diff --git a/src/app/api/delivery-notes/[id]/ocr-result/route.ts b/src/app/api/delivery-notes/[id]/ocr-result/route.ts
index 8c673ef..9f96f46 100644
--- a/src/app/api/delivery-notes/[id]/ocr-result/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/delivery-notes/[id]/ocr-result/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { pbAdmin } from "@/lib/pb";
+import { nextBatchState, MAX_ATTEMPTS } from "@/lib/batch-state";
 import type { PurchaseOrderItemRecord } from "@/lib/pb-types";
 
 /**
@@ -185,6 +186,16 @@ export async function POST(
     });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error("[dn-ocr-result] dn update failed:", err);
+    // The DN update failed — mark the batch as failed/dead so the
+    // operator dashboard reflects the broken state instead of leaving
+    // it pending forever. n8n's next poll would otherwise re-process
+    // this row indefinitely.
+    await updateBatchRow(pb, dnId, {
+      status: "failed",
+      attempts: 1,
+      lastError:
+        err instanceof Error ? err.message : "dn_update_failed (unknown)",
+    });
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : "dn_update_failed" },
       { status: 500 },
@@ -195,6 +206,14 @@ export async function POST(
   // The manual tier gets no items — the user will fill them in via the
   // exception inbox.
   if (tier === "manual") {
+    // Mark the linked data_import_batches row processed (the OCR
+    // ran fine; we just couldn't auto-extract items). Search by
+    // processed_record_id so we don't depend on a relation field.
+    await updateBatchRow(pb, dnId, {
+      status: "processed",
+      attempts: 1,
+      lastError: null,
+    });
     return NextResponse.json({
       ok: true,
       tier,
@@ -296,6 +315,16 @@ export async function POST(
     }
   }
 
+  // 9. Mark the linked data_import_batches row processed. Single
+  // authoritative place to do this — the n8n workflow no longer
+  // patches PB directly, so this is the source of truth for batch
+  // lifecycle.
+  await updateBatchRow(pb, dnId, {
+    status: "processed",
+    attempts: 1,
+    lastError: null,
+  });
+
   return NextResponse.json({
     ok: true,
     tier,
@@ -305,6 +334,68 @@ export async function POST(
   });
 }
 
