Certification

The certification object stores information about an individual's competency in a specific set of skills. In Oracle CRM On Demand, certifications are always associated with an individual, in contrast to accreditations, which are always associated with a partner company. A certification is proof of an individual's competency in a specific set of skills.

Child Objects

Accreditation, Attachment, Audit Trail,Book, Category, Certification, Certification Request, Course, Custom Object 01-03, Custom Object 4 through 15, Exam, Product, Solution, Team.

Methods Called

The following table details the methods called by the Certification service.

Table Methods Called by Certification Service

Method	Name as Defined in Service
Delete	CertificationDelete
Execute	CertificationExecute
Insert	CertificationInsert
QueryPage	CertificationQueryPage
Update	CertificationUpdate

Fields

The following table details the required and read-only fields for the certification object.

Table Required and Read-Only Fields for the Certification Object

Field Name	Type
Name	Required
Status	Required
OwnerId	Required
Audit Fields	Read-only

The following table details the pick map fields for the certification object.

Table Pick Map Fields for the Certification Object

Pick Map Field	Maps To
PrimaryProductProductCategory, PrimaryProductExternalSystemId, PrimaryProductDescription, PrimaryProductName, PrimaryProductPartNumber, PrimaryProductStatus, PrimaryProductIntegrationId, PrimaryProductType	PrimaryProductId
PrimaryProductCategoryName	PrimaryProductCategoryId
ContactEmail, ContactFirstName, ContactLastName, ContactFullName, ContactIntegrationId, ContactAccountName, ContactExternalSystemId	ContactId
ObjectiveName, ObjectiveExternalSystemId	ObjectiveId

The following table provides a list of the user key combinations for the certification object.

Table User Key Fields on the Certification Object

User Key Field Combinations
Id
Name

The following table details the picklists available for the certification object.

Table Picklists Available for the Certification Object

Field Name
PaymentOption
Status
Type