Blackpurl supports multiple cash drawers, which is useful when your dealership has separate point-of-sale sections — such as Parts, Merchandise, and Service — each responsible for balancing their own till at the end of the day. Setting up a separate cash drawer for each section makes end-of-day reconciliation simpler and more accurate.
Setting Up Multiple Cash Drawers
Cash drawer setup only needs to be done once, or whenever you need to add an additional drawer.
1. In the Blackpurl header, click your Profile icon, then select Settings.
2. From the System Settings dashboard, click Cash Drawers.
3. Blackpurl automatically creates a default cash drawer named Main cash drawer. It will already appear in your list.
4. To add a new cash drawer, click Create new drawer.
5. In the Add a new drawer dialog, enter a name for the drawer, then click Create.
6. Repeat this step for each additional drawer you need to set up.
Once all drawers have been created, they will all appear in your cash drawers list.
Managing Cash Drawers
This section covers how cash drawers behave after setup, including status, editing, and how users select their default drawer at checkout.
Each cash drawer displays its current status. Active drawers are labelled Active.
To edit a drawer's name, click the pencil (edit) icon next to the drawer. The Edit Cash Drawer dialog will open. Make your changes, then click Save.
The first time a user clicks CHECKOUT on a Customer Order after multiple cash drawers have been set up, they will be prompted to select their default cash drawer.
After selecting a drawer, the user clicks CONFIRM. From that point on, the checkout screen will default to their selected cash drawer automatically. For example, if a user sets their default to Parts Counter, that drawer will be pre-selected each time they check out.
If a user moves to a different section of the dealership and needs to switch drawers, they can click change in the checkout screen to select a different cash drawer for that workstation.
Preserving Browser Cookies for Cash Drawer Assignments
Blackpurl stores each user's cash drawer assignment using browser cookies. If cookies are cleared, the drawer assignment is lost. Follow the steps below for your browser to make sure cookies are preserved.
Google Chrome
1. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of Chrome, then select Settings.
2. On the Settings page, click Advanced.
3. Under Privacy and security, select Site Settings.
4. Under the Permissions section, click Cookies and keep the cookie settings as they appear by default — do not disable cookies.
5. If you ever clear your browsing history, make sure the Cookies and other site data checkbox is not checked. Clearing cookies will remove your cash drawer assignment.
Firefox
1. Click the Firefox menu in the top-right corner of the browser and select Options.
2. In the Options menu, select Privacy & Security.
3. Scroll to the Cookies and Site Data section. Make sure the Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed checkbox is unchecked.
4. Scroll to the History section. If you choose to clear your browser history, make sure the Cookies checkbox is unchecked before clearing.
Other Browsers
For instructions on preserving cookies in other browsers, refer to the guide at https://kb.iu.edu/d/ajfi.