# Certified Entities

The Certified Entities provide access to the Certified Entities uploaded by your organization. The certification data is collected and imported through [File Upload](https://support.iafcertsearch.org/mncb/data-management/data-import/data-import-methods/file-upload) or [FTP](https://support.iafcertsearch.org/mncb/data-management/data-import/data-import-methods/ftp).

This page provides the ability to view 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="207.5">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</strong></td><td><p><em>Permission to access the Certificate Information in public, where value can either be:</em></p><ul><li><em>Confidential, limits the certification details to the public</em></li><li><em>Non-Confidential, allows 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.

### Managing Certified Entity data through Data Import

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Before importing data through Data Import, be sure to learn about the[ IAF CertSearch data format and structure](https://support.iafcertsearch.org/mncb/iaf-certsearch-data-structure/certified-entity-and-certification-fields-glossary#certifications), and [Manage Data in XML](https://support.iafcertsearch.org/mncb/data-management/data-import/certification-file-templates/manage-data-in-xml).
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#### Data Import Methods

> [File Upload](https://support.iafcertsearch.org/mncb/data-management/data-import/data-import-methods/file-upload)
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> [FTP](https://support.iafcertsearch.org/mncb/data-management/data-import/data-import-methods/ftp)