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Update the data_import_batches row linked to this DN.              */
+/*                                                                     */
+/* Lookups by `processed_record_id` (set by the upload route) so we    */
+/* don't need a relation field on delivery_notes. Tolerates a missing */
+/* row (older DNs uploaded before the batch-tracking migration will  */
+/* not have one) by silently no-op'ing — those rows are simply not   */
+/* tracked in the imports view.                                       */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+async function updateBatchRow(
+  pb: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof pbAdmin>>,
+  dnId: string,
+  opts: {
+    status: "processed" | "failed" | "dead" | "processing";
+    attempts?: number;
+    lastError: string | null;
+  },
+): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    const batches = await pb
+      .collection("data_import_batches")
+      .getFullList({
+        filter: `processed_record_id='${dnId}' AND batch_type='delivery_notes'`,
+        fields: "id,attempts",
+        perPage: 5,
+      });
+    if (batches.length === 0) {
+      // Older DN without a batch row — nothing to update.
+      return;
+    }
+    const batch = batches[0];
+    const priorAttempts = (batch.attempts ?? 0) + (opts.attempts ?? 0);
+    // For "processed" we always win (the OCR succeeded). For failure
+    // paths the caller passes status=failed and we apply the
+    // nextBatchState machine to decide if this attempt is terminal.
+    const nextStatus =
+      opts.status === "processed"
+        ? "processed"
+        : opts.status === "processing"
+          ? "processing"
+          : nextBatchState({
+              lastResult: "fail",
+              attempts: priorAttempts,
+            });
+    const now = new Date().toISOString();
+    await pb.collection("data_import_batches").update(batch.id, {
+      status: nextStatus,
+      attempts: priorAttempts,
+      last_attempt_at: now,
+      processed_at: opts.status === "processed" ? now : undefined,
+      last_error: opts.lastError ? opts.lastError.slice(0, 1900) : null,
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Never let batch-update failures mask the real OCR result. Log
+    // and move on — the DN itself has already been updated.
+    console.warn(
+      `[dn-ocr-result] batch update failed for dn=${dnId}:`,
+      err,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 /* Tiny type-safe coercion helpers                                    */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
diff --git a/src/app/api/delivery-notes/[id]/slip/route.ts b/src/app/api/delivery-notes/[id]/slip/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a747448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/delivery-notes/[id]/slip/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { pbAdmin } from "@/lib/pb";
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/delivery-notes/[id]/slip
+ *
+ * Proxies the slip file for a delivery note. Used by the n8n OCR
+ * pipeline so it can fetch the file with the shared ingest secret
+ * instead of embedding the PocketBase admin JWT in workflow headers
+ * (which would leak the god-mode token if the workflow JSON ever
+ * got exported, screenshotted, or shared).
+ *
+ * Auth: `x-ingest-secret: ${N8N_INGEST_SECRET}` (same as the other
+ * n8n callbacks). Path param `id` is the delivery_note id.
+ *
+ * The admin token stays on the server. We fetch the DN record to
+ * resolve the slip filename, then stream the file bytes back.
+ */
+export async function GET(
+  request: Request,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> },
+) {
+  // 1. Auth
+  const secret = request.headers.get("x-ingest-secret");
+  if (!secret || secret !== process.env.N8N_INGEST_SECRET) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  const { id: dnId } = await params;
+  if (!dnId || !/^[a-z0-9]{15}$/i.test(dnId)) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "invalid_dn_id" }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  const pb = await pbAdmin();
+
+  // 2. Resolve the slip filename from the DN record.
+  let slipImage: string;
+  try {
+    const dn = await pb
+      .collection("delivery_notes")
+      .getOne(dnId, { fields: "slip_image" });
+    if (!dn.slip_image) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: "no_slip_image" },
+        { status: 404 },
+      );
+    }
+    slipImage = dn.slip_image;
+  } catch {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "dn_not_found" }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+
+  // 3. Stream the file bytes from PocketBase back to the caller. Use
+  // the SDK's file helper so we get the right base URL + auth without
+  // hardcoding the PB URL here.
+  try {
+    const pbUrl = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_POCKETBASE_URL;
+    if (!pbUrl) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: "pb_url_not_configured" },
+        { status: 500 },
+      );
+    }
+    const fileUrl = `${pbUrl}/api/files/delivery_notes/${dnId}/${slipImage}`;
+    // pbAdmin() returns the pocketbase JS Client with admin auth
+    // already attached, so its buildUrl() helper produces the right
+    // signed URL. We then strip the host so we can fetch via fetch()
+    // with the Authorization header re-attached.
+    const token = pb.authStore.token;
+    const fileRes = await fetch(fileUrl, {
+      headers: { Authorization: token },
+    });
+    if (!fileRes.ok) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { error: "slip_fetch_failed", status: fileRes.status },
+        { status: 502 },
+      );
+    }
+    const contentType =
+      fileRes.headers.get("content-type") ?? "application/octet-stream";
+    const body = await fileRes.arrayBuffer();
+    return new NextResponse(body, {
+      status: 200,
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": contentType,
+        // n8n downloads as binary; force a download-disposition with
+        // the original filename so the workflow's binary metadata
+        // carries a sensible name.
+        "Content-Disposition": `attachment; filename="${slipImage}"`,
+        "Cache-Control": "no-store",
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[dn-slip] proxy error:", err);
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : "slip_proxy_failed" },
+      { status: 500 },
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/api/delivery-notes/upload/route.ts b/src/app/api/delivery-notes/upload/route.ts
index a4753ae..8245d3a 100644
--- a/src/app/api/delivery-notes/upload/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/delivery-notes/upload/route.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
       processing_status: "pending",
     });
 
+    // Create a data_import_batches row so the n8n OCR pipeline (and
+    // the dashboard's "imports" view) can track this upload through
+    // pending → processed/failed/dead. The row is linked back to the
+    // delivery_note via `processed_record_id` so the OCR result route
+    // can find it without a relation field on delivery_notes.
+    try {
+      await pb.collection("data_import_batches").create({
+        batch_type: "delivery_notes",
+        content_type: file.type || "application/octet-stream",
+        status: "pending",
+        attempts: 0,
+        date_uploaded: new Date().toISOString(),
+        uploaded_by: "web-upload",
+        original_file: file,
+        processed_record_id: dn.id,
+      });
+    } catch (batchErr) {
+      // Don't fail the upload if the batch row can't be created — the
+      // DN is already persisted and the OCR pipeline can still pick
+      // it up via processing_status='pending'. The batch row is just
+      // a tracking convenience.
+      console.warn(
+        "[dn-upload] failed to create data_import_batches row:",
+        batchErr,
+      );
+    }
+
     return NextResponse.json({
       id: dn.id,
       deliveryNoteNumber: deliveryNoteNumber || "",