A day in Bola 8 POS has three parts: open the register (caja), sell, close the register. Here is the whole day, start to finish. Runbooks give you the short checklist version.
Morning: open the register
- Sign in. Pick your name, type your PIN, enter your Opening cash and press Start shift.
- A manager or admin opens Staff from Home. In the Caja panel press Open Caja, enter the Opening Cash counted in the drawer and confirm.
- The caja shows Open. Checkout is now ready. Without an open caja the app will not let you charge a sale.
Your first sale
- Open Checkout. You will see Scanner ready.
- Scan a product. It appears in the Cart. Scan it again to add another, or use the plus and minus on the line.
- No barcode? Type in Search products and tap the product.
- For something sold by weight, tap the product, type the weight in Enter weight and press Add to cart.
- Press Process payment.
- Choose Cash. Tap one of the quick amounts or type the Amount tendered. The app shows the Change due. Press Process payment.
- The receipt prints (or press Download PDF). Press Done. You are back at an empty cart.
Card, transfer and split payments
- Card: charge the customer on your bank terminal first, then choose Terminal in the POS, add the reference if you like, and press Confirm card payment.
- Bank transfer: the app gives you a Reference Code. The customer types it in the numeric reference of their transfer. The sale stays pending until a manager confirms it in Payments → Bank Transfers.
- Split payment: part cash, part card. Turn on Split payment and add up to four rows.
During the day
- Took money out for ice or paid a delivery in cash? On Staff → Caja, press Register Expense / Income so your closing count adds up.
- A customer returns something: a manager processes it from Payments — see Process a refund.
- Need a copy of a receipt? Payments, pick the sale, Reprint.
Night: close the register
- Count the cash in the drawer.
- A manager opens Staff → Caja and presses Close Caja. Enter the Closing Cash Count and any notes.
- The app shows the reconciliation: opening cash, cash sales, expected in drawer, counted, and the Variance. Press Print Summary if you want it on paper.
- Each cashier presses Clock Out on the Staff screen, enters their closing cash count, and signs out.
Checklists: Open the day and Close the day.