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title: "Multiple Sales in Parallel"
description: "How to work with several sales open at the same time in POS."
keywords: ["pos", "multiple sales", "tabs", "parallel"]
lastUpdated: "2026-09-21"
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# Multiple Sales in Parallel

Sarah's POS allows you to work with **multiple sales open in parallel**, each in its own tab.  
This is especially useful in businesses with high turnover or when more than one customer takes time to decide.

## How do sale tabs work?

- Each tab represents an **ongoing sale**.
- You can switch from one tab to another without losing loaded products.
- The system preserves:
  - Products in cart.
  - Selected customer (if any).
  - Applied discounts and promotions.

## Create a new sale

1. From the main POS screen, click **"New sale"** (or the equivalent button in your interface).
2. A new empty tab will open.
3. Start loading products and follow the usual collection flow.

You can repeat this process to open as many simultaneous sales as your operation requires.

## Switch between open sales

- Click on the corresponding tab to switch sales.
- You'll immediately see the cart and information for that operation.

This allows you, for example, to:

- Pause a sale while the customer goes to get an additional product.
- Serve another quick customer without losing the previous one's context.

## Close a sale

When you complete collection:

1. The sale is marked as **completed**.
2. **That tab closes.** Focus goes to the **next local** pending sale (the neighboring tab), not to a web/pipeline order. A blank cart opens only when no local sale remains.
3. Other tabs (local or web) can stay in the strip. A web order does not take focus unless you select it.
4. Stock and cash register are updated accordingly.

## Do tabs show up at another point of sale?

- **Not live.** Each register has its own screen; tabs are not copied while both are open.
- When you open or reload POS, pending sales **with products** return for **your user** at the **shift’s store**. An **administrator** also sees pending sales from **every user** at that store (so they can charge them; those tabs do not take focus on their own). Local pending sales with **no store** (parked without an open shift) also restore. **Administrator** and **cashier** also see **web/pipeline** orders, even when the order has no store. **Salesperson** and **junior salesperson** do not see those web orders or other people’s sales. Nobody sees another **location’s** tickets on this register.
- An empty cart is not saved.
- Each cashier signs in with **their own user** (not a shared login).

## Operational recommendations

- Avoid leaving tabs open for long periods unnecessarily to maintain operational control.
- Ensure each user knows how to correctly identify the tab of the customer they're serving.
- Use names or quick references (when the interface allows) to distinguish special sales.