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# Reports

Use **Reports** to review operational activity, device data, and chain of custody output.

Use it when you need to:

* trace user or system activity in **Audit Log**
* review device-level report output
* export or bulk update chain of custody data

### Available reports

This section includes:

* [Audit log](/verifone-central-device-management/verifone-central/reports/audit-log.md) — review chronological events and filter by interval, organization, user, or event type
* [Device management](/verifone-central-device-management/verifone-central/reports/device-management.md) — open report pages for chain of custody and device data

### Choose the right report

Use **Audit log** when you need activity history.

Use **Device management** when you need device records, custody output, or report exports.

### Open Reports

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### 1. Open Device Management

Go to **Verifone Central** → **Device Management**.
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### 2. Open Reports

Select **Reports**.
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### 3. Choose the report area

Select **Audit Log** or **Device Management** based on the outcome you need.
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### What each report gives you

#### Audit Log

Use **Audit Log** to review events by:

* time interval
* organization
* user
* event type

#### Chain of Custody report

Use **Chain of Custody report** to review device custody history, export report data, or bulk update chain of custody values.

Common fields include:

* event date
* serial number
* tamper evident label serial number
* role
* custodian
* location
* address
* status

#### Device report

Use **Device report** to review device-level report output and export it in **CSV** format.

Common fields include:

* serial number
* tamper evident label serial number
* status
* model ID
* event date
* unique device ID
* role
* custodian
* location
* address

### Verify the result

After you open a report, confirm that:

* you selected the correct report type
* the visible data matches the scope you expected
* any export or import action uses the right report page

### Result

You can choose the right report page before you filter, export, or update report data.

### Next steps

* [Audit log](/verifone-central-device-management/verifone-central/reports/audit-log.md) — review activity history
* [Device management](/verifone-central-device-management/verifone-central/reports/device-management.md) — open device-focused reports


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