Fiscal Years and Working Periods
Open and close POS working periods and understand the controls around active business dates.
Start a POS Working Period
How to Start a POS Working Period in Muhasib ERP
Overview
This guide will help you start the working period required for needed POS operations.
Muhasib creates a work-period record and marks it active. A concurrent attempt is rejected when another user has already started one.
Who can do this
You need access to Access to Working Period and the required POS/register operation permissions.
Before you start
Confirm the active fiscal year, company, location, terminal, business date, and that another user has not already started the period.
Where to find it
Back Office → Sales & Customers → Working Period.
Start a POS Working Period
Step 1: Open Working Period
Step 2: Review the current status and timestamp
Step 3: If no period is active, choose Start Period
Step 4: Wait for the successful-start message
Step 5: Open the required POS register through its supported workflow
Check your work
Reopen Working Period and confirm Active status/start time. Confirm authorized POS entry can proceed.
If something goes wrong
- If already started, refresh rather than creating another period.
- If the fiscal year is missing, configure it before transactions.
Related guides
- Create and Activate a Fiscal Year
- End a POS Working Period
- Create a POS Sale
- Sign Out and Exit Muhasib ERP Safely
What to do next
End a POS Working Period
How to End a POS Working Period in Muhasib ERP
Overview
This guide will help you close all POS registers and end the active working period safely.
Muhasib records the period end. It refuses to end while one or more POS registers remain open and can detect if another user ended it concurrently.
Who can do this
You need access to Working Period access and permission to close relevant POS registers.
Before you start
Finish or hold active sales correctly, compare and confirm drawers/registers, print required closing reports, and make sure all terminals have synchronized permitted work.
Where to find it
Back Office → Sales & Customers → Working Period.
End a POS Working Period
Step 1: Close every POS register belonging to the current work period
Step 2: Open Working Period and confirm the active period
Step 3: Choose End Period
Step 4: Confirm the ending prompt
Step 5: If Muhasib reports open registers, cancel and close each named/affected
If Muhasib reports open registers, cancel and close each named/affected register.
Step 6: Retry and wait for the successful-end message
Check your work
Confirm inactive/ended status and compare and confirm the Daily Closing or working-period sales report.
If something goes wrong
- Do not force-close Muhasib to bypass open registers.
- If another user ended the period, refresh and check reports rather than retrying.