Certification File Templates

To successfully import Certification data into IAF CertSearch, you need to know about the following:

Learn about the Certification data structure

Certification Fields Glossary

Downloadable Templates

To successfully import your certification data into the IAF CertSearch database, the data must be formatted in the provided templates.

Latest version - Summary

version number: 2.1

Release note: IAF CertSearch Release - August 19, 2024

Release Summary: New fields for Technical Sectors, where a sector can be defined and managed at a certification level.

Download template: version 2.1

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Download template: version 2.1

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• How to manage certification data in XML

• XML General Rules

Previous versions

Excel Templates

EXCEL previous template versions

Templates	Release notes summary	Sample Data
Download version 2.0	Includes new Certified Entity fields where Certified Entity data can be managed independently. Data fields are used to manage the entity's business registered address. Ability to add multiple main sites Renamed "Certification Additional Site" tab to "Certification Sites" The addition of a flexible scope and Main Site Full Address field, to accommodate countries that have different address formats can utilized.	view sample data
Download version 1.1	Add Company Identifiers such as TAX ID, Company ID, and Business Registration Number are added to enrich the integrity of the Entity data.	view sample data
Download version 1.0	N/A	view sample data

XML Templates

XML previous template versions

Templates	Release notes summary	Sample Data
Download version 2.0	Includes new Certified Entity fields where Certified Entity data can be managed independently. Data fields are used to manage the entity's business registered address. Ability to add multiple main sites Renamed: <certification_additional_sites> </certification_additional_sites> to <certification_sites> </certification_sites> The addition of a flexible scope and Main Site Full Address field, to accommodate countries that have different address formats can utilized.	view sample data
Download version 1.1	Add Company Identifiers such as TAX ID, Company ID, and Business Registration Number are added to enrich the integrity of the Entity data.	view sample data
Download version 1.0	N/A	view sample data