Running multiple checkout lanes on SamcoPOS

When the Saturday queue backs up past the bread shelf, the answer is a second lane — not a second license fee. Here's how a multi-lane shop actually runs on SamcoPOS, from opening the float to the end-of-day Z report.

Every device is its own named register

Each till device — a laptop at the main counter, a tablet on the express lane — signs into your store and picks up its own named register: Lane 1, Lane 2, Express, whatever fits your floor. The device remembers which register it is, and you manage the list under Settings → Registers: add a register when you set up a new lane, rename it, or retire one you no longer use.

Because every register is separate, every register gets its own cash drawer and its own reports. Lane 2's drawer being short never muddies Lane 1's count.

Floats, X reports, and the Z

A lane's day follows the routine most shopkeepers already know:

• Open the till with a counted opening float.
• X report any time mid-shift — a snapshot of the session so far, without resetting anything.
• Z report to close: the cashier counts the drawer blind, and SamcoPOS compares the count against what it expected — opening float, plus cash sales net of change, plus any float top-ups, minus payouts — and records the over/short variance.

Cash movements in between — a no-sale drawer opening, adding change, a payout — are recorded against that register's session, so the variance math stays honest per lane.

Cashiers clock in with a PIN — at any lane

Staff don't share one login. A cashier clocks into a lane with their own PIN, and every sale they ring is attributed to them. Actions their role doesn't allow — a void, a no-sale — prompt for a manager's PIN override right at the till, so the queue keeps moving and the exception is still recorded.

The activity log keeps everyone honest

With more lanes and more hands on the tills, owners and managers can review the activity log under Settings: voids, price overrides, cash movements, register open/close, and staff changes, each recorded with who did it. It's a record the till writes itself — not one anyone edits after the fact.

Small things that matter in a real queue

• The cart survives. If a browser reloads or someone navigates away mid-sale, the in-progress cart is still there when the till comes back.
• Receipts know the tender. Cash and cheque sales print automatically and open the drawer; card sales let the cashier choose — print the receipt or email it to the customer.
• A dropped connection doesn't stop cash. If the internet blips, cash sales keep ringing, are held safely on the device, and sync to the cloud when you're back online.

And no per-terminal license fees

Imported POS systems typically charge a license fee for every extra terminal. SamcoPOS doesn't. The Standard plan covers up to 3 lanes and Multi-Store covers up to 8 across your locations — adding a lane is a hardware decision, not a subscription negotiation. Running more than 8 lanes or a franchise? Talk to us.