An acknowledgement of the expertise required of an operator to perform a certain task on the shop floor
The certification process ensures that only personnel who have been trained and certified to perform specific jobs or tasks for material, operations, or resources. This expertise provides assurance that manufacturing tasks are performed to the highest quality standards with qualified personnel.
A certification record can have the following attributes:
Duration Type
Duration
Status
Max Number of Extensions
Max Extension Duration
For more information, see Certification Maintenance.
You can group individual certifications by task, such as welding, sawing, or drilling (see Certification Type Maintenance).
You assign certifications to materials, operations, resources, DC group, or customer orders.
You assign certifications to users in User Certification Assignment Maintenance (see User and User Certification Assignment Maintenance).
See also: Setting Up Certifications
If you use the SAPMEINT component, see Transfer of Personnel (HR) Master Data with Qualifications to User with Certifications.