It is possible to set a till so that it logs off automatically after a pre-determined time of inactivity. For security reasons you may not want an unattended till left logged in. This is what you do –
1. In the top bar, type in \\TILL as below, then press enter
2. The Edit Computer Screen appears , toward the foot you will see –
3. Click on the drop down arrow next to “Never” and the following list appears –
4. the word you leave in the box means the following –
- Never – the till will not auto log off
- IfEmpty – the till will log off after a number of seconds, only when there are no sales transactions pending in the sales field, i.e. we are part way through serving a customer
- Always – the till will log off after a number of seconds, irrespective of the previous activity
Click on the word you want to put it in the box
5. Calculate the number of seconds you want before log off, e.g. 5 minutes = 300, 10 minutes = 600 etc. and input into the “LogOff (secs)” box.
6. Press “OK” button in the bottom right hand corner
7. Take care not to set the till as Log Off if Empty, with a time of 0 seconds!