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End of day XZ read discrepancies

Last verified: 2026-03-06

Back Office

  • Store: Reporting > Sales Reports > Operations Report > Select  Period > Update

|| Firstly check that the Gross Total matches the Payments Summary Total In, if the two figures match then there is no discrepancy. If there is a Short or Over discrepancy, go to:

  • Sales Reports > Daily Cash Variance Select  Period > Update

  • Select Shift Id (to investigate)

Examine the report for date selected under these areas. 

SALES

ADJUSTMENTS

TENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Ensure figures tally up.i,e The SUM of the tender breakdown + the adjustments EQUAL the Total Sales.

  • If there are any discrepancies further analysis is required.

Through a matter of elimination look at the elements in TENDER BREAKDOWN in order to locate possible cause for the discrepancy. 

  • Cash - Verify cash in till is equal to the actual Cash declared by the staff.

  • Card - Verify card payments total is equal to the total logged with with transaction provider.

  • Credit - Scrutinise credit payments to ensure that they were in fact made on credit ( Sales Reports > Credit Sales)

| If Cash is over - It is possible that some orders were marked as Paid by Credit, but in fact were not and instead Cash payments were taken.

  • if you would like to drill down into the individual orders please check the order history. Back office > Reporting > Sales ReportsOrder history
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