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# Perform blind closeouts

For security reasons, the best practice for counting cash drawers is to remove them from the POS lane and count them out of the sight of customers - preferably in a secure back office. If this is the practice in your store, you will perform a blind closeout at the end of your shift, remove your cash drawer, log out of POS, and then take your cash drawer to a secure location to count it.

{% hint style="info" %}
You must have the **Allowed to perform Closeouts** permission to perform blind closeouts in POS.
{% endhint %}

1. Tap **Operations** | **Batch** | **Blind Closeout**.
2. Tap **Yes** to confirm that you want to continue with the blind closeout.
3. Tap **Yes** to print a receipt. The cash drawer will open. Remove your cash drawer.
4. Log out of POS.
5. Follow your store's procedures for counting your cash drawer, entering closing cash amounts, and generating X reports and Z reports.


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