{"id":3950,"date":"2019-10-22T14:33:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/tutorial\/%d8%ba%d9%84%d9%82-%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b9\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:46:09","slug":"closing-a-pos-session","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/tutorial\/closing-a-pos-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing a POS Session"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When selling on the point of sale is finished, the POS session<\/strong> is closed, then validated by entering the amounts actually received and choosing the treasuries they’re delivered to. This guide explains the steps to close and validate the session, the journal entries created for cash or card sales (mada or cards), and the sides of each entry.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong> Make sure the Point of Sale<\/strong> app is enabled in your account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Contents<\/p>\n

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  1. Closing the POS session<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Validating the session close<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Changing the treasury that received a previous session’s amounts<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. When are POS journal entries created?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Journal entry sides for cash or card sales<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Journal entries when a journal entry per invoice is on<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Where do I find the session’s journal entries?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Notes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Closing the POS session<\/h2>\n
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    1. From the main menu, click POS<\/strong>, then POS Sessions<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. Open the session you want to close, and click Close Session<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    3. Set the Close Date<\/strong> and Close Time<\/strong>, and add Notes<\/strong> if you want.<\/li>\n
    4. Click Save<\/strong>. A message appears that the session was closed successfully, and its status changes to Closed<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Note:<\/strong> The close time can’t be before the session’s open time, or before the date of any invoice issued in it. If you closed the session by mistake, you can click Reopen Session<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

      Validating the session close<\/h2>\n

      Closing the session only stops selling on it, while validation<\/strong> is the step where the received amounts are recorded and the journal entries are created. If you have the validation permission, you go to the validation page automatically after closing, or click Validate Session<\/strong> from the session page.<\/p>\n

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      1. Review the session summary, then click Confirm<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      2. A window appears with a row for each payment method used in the session (such as cash, mada and cards), containing:\n