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public interface CertificationManagementInterface
```
The CertificationManagementInterface provides the ability to manage the certification types that can be associated with elements.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`certifyElement(String userId, String elementGUID, String certificationTypeGUID, CertificationProperties properties)`	Link an element to a certification type and include details of the certification in the relationship properties.
`String`	`createCertificationType(String userId, CertificationTypeProperties properties, GovernanceDefinitionStatus initialStatus)`	Create a description of the certification type.
`void`	`decertifyElement(String userId, String elementGUID, String certificationTypeGUID, String certificateId)`	Remove the certification for an element.
`void`	`deleteCertificationType(String userId, String certificationTypeGUID)`	Delete the properties of the certification type.
`CertificationTypeElement`	`getCertificationTypeByDocId(String userId, String documentIdentifier)`	Retrieve the certification type by its assigned unique document identifier.
`List<CertificationTypeElement>`	`getCertificationTypeByDomainId(String userId, int domainIdentifier, int startFrom, int pageSize)`	Retrieve all of the certification type definitions for a specific governance domain.
`CertificationTypeElement`	`getCertificationTypeByGUID(String userId, String certificationTypeGUID)`	Retrieve the certification type by the unique identifier assigned by this service when it was created.
`List<CertificationTypeElement>`	`getCertificationTypesByTitle(String userId, String title, int startFrom, int pageSize)`	Retrieve all of the certification types for a particular title.
`void`	`updateCertification(String userId, String elementGUID, String certificationTypeGUID, boolean isMergeUpdate, CertificationProperties properties)`	Update the properties of a certification.
`void`	`updateCertificationType(String userId, String certificationTypeGUID, boolean isMergeUpdate, CertificationTypeProperties properties)`	Update the properties of the certification type.

Method Detail

createCertificationType

String createCertificationType(String userId,
                               CertificationTypeProperties properties,
                               GovernanceDefinitionStatus initialStatus)
                        throws InvalidParameterException,
                               UserNotAuthorizedException,
                               PropertyServerException

Create a description of the certification type.

Parameters:: userId - calling user; properties - certification properties; initialStatus - what is the initial status for the certification type - default value is DRAFT
Returns:: unique identifier of new definition
Throws:: InvalidParameterException - documentIdentifier or userId is null; documentIdentifier is not unique; PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server; UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

updateCertificationType

void updateCertificationType(String userId,
                             String certificationTypeGUID,
                             boolean isMergeUpdate,
                             CertificationTypeProperties properties)
                      throws InvalidParameterException,
                             UserNotAuthorizedException,
                             PropertyServerException

Update the properties of the certification type.

Parameters:: userId - calling user; certificationTypeGUID - identifier of the governance definition to change; isMergeUpdate - are unspecified properties unchanged (true) or replaced with null?; properties - certification properties
Throws:: InvalidParameterException - guid, documentIdentifier or userId is null; documentIdentifier is not unique; PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server; UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

deleteCertificationType

void deleteCertificationType(String userId,
                             String certificationTypeGUID)
                      throws InvalidParameterException,
                             UserNotAuthorizedException,
                             PropertyServerException

Delete the properties of the certification type.

Parameters:: userId - calling user; certificationTypeGUID - identifier of the governance definition to delete
Throws:: InvalidParameterException - guid or userId is null; PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server; UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

getCertificationTypeByGUID

CertificationTypeElement getCertificationTypeByGUID(String userId,
                                                    String certificationTypeGUID)
                                             throws InvalidParameterException,
                                                    UserNotAuthorizedException,
                                                    PropertyServerException

Retrieve the certification type by the unique identifier assigned by this service when it was created.

Parameters:: userId - calling user; certificationTypeGUID - identifier of the governance definition to retrieve
Returns:: properties of the certification type
Throws:: InvalidParameterException - guid or userId is null; guid is not recognized; PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server; UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

getCertificationTypeByDocId

CertificationTypeElement getCertificationTypeByDocId(String userId,
                                                     String documentIdentifier)
                                              throws InvalidParameterException,
                                                     UserNotAuthorizedException,
                                                     PropertyServerException

Retrieve the certification type by its assigned unique document identifier.

Parameters:: userId - calling user; documentIdentifier - identifier to search for
Returns:: properties of the matching certification type
Throws:: InvalidParameterException - documentIdentifier or userId is null; documentIdentifier is not recognized; PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server; UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

getCertificationTypesByTitle

List<CertificationTypeElement> getCertificationTypesByTitle(String userId,
                                                            String title,
                                                            int startFrom,
                                                            int pageSize)
                                                     throws UserNotAuthorizedException,
                                                            InvalidParameterException,
                                                            PropertyServerException

Retrieve all of the certification types for a particular title. The title can include regEx wildcards.

Parameters:: userId - calling user; title - identifier of role; startFrom - where to start from in the list of definitions; pageSize - max number of results to return in one call
Returns:: list of matching roles (null if no matching elements)
Throws:: InvalidParameterException - title or userId is null; PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server; UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

getCertificationTypeByDomainId

List<CertificationTypeElement> getCertificationTypeByDomainId(String userId,
                                                              int domainIdentifier,
                                                              int startFrom,
                                                              int pageSize)
                                                       throws InvalidParameterException,
                                                              UserNotAuthorizedException,
                                                              PropertyServerException

Retrieve all of the certification type definitions for a specific governance domain.

Parameters:: userId - calling user; domainIdentifier - identifier to search for; startFrom - where to start from in the list of definitions; pageSize - max number of results to return in one call
Returns:: properties of the matching certification type definitions
Throws:: InvalidParameterException - domainIdentifier or userId is null; domainIdentifier is not recognized; PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server; UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

certifyElement
```
void certifyElement(String userId,
                    String elementGUID,
                    String certificationTypeGUID,
                    CertificationProperties properties)
             throws InvalidParameterException,
                    UserNotAuthorizedException,
                    PropertyServerException
```
Link an element to a certification type and include details of the certification in the relationship properties.

Parameters:

userId - calling user

elementGUID - unique identifier of the element being certified

certificationTypeGUID - unique identifier for the certification type

properties - the properties of the certification

Throws:

InvalidParameterException - one of the properties is invalid

PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server

UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

updateCertification
```
void updateCertification(String userId,
                         String elementGUID,
                         String certificationTypeGUID,
                         boolean isMergeUpdate,
                         CertificationProperties properties)
                  throws InvalidParameterException,
                         UserNotAuthorizedException,
                         PropertyServerException
```
Update the properties of a certification. Remember to include the certificationId in the properties if the element has multiple certifications for the same certification type.

Parameters:

userId - calling user

elementGUID - unique identifier of the element being certified

certificationTypeGUID - unique identifier for the certification type

isMergeUpdate - should the supplied properties overlay the existing properties or replace them

properties - the properties of the certification

Throws:

InvalidParameterException - one of the properties is invalid

PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server

UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

decertifyElement
```
void decertifyElement(String userId,
                      String elementGUID,
                      String certificationTypeGUID,
                      String certificateId)
               throws InvalidParameterException,
                      UserNotAuthorizedException,
                      PropertyServerException
```
Remove the certification for an element.

Parameters:

userId - calling user

elementGUID - unique identifier of the element being certified

certificationTypeGUID - unique identifier for the certification type

certificateId - optional unique identifier from the certification authority - it is used to disambiguate the certifications for the element.

Throws:

InvalidParameterException - one of the properties is invalid

PropertyServerException - problem accessing property server

UserNotAuthorizedException - security access problem

Interface CertificationManagementInterface