Create and Manage Certificate Award Attributes

Certificate award attributes are custom fields that allow you to capture additional information about awarded certificates, beyond the standard LMS fields.  You can create these custom attribute fields, and reviewers can assign values to them when awarding certifications or importing them via the CSV loader.  These fields are also shown in certification reports in the learners' Career Development Center.

To create, edit and delete certificate award attributes and their access permissions you must have unrestricted access to the Certification Award Attributes features in System Roles (Manage Features > Certification Manager).

Create a Certificate Award Attribute

When you create a new certificate award attribute you have to save it before you can configure its access permissions or add any options for drop-down list attributes.

To create a certificate award attribute

  1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Certification Manager > Certificate Award Attributes. 
  2. Click + Create Certificate Award Attribute.
  3. Enter a unique attribute code.
  4. Enter a name of the attribute. For multi-language systems you can enter the label key that will be used to look up the localized name in the user's preferred language.
  5. Select the type of data represented by the attribute. The data type determines the type of value that can be assigned to the attribute.
  6. For numeric attributes, select the check box if you want to show the sum of the values when printing or reporting the attribute.
  7. Click Save. The attribute is added to the list in the Certificate Award Attributes page.
  8. Once you have saved the new certificate award attribute, you can set the permissions.  Click the Permissions button and assign permissions as necessary.

Edit a Certificate Award Attribute

When you can edit a certificate award attribute you can:

  • Change its code and name
  • Configure its access permissions
  • Configure the value options for drop-down list attributes
  • Change its data type

There are restrictions on changing an attribute's type. For more information, seeAllowed Transitions Between Dynamic Attribute Types.

To edit a certificate award attribute

  1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Certification Manager > Certificate Award Attributes. 
  2. Locate the appropriate certificate award attribute.
  3. To edit an attribute's permissions only, select Permissions from its action menu.
  4. To edit an attribute's properties and permissions, select Edit from its action menu. The Edit Certificate Award Attribute page opens.
  5. Update the attribute's properties as required.
  6. To add an option to a drop-down list attribute, click Add New Option. The Create Certificate Award Attribute Values list opens.
  7. To edit or delete an option for a drop-down list attribute, click the option's code. The Edit Certificate Award Attribute Value page opens, where you can edit or delete it.  
  8. Optionally, click Permissions to edit the attribute's permissions.
  9. Click Save.

Delete A Certificate Award Attribute

You can delete certificate award attributes only if they are not used in any live certifications awarded learners. Learners' certifications are listed in the Certifications page in their Career Center, and you can also see which certifications have attributes by running the Certifications reports. You also must have unrestricted access permission for a certification to delete it.

To delete a certificate award attribute

  1. Go to Manage Center > Learning > Certification Manager > Certificate Award Attributes. 
  2. Locate the appropriate attribute and select Delete from the action menu. 
  3. Click OK.