A round-trip from warehouse to proctor's line and back — three actions, twenty iPads moving as one unit, eyes on every device at every handoff.
Long before the event, the warehouse pre-builds the unit. By the time it leaves the shelf, scanning is over.
Tech user gathers up to 20 devices and physically packs them into one container — the batch's home until the event.
Scan once to seal the contents. Each iPad is logged inside BATCH-A — at handoff, no one rescans the twenty.
The batch is bound to the event, venue, and the proctor's line. Routing decisions live with the unit, not in someone's head.
The batch sits on the shelf, cataloged and waiting. Anyone walking up sees its ID, count, destination — and that it's ready to move.
When the proctor arrives for their line, the batch leaves the warehouse — but not before a side-by-side physical inspection.
Tech user finds BATCH-A in the app and taps in. The detail view shows every iPad bound to that line.
Both parties present. Each iPad is inspected for damage, charge, accessories. The handoff doesn't move forward until both agree.
The tech user swipes the row to reveal the action and confirms. Timestamp is logged; the batch's custody flips from warehouse to LINE-3.
The batch is now in the proctor's custody. They carry it to their seats, deploy each iPad, and run the event.
When the event closes, the batch travels back. The same mandated check, in the opposite direction, closes the loop.
Exam ends. The proctor packs the iPads back into the container and walks BATCH-A to the tech user station.
Same inspection, opposite direction. New scratches, missing accessories, dead batteries — caught here, before the batch returns to the shelf.
The proctor swipes the row in the opposite direction and confirms. Timestamp logged; the batch's custody flips back to the warehouse.
The batch returns to its slot. Cycle complete; BATCH-A is ready to redeploy. The audit log holds both timestamps and both inspections.
Three quiet design decisions that keep batch handovers fast, honest, and accountable.
Twenty iPads, registered once. Handoff is a single tap, not twenty individual scans every time the unit changes hands.
Both parties physically inspect each iPad before either side accepts the handoff. Cracked screens, missing styluses, dead batteries — caught at the boundary, not in the middle of an exam.
Hand-out and hand-back are signed events. Who handed off, who received, when, which line. The chain of custody is intact long after the event closes.