Point of Sale

POS configuration, sessions and closing, payment methods, presets for dine-in/takeaway/delivery, restaurants, offline and hardware.

In this lesson

Configurations, sessions and payment methods
Odoo 20 presets, restaurant and loyalty
Hardware, IoT and closing discipline

Key points

pos.config per till; sessions open with float, close with count
Works offline and syncs
Odoo 20 presets switch fiscal position/pricelist for dine-in/takeaway/delivery
IoT Box (Obox management in Odoo 20); closing discipline

Real-world example

A Lagos restaurant chain had daily cash differences nobody could explain. Per-employee POS login, a fixed float, mandatory closing count and a 'cash difference' account the manager reviews daily made differences visible per cashier, and they fell by 90% within a month.

Questions and answers

How does POS behave without internet?

It continues selling offline and synchronises orders when back online.

What connects older hardware to POS?

The IoT Box.

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