure? dialog opens, stating, "Ending balance for <Terminal Name>: $235.00.".
7. Select Submit. The dialog closes, the Edit Ending Balance panel closes, and the Cash Balance panel opens.
8. In the cash balance transaction list, when the Start Balance and End Balance amounts mirror what the system tracked, the Adjustment column displays --. If the ending balance recorded is less than the amount the system tracked, the difference appears in the Adjustment column as a negative value. If the ending balance recorded is greater than the amount the system tracked, the difference appears as a positive value.