The fiscal Shifts Report shows when employees started and ended their shift, how many receipts were generated and the total sales and payments during a selected shift or time period.
Accessing the Shift reports
To access the Shift reports:
- Log in to the Back Office using your Lightspeed credentials.
- Select Reports > Reports from the navigation menu.
- Click Shift report in the Fiscal Reports section.
- Use the drop-down menu and calendar icon in the upper-right corner to change the report's time period.
- Click any row on the table to see a Shift report preview.
Understanding the Shift report table
| Column | Description |
| Types |
There are three types of reports.
Note: If a user takes payment on a device not linked to a cash drawer, information related to payment methods will be stored in the User report. If, however, the device is linked to a cash drawer that's set up to receive the payment method in question, the payment appears in the Drawer report. |
| Started | Date and hour when the report was created. |
| Ended | Date and hour when the report was closed. |
| Device | Active POS device that created the report. |
| Staff | POS user who created the report. |
| Open | Number of accounts that remained open after the Shift report closed. |
| Total sales | Gross earnings based on your sales. |
| Total payments | Total number of takings. |
What's next?
The reports linked below are additional Fiscal Reports:
The Fiscal Summary gives a high-level overview of all sales, taxes, and receipts created during the selected time period.
The Fiscal Report gives a detailed view of all sales, taxes, and receipts created during the selected time period.
Use the Cash drawer report to calculate the cash amount to deposit at your bank after deducting tips and changes.