# Certification Bodies

The Certification Body area provides the ability to view all your accredited Certification Bodies and manage their information.

Certification Bodies are displayed in a summary list, where you can view the following data fields:

<figure><img src="/files/jl18XJqq7KlvcLOD7uLD" alt=""><figcaption><p>Certification Bodies listing page</p></figcaption></figure>

<table><thead><tr><th width="208">Column Name</th><th width="290">Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Activation Status</strong></td><td>IAF CertSearch account status of the CB</td><td><em>Active</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Unique ID</strong></td><td>The unique ID assigned to the CB</td><td><em>AB01CB00001</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Accreditation Status</strong></td><td>CB's accreditation status</td><td><em>Active</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certification Body</strong></td><td>Certification Body Name</td><td><em>Global Compliance Plus Pty Ltd.</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Economy</strong></td><td>Country where CB is located</td><td><em>Australia</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Participating</strong></td><td>Refers to the account activity in IAF CertSearch<br><br>To know more about Participating status, go to <a href="/pages/Cx70EMWWkKJErfrHpMk0">CB Participating Status Matrix</a></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2705">✅</span></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Conformance</strong></td><td>Refers to the data obligations per the IAF MD<br><br>To know more about Conformance status, go to <a href="/pages/Cx70EMWWkKJErfrHpMk0">CB Participating Status Matrix</a></td><td><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2705">✅</span></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Standards</strong></td><td>Number of standards the accreditation body has assigned to the Certification Body</td><td><em>10</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certified Entities</strong></td><td>Number of Certified Entities that have been uploaded</td><td><em>12,000</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certification</strong> </td><td>Number of certifications uploaded</td><td><em>16,820</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Updated at</strong></td><td>Last time the Certification Body account was updated by the Accreditation Body</td><td><em>20230122</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Created at</strong></td><td>Date the certification body account was added to the database</td><td><em>20210221</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

To know how to manage the Certification Body information, check the links below:

> [Add Certification Body](/accreditation-bodies/data-management/certification-bodies/add-cb.md)
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> [Edit Certification Body](/accreditation-bodies/data-management/certification-bodies/manage-cb-details.md)


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