> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ofatoura.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Shifts and Cash Register Overview

> Index for daily operations: shift open/close, cash register sessions, denominations, approvals, and register reports. Explain the relationship between shifts and the cash register module and the optional force-open-after-login policy. Link to children.

Index for daily operations: shift open/close, cash register sessions, denominations, approvals, and register reports. Explain the relationship between shifts and the cash register module and the optional force-open-after-login policy. Link to children.

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  <Card title="Opening, Closing, and Reviewing Shifts" icon="file-text" href="/operations/shifts">
    Cover Shift History (filter by status/date, open with starting cash, close with ending cash and notes), Shift Detail (sales/expenses/cash reconciliation, cash-in/cash-out transactions, queue/print the shift closing report), and the web Close Shift Wizard (denomination counts, expected vs counted variance, variance reason required over 1.00, manager override over threshold). Permissions: View Shifts, Open/Close Shift, Manager Override.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cash Register Sessions and Denominations" icon="list" href="/operations/cash-register-sessions">
    Document the Cashier Widget: open a register session with opening float (syncs to shift), record cash-in/cash-out/safe-drop with reasons (validated against expected cash), and close by counting denominations into pending\_approval. Cover Denominations management (active/inactive values per restaurant/branch, required before closing) and Cash Register Settings (force-open after login for selected roles). Permissions: Open Cash Register, Manage Cash Denominations, Manage Cash Register Settings.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cash Approvals, Dashboard, and Register Reports" icon="settings" href="/operations/cash-approvals-and-reports">
    Cover Cash Register Approvals (review pending\_approval sessions, filter by branch/date/cashier, approve or reject with reason), the Register Dashboard (today's cash sales/safe drops, discrepancy counts, averages, largest cash-out), and Reports (X/Z/Discrepancy/Cash Ledger/Cash In-Out with thermal/browser print and CSV/Excel export). Permissions: Approve Cash Register, View Cash Register Reports.
  </Card>
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