Issue a certificate

Issuing requires Manage animals. The animal must be registered, have a registration number, and have no pending amendment. Otherwise the message is A digital certificate is only available for registered animals with an assigned registration number.

Members open a certificate the society has already issued from Download a certificate. Checking one with its QR code is in Verify a certificate.

From the animal record

Open the animal and select Certificates.

Issued certificates lists timestamped registration certificates for this animal. Older copies stay available after ownership changes.

Select Issue New Certificate. While it saves, the dialog title is Issuing certificate. The confirmation is Certificate issued. The PDF opens in a new tab.

An empty list says No certificates have been issued yet.

The table columns are Date issued, Owner, Reason, Issued by, and Actions. Reason is Manual, Transfer, or Registration.

Actions includes View certificate and Download certificate. Delete certificate asks you to confirm. The confirmation is Issued certificate deleted.

From the animals list

Select one or more animals, then Issue Certificates. The count on the button is how many are selected.

The dialog title is Issue certificates. It shows how many are Ready to issue. Animals that are not eligible are skipped. Cancel closes the dialog. Confirm with Issue and the number of certificates.

The confirmation starts with Issued and the number of certificates. The Issued certificates page opens.

After a registration or transfer

Approving a registration is in Review a registration. Approving a transfer is in Review a transfer.

On the confirmation, the Certificate card has Issue Certificate after a registration, or Issue certificate after a transfer. After it is saved, the button becomes View issued certificate.

Send confirmation to member emails the registration confirmation. When a certificate has been issued, that email includes the PDF. Send certificate to new owner emails the transfer certificate. Both stay unavailable until the owner has an email address.

The issued certificates page

Back to Animals returns to the list. The page title is Issued certificates.

Each certificate shows the animal, registration number, owner, Certificate ID, and Date issued. View certificate opens the PDF. Download saves it. Send to owner opens Send certificate to owner. Confirm Recipient name and Email address, then Send. The confirmation is Certificate sent. The button then reads Sent to owner.

When more than one certificate was issued, the page also has Download all, Print all, and Send certificates.

Send certificates asks where to send them:

Confirm with Send certificates.