User-Defined Commodities

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Universal or User-Defined Health Certificates require that you design the commodity table before you can enter information about your commodities.

You can expand or collapse the steps for Step 1 and Step 2 by clicking on their corresponding up/down arrows.

Step 1: Design The Commodities Table

To build your commodity table, you must enter the column headers, data type and maximum characters if prompted. You can apply a saved Commodity Table Template by selecting the template and clicking the Apply button.

IMPORTANT: Clicking the Create Table button will delete an existing table and any data entered. To prevent data loss, please finalize the table design before creating the table and entering data. The order you have listed the columns (top to bottom) in the Commodity Table Properties table will be displayed as left to right in your Commodities Table.

When your commodity table design is finalized, click the Create Table button to create your commodity table. You can also click the Save as Table Template button to save your table design as a Commodity Table Template to use in future applications.

RESULT: The Commodities page refreshes and Step 2 is populated with the new default data rows. The Commodities table is also populated with the new columns.

Step 2: Enter Commodity Information

To enter commodity information, complete the following steps:

1.	Enter the Number of Rows to generate. You can also pre-select the default row data. NOTE: You may only add 100 rows at a time.

2.	Click the Generate Rows button. RESULT: The Commodities page refreshes and displays the default data in the Commodities table.

NOTE: If you need to add more rows after generating the table, enter the additional number in Number of Rows and click the Generate Rows button. The rows will appear at the end of the existing table. Previously entered data will not be lost.

3.	Enter the data in the Commodities table fields. All dates must be in the mm/dd/yyyy format. Remember to save your data periodically, especially when entering large number of commodities.

4.	When you have finished entering your commodity information, enter the Total Quantity in the text box provided. This is a required field.

5.	When you have completed entering your information, click the Next button to proceed. You can also click the Save as Work in Progress and return to the certificate at a later time.

HELPFUL HINT: You may enter certificate information in any order by selecting the links at the left of the screen; for example, you can enter Certificate Content information and then General information. In this Help file, data entry into the certificate will be explained sequentially as if using the Next button. At the bottom of each page the Previous, Save as Work in Progress, and Next buttons are available.

The type of Certificate (Certificate Content) and the unique Certificate Tracking Number is always displayed at the top of each Certificate screen.