# Certification Bodies

Getting started

The Certification Body area provides the ability to view all Certification Bodies listed under the Accreditation Body. It also provides the ability to Add and Edit a Certification Body. Certification Bodies are displayed in a summary list, where you can view the following fields :

* Status
* Unique ID
* Certification Body Name
* Economy
* Standards – the number of standards the accreditation body has assigned to the Certification Body
* Certified Entities – the number of Certified Entities that have been uploaded
* Certification - The number of certifications uploaded
* Created at – The date the certification body account was created
* Updated at – the last time the Certification Body account was updated by the Accreditation Body

Features of Summary list

* Filter by Status
* Filter by Economy
* Search by Certification Body Name

Action

* View Certification Body information
* Add a new Certification Body
* Upload multiple certification Bodies


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