# Certification Body Templates

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[Certification Body Fields Glossary](/accreditation-bodies/iaf-certsearch-data-structure/certification-body-fields-glossary.md)
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### Downloadable Templates

For certification body data to be successfully imported into the IAF CertSearch database, the data must be formatted according to the provided templates.

#### Latest version - Summary <a href="#download-templates" id="download-templates"></a>

> version number: 2.0
>
> Release note: IAF CertSearch Release - TBD

<table data-card-size="large" data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards" data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Download template: <a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/2.0/ab_cbs.xlsx">version 2.0</a></p><p><br><strong>Excel Help Guides</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/2.0/ab_cbs_sample.xlsx">View Excel Sample</a></li><li><a href="/pages/29qqe0X7UBojsXf2p27V">How to manage CB data in Excel</a></li><li><a href="https://support.iafcertsearch.org/accreditation-bodies/data-management/import-certification/certification-file-templates/excel-general-rules">Excel General Rules</a></li></ul></td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/2.3/ab_cbs_sample.xlsx">View Excel Sample</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/GJSOLrT7GxMSpuxrCap1">/files/GJSOLrT7GxMSpuxrCap1</a></td></tr><tr><td><p>Download template: <a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/2.0/ab_cbs.xml">version 2.0</a></p><p><br><strong>XML Help Guides</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/2.0/ab_cbs_sample.xml">View XML Sample</a></li><li><a href="/pages/MZH0jENsWaM32YktFMbP">How to manage CB data in XML</a></li><li><a href="/pages/Gfk6NRg3B5QHw2bYLtAY">XML General Rules</a></li></ul></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/kwOakeAGoFicbb8n3CMa">/files/kwOakeAGoFicbb8n3CMa</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Previous versions

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EXCEL previous template versions

<table><thead><tr><th width="126">Version</th><th width="149">Templates</th><th>Release notes</th><th>Sample Data</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1.0</td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.0/ab_cbs.xlsx">download</a></td><td>N/A</td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.0/ab_cbs_sample.xlsx">1.0 sample data</a></td></tr><tr><td>1.1</td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.1/ab_cbs.xlsx">download</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.1/ab_cbs_sample.xlsx">1.1 sample data</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="XML Templates" %}
XML previous template versions

<table><thead><tr><th width="126">Version</th><th width="149">Templates</th><th>Release notes</th><th>Sample Data</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1.0</td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.0/ab_cbs.xml">download</a></td><td>N/A</td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.0/ab_cbs_sample.xml">1.0 sample data </a></td></tr><tr><td>1.1</td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.1/ab_cbs.xml">download</a></td><td></td><td><a href="https://f1.iafcertsearch.org/assets/t/ab/1.1/ab_cbs_sample.xml">1.1 sample data</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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