Workflow story

Close-Out: Sign Off the Day

Follow day-end review across checks, payments, time cards, tips, waste, manager sign-off, and owner exception review.

Surfaces involved

One story crossing 6 product areas

  1. ChecksPOS
  2. PaymentsPayments
  3. LaborLabor
  4. TipsTipping
  5. WasteInventory
  6. Sign-offReporting

Open-check close

4 open checks cleared before sign-off

The manager starts with checks that can still change the day, not a stale sales total.

POS closeBlocking itemsDay-end control

Open

4 checks

Blocking sign-off

Cleared

0 remaining

All tenders posted

Risk

None

No stale check total

Frame 1GM / ServerPOS

Open checks are cleared before sign-off

The manager starts close-out with the checks that can still change the day, not a stale sales total.

Open checks4 open -> 0 blocking close-out
Open order close-out
Frame 2GMPayments

Payments match deposits and refunds

Card batches, refunds, disputes, and provider references stay searchable before the manager marks the day complete.

Payments$18,412 captured · $64 refunded · batch balanced
Open payment transactions
Frame 3GM / BartenderLabor

Labor exceptions and tips are reviewed together

Late starts, role transfers, and tip pool totals are reviewed in one control pass so payroll is not surprised tomorrow.

Review queue2 labor exceptions · $1,184 tips ready
Open time cards
Frame 4GMInventory

Waste explains the inventory variance

The day's spoilage and comp reasons become part of the close-out story instead of a disconnected note.

Variance explanation$83.40 waste · 2 comps · mozzarella variance resolved
Open waste capture
Frame 5GMReporting

The manager signs off the day

Sign-off records who approved the operating day, which exceptions remain, and what is ready for accounting.

Close-outSigned 11:42 PM · 1 owner review item
Open close-out
Frame 6OwnerReporting

The owner reviews only what needs attention

The next morning view starts from exceptions and source links, not a pile of screenshots from the closing manager.

Owner queue1 refund exception · 0 unapproved tip runs · deposits balanced

Story-only frame; no live-demo route is exposed for this off-system step.

Open checks are cleared before sign-off. GM / Server.

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