Concepts: Understanding the Basics

Before you begin setting up ConCertainty, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the application's fundamental concepts. The pages in this section do not explain operational steps – they establish the conceptual foundation that will make setting up and working with ConCertainty easier.

Contents of this section

Data model: How the master data relates Explains what types of master data exist, how they depend on one another, and why the order matters when setting things up.

Lab samples: Traceable and non-traceable measured values Explains the difference between samples with and without certificate data – and what effect this has on determining measurement uncertainty.

Identifiers Explains what identifiers are, how they are created, and why they can no longer be changed once saved.

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If you would like to start setting things up right away, you will find step-by-step instructions under Setup: Creating master data.