Overview

An overview page that helps you get started with using IAF CertSearch.

Important Notice

This documentation is the latest version (version 2.0) of the IAF CertSearch User Guide for Accreditation Bodies. To know more about the changes, go to the Release Notes page.

If you haven't updated your version, you may go to the Documentation Legacy to access older versions of the user guides.

Guide to Using IAF CertSearch as an Accreditation Body

This guide outlines the steps for effectively managing your data in IAF CertSearch as an Accreditation Body.

Step 1: Activate your Accreditation Body

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Step 2: Add the Standards and Schemes, and Technical Sectors

• Add Standards and Schemes

• Add Technical Sectors

Helpful article: Understanding IAF CertSearch Data Structure

Step 3: Add the Certification Body records

Adding a Certification Body can be done through different methods, view documentation below:

1. Manual

2. File Upload (Excel and XML)

   • IAF CertSearch Web Uploader

   • FTP

3. API

If in any case, you encountered errors while importing your data, go to the Error Handling documentation.

Step 4 (Optional): Add CB's Certification data

For ABs that are also uploading Certification Data, ensure that you already have the CBs data uploaded to the IAF CertSearch database.

Bulk Import CertificationImport Certification

If you require assistance integrating your data, please reach out to [e-mail]. We aim to provide helpful, timely support to all our customers.

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Continue exploring IAF CertSearch

For further exploration of IAF CertSearch, you can review the following documentation:

Kickstart your IAF CertSearch journey with our navigation tutorials.

Everything you need to know about IAF CertSearch data.

Learn how to import and update your data in IAF CertSearch.

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