Certification properties

Name

The unique name for the certification.

The name cannot be edited once the certification is added and saved.

Max level

Defines the maximum number of qualification levels for this certification.

A value of 1 means that there is one level: any users that are assigned to the certification are qualified. This is because any user that is assigned to a certification must have at least the minimum value of 1 defined as their level.

A value of 2 or more means that different levels of user qualification can be applied to an action that has the certification.

Audit

Controls whether the certification is an access or audit certification.

If not selected, the certification is an access certification. It restricts user access to performing certain actions, as described in How Access Certifications Work.

Also, if the Audit option is not selected, the sign-off properties are hidden, the Available to Attributes property is available, and the Available to Log Data property is not available.

If selected, the certification requires that the action to which it is assigned requires one or more users to perform a sign-off to complete the action, as described in How Audit Certifications Work.

Also, if the Audit option is selected, the sign-off properties appear, the Available to Attributes property is not available, and the Available to Log Data property is available.

Permanent

If selected, the qualification for any users who are assigned to this certification never expires.

If not selected, the Expires after property appears.

Expires after (days)

Appears only if the Permanent option is not selected.

The maximum number of days at which the certification expires for a user once the certification is assigned to the user.

The actual expiration date for the user is entered in the user's Expiry column on the Users tab. The actual date can be any date between the current date and the date that is the number of days entered here after the current date. For example, if the value entered here is 365, then the certification's expiry date for a user that is assigned on May 1 can be any date from May 1 to April 30 of the following year.

Available to Operations

If selected, this certification can be assigned to operations.

Available to Operation Steps

If selected, this certification can be assigned to operation steps.

Available to Producing Items

If selected, this certification can be assigned to items that are produced.

Available to Consuming Items

If selected, this certification can be assigned to items that are consumed.

Note: Consuming Items certifications are currently not implemented.

Available to Attributes

Available only if the Audit option is not selected.

Note: Attribute certifications are currently not implemented.

Available to Log Data

Available only if the Audit option is selected.

If selected, this certification can be assigned to a data log group when it is assigned to an operation, operation step, or job step created for a job.

Number of Signoffs Required

Appears only if the Audit option is selected.

Defines how many qualified users must sign off on an action to which this certification is assigned for the action to be completed.

Requires Signoff Comment

Appears only if the Audit option is selected.

If selected, a user that is signing off on an action to which this certification is assigned must enter comments to complete the certification sign‑off.

Signoff Notes

Appears only if the Audit option is selected.

Enter notes here that will be displayed in the certification sign‑off window for the user to read prior to signing off. An example is a description of the requirements that must be met to qualify the action for sign-off.

Cert_Type spare 1 to Cert_Type spare 4

Optional, user-definable fields for this certification.