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# How it works

### Prerequisites

* Create/Activate your account in IAF CertSearch.
* Download the file template. Ensure your file is in the same format as the template. Do not change the Field name, Column Sequence or Tabs.
* Files must not be greater than 20MB in size.

### Requirement

* The column sequence in the file must be exactly the same as the column sequence in the file template.
* The tab sequence in the file must be exactly the same as the tab sequence in the file template.
* The field names in the header row must be exactly as the template otherwise the data will not be uploaded.