Shift & Day End: Complete Guide Use shifts to track register activity and cash accountability during part of a business day. Use day end to finalize the whole business date after its shifts are finished. In this book Choose individual or shared cash drawers. Open a shift with counted or manually entered starting cash. Close a shift, record leaving cash, and review differences. Close the business day manually or schedule automatic day end. Manage denominations and customize the shift closing receipt. A calendar day and a business day do not have to match exactly. A store may operate a 12-hour day, a 24-hour day, or across midnight. The POS groups activity under the active business date and its day end.