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Floating vs. Fixed Tills

Understand how your till setup impacts reporting and choose the approach that fits your store's staffing and tracking needs.

Your store can choose till setups depending on how you manage staff and reporting:

  • Floating tills: The till stays with the register. Multiple cashiers may log in and out throughout the day.

  • Fixed tills: One cashier is assigned to a specific till and lane during their shift.

✏️ Note: Fixed tills do not mean the cashier physically takes the till with them. Instead, it refers to one till being assigned to one cashier for a shift.

Table of Contents

  1. Pros and Cons
  2. How Till Reports Work

Pros and Cons

 
Workflow Floating Tills Fixed Tills
Till behavior The till stays with the register while different cashiers log in and out. One cashier uses a single till during their shift, tied to a specific lane.
Cashier usage Multiple cashiers may share a till during a shift. Each cashier uses one till per shift.
Reporting focus Reports show session-level activity, not individual cashier actions. Reports can tie cash activity directly to the assigned cashier.
Pros
  • Fewer tills are needed.
  • Easier to swap shifts.
  • Simpler lane setup.
  • Detailed cashier accountability.
  • Useful for tracking over/short.
  • More control in high-volume stores.
Cons
  • Less visibility into individual cashier behavior.
  • Harder to identify over/short.
  • Requires more tills.
  • Additional setup at shift start/end.

Choosing a Till Setup

There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Each store should choose the till setup that best supports its team size, reporting needs, and workflows.

  • Floating tills may be a better fit for stores with smaller teams or fewer shifts per day.
  • Fixed tills can support higher-volume stores with more lanes, more staff, or frequent shift turnover, where individual accountability is important.

⚠️ Caution: Regardless of your setup, make sure your in-store process aligns with how Vori tracks till activity. Floating tills track by session, not by cashier.

How Till Reports Work

The Till Report provides a snapshot of all cash activity recorded during a till session, including sales, payments, and any over/short differences. You can print the report directly from the POS once a till is closed.

  • With floating tills, the report shows all activity by session, regardless of which cashier was logged in.

  • With fixed tills, one cashier is assigned per till, making it easier to tie report data to that specific person.

✏️ Note: Reports are based on till sessions. To see cashier-level activity, ensure one cashier is assigned per session. Learn more in the End of Day Reporting help center article.