Cash Drawer Setup and Options

If you have a single cash drawer at your business, you will not need to set up additional drawers; Orchid POS comes with one drawer by default. In Office > Back Office Settings > Setup Options, you will want to make sure that "Shared Drawer" is ...

Updated Apr 20, 2026 1206 views
Register Cash Drawers

If you have a single cash drawer at your business, you will not need to set up additional drawers; Orchid POS comes with one drawer by default.

In Office > Back Office Settings > Setup Options, you will want to make sure that "Shared Drawer" is turned on.

If you have multiple drawers, you have two options:

  • You can create a drawer that each salesperson is responsible for and will count in and out and the start and end of their shift (see Count In/Out)
  • You can create a drawer for each physical register station (for example: Front, Back; Aisles 1, 2, 3), with each getting counted at the start and end of day (see Count In/Out)
    • For drawers assigned to a physical location, you will click Remember Drawer Location the first time you log in to Orchid POS at a register station. Chrome will hold this setting unless cookies are cleared.


To create a new drawer:

  • Go to Office > Back Office Settings > Cash Drawer Options
  • If you are setting up a drawer for each physical register station, turn on "Remember Drawer Location."
  • Click NEW CASH DRAWER
  • Assign this drawer a name and, if you are creating a drawer for each employee, assign the an employee. Click Create to save the new drawer.

For a temporary multiple drawer situation see Track Money Received at a Temporary Offsite Location


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