Certification Authority

A certification authority is a body that issues certificates: an ISO body, a halal authority, a product standards board.

Where

Organizational Structure › Certification (OSAU)

Who uses it

The implementation consultant or the system administrator

When

Once, while the company is being set up, and whenever a new one is needed

Needs first

Nothing

What it is for

Authorities are picked on each line of Certification.

Every field in plain words

General

Field	What it means	What to put
Certification Authority	The code that identifies the certification authority. You type it on New, before Create.	Required. A short code; it cannot be changed once the record exists.
Name	The name of the certification authority, shown next to the code wherever it is picked.	Required.
Related To Government	The authority is a government body.	Nothing reads it today.
Primary For Country	The main authority of its country.	Nothing reads it today.

How to configure it

The screen allows import, so a long list can be loaded from a file instead of typed. Which fields are required, greyed, hidden or pre-filled for a company is set on Organizational Structure Setting, in its Default Parameters grid, and one user can differ through User Parameter Value.

What it is connected to

• Picked on these company setup screens: Certification.

If something looks wrong

• Save refuses because the code already exists. Codes are unique. Open the existing record from the list instead, or pick another code.