# Certified Entities

The Certified Entities provide access to the Certified Entities uploaded by the CB. The certification data is collected and imported by the CB through [Manual Data Entry](/certification-bodies/data-management/certified-entities/add-certified-entity.md), [File Upload](/certification-bodies/data-management/import-certification/data-import/data-import-methods/file-upload.md), [FTP](/certification-bodies/data-management/import-certification/data-import/data-import-methods/ftp.md) or [API](https://documentation.iafcertsearch.org/api-developer-guide/api-integration/certification-body-apis). 

This page provides the ability to view and manually manage the Certified Entity data.

### Certified Entities

To view the Certified Entities list, click **'Certified Entities'** from the left-hand navigation.

This page includes the following information:

<table><thead><tr><th width="281.5">Column Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Certified Entity Unique ID</strong></td><td>A <em>unique identifier for a specific Certified Entity. Used as a reference or a tracking number to look up Certified Entity records in the IAF CertSearch database.</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certified Entity</strong></td><td><em>Name of the Certified Entity</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Country</strong></td><td><em>Country where the Certified Entity is located</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Confidential Certified Entity</strong></td><td><p><em>Permission to access the Certificate Information in public, where value can either be:</em></p><ul><li><em>Confidential, <strong>limits</strong> the certification details to the public</em></li><li><em>Non-Confidential, <strong>allows</strong> public access to the certification details</em></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certifications</strong></td><td><em>Number of certificates issued to the Certified Entity</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Updated at</strong></td><td><em>Date the certified entity data was last updated</em></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Created at</strong></td><td><em>Date the certified entity record was created</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

You can also refine the list by **Searching by Certified Entity Name** and **Filtering by Country.**&#x20;

This section also provides the ability to view and manage individual Certified Entity information.

### View and Manage Certified Entity

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Adding an entity record no longer requires certificate information. However, please be aware that without a certificate, the entity will only appear in your dashboard and will not be visible or searchable in public records.
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> [Add Certified Entity](/certification-bodies/data-management/certified-entities/add-certified-entity.md)\
> [Certified Entity Detail Page](/certification-bodies/data-management/certified-entities/certified-entity-detail-page.md)\
> [Update Certified Entity](/certification-bodies/data-management/certified-entities/edit-certified-entity.md)\
> [Add Certificate to an Certified Entity](/certification-bodies/data-management/certifications/add-certificate.md#to-manually-add-a-certificate-with-a-new-certified-entity)\
> [Add Sites to the Entity](/certification-bodies/data-management/certified-entities/add-certified-entity-sites.md)\
> [Update Certified Entity Sites](/certification-bodies/data-management/certified-entities/edit-certified-entity-sites.md)\
> [Delete Certified Entity Sites](/certification-bodies/data-management/certified-entities/delete-certified-entity-sites.md)

### Managing Certified Entity data through Data Import

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Before importing data through Data Import, ensure to learn about the IAF CertSearch Data Format and Structure, such as [Certificate Template](/certification-bodies/data-management/import-certification/certification-templates.md), [Manage Data in Excel](/certification-bodies/data-management/import-certification/certification-templates/manage-data-in-excel.md), and [Manage Data in XML](/certification-bodies/data-management/import-certification/certification-templates/manage-data-in-xml.md).
{% endhint %}

#### Data Import Methods

> [File Upload](/certification-bodies/data-management/import-certification/data-import/data-import-methods/file-upload.md)
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> [FTP](/certification-bodies/data-management/import-certification/data-import/data-import-methods/ftp.md)
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> [API](https://documentation.iafcertsearch.org/api-developer-guide/api-integration/certification-body-apis/certified-entity-api)


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