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 ===== Certificates and Certification ===== ===== Certificates and Certification =====
  
-In TapeTrack, a **Certificate** is a digitally-generated form that indicates whether a [[object:repository|Repository]] is performing adequately or not. [[object:repository|Repositories]] can either receive a Certified status or a Refused status. [[object:repository|Repositories]] gaining a Certificate Refused status have Audit Failures due to either surplus [[object:volume|Volumes]] or deficit [[object:volume|Volumes]].+In TapeTrack, a **Certificate** is a digitally-generated form that indicates whether or not a [[object:repository|Repository]] is performing adequately. [[object:repository|Repositories]] can either receive a Certified status or a Refused status.  [[object:repository|Repositories]] gaining a Certificate Refused status have Audit Failures due to either surplus or deficit [[object:volume|Volumes]].
  
-==== Generating Certificates ====+Certificates that have previously been [[master:generate_certificate|generated]] are listed on the Certificate tab in TapeTrack TapeMaster.
  
-Certificates can be generated by right-clicking on a Repository and selecting ''Generate Certificate''.+{{:master:tapemaster_repository_certification.png}} 
 + 
 +  * **Time** displays the date and time the certificate was produced. 
 +    * A tick indicates a successful certification. 
 +    * A cross indicates an unsuccessful certification. 
 +  * **Signature** displays the certificates unique digital signature. 
 +  * **Description** displays the description (if any) of the certificate. 
 +  * **Count** displays the deficit count of volumes. 
 +  * **Deficit** displays the deficit count of volumes. 
 +  * **Surplus** displays the surplus count of volumes. 
 +  * **Status** displays certificate's certified or refused status. 
 + 
 + 
 +==== Viewing Certificate ===== 
 + 
 +Right-click on a certificate and select ''Properties'', or double-click to open the required certificate. 
 + 
 +The top half of the certificate displays: 
 +  * **Certificate Properties** 
 +    * **Customer**: Customer-ID or Name 
 +    * **Media**: Media-ID or description 
 +    * **Repository**:Repository-ID or description 
 +    * **Items**: Total number of volumes audited 
 +    * **Deficit**: Number of volumes in deficit (not present but should be) 
 +    * **Surplus**: Number of volumes in surplus (present but should not be) 
 +  * **Update Statistics** 
 +    * **When** 
 +      * **Date** 
 +      * **Time** 
 +      * **UTC Offset** 
 +      * **Time at Source** 
 +      * **Time Zone** 
 +    * **From** 
 +      * **Machine Name** 
 +        * **Details** 
 +          * **Connection Count** 
 +          * **First Connection** 
 +          * **Last Connection** 
 +        * **Interface** 
 +        * **Operating System** 
 +      * **As** 
 +        * **User-ID** 
 +        * **User Name** 
 + 
 +The bottom half of the certificate displays a list of the Volume-ID's in the certification audit and their status: 
 +  * **OK**: Present in the reconciliation and supposed to be. 
 +  * **Surplus**: Present in the reconciliation but not meant to be. 
 +  * **Deficit**: Not present in the reconciliation process but meant to be.
  
-{{:subsytem:rightclick_generate_certificate.png|}} 
  
  
-==== Viewing Certificates ==== 
  
-Certificates can be viewed under the ''Certification Tab'' in the [[master:repository_properties_window|Repository Properties Window]]. 
  
-{{:subsytem:repository_certification.png|}} 
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