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# Chain of Custody report

Use **Chain of Custody report** to review custody history for tracked devices.

Use it when you need to:

* review location and custodian history
* search for specific custody records
* export custody data
* bulk update custody values with an import file

### Before you start

Confirm that you know:

* which devices or custody records you need to review
* whether you need to export data or upload a merge file
* whether the expected result is a review task or a bulk update task

### Open the report

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### 1. Open the report

Go to **Verifone Central** → **Device Management** → **Reports** → **Chain of Custody**.
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### 2. Review the records

Scan the visible custody list and confirm you are on the correct report.
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### 3. Narrow the result set

Use the available filters to focus on the custody records you need.
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### Use this report to

* view shipped device records
* search for specific devices
* export report data
* import merged updates

### What the report shows

Common output fields include:

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

Use these fields to trace where the device moved and who last handled it.

### Verify the result

After you review or filter the report, confirm that:

* the visible records match the devices or custody events you expected
* the result set is narrow enough before export
* the report is the correct source before you prepare an import update

### Related tasks

* [Export Chain of Custody report](/verifone-central-device-management/verifone-central/reports/device-management/chain-of-custody-report/export-chain-of-custody-report.md) — download the visible report data
* [Import Chain of Custody report data](/verifone-central-device-management/verifone-central/reports/device-management/chain-of-custody-report/import-chain-of-custody-report-data.md) — upload a template file to merge updates


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