Concepts: Understanding the Basics

Before you start setting up ConCertainty, it is recommended that you understand the basic concepts of the application. The pages in this section do not explain operating steps – they lay the technical foundation that will make setting up and working with ConCertainty easier.

Contents of this section

Data model: How the master data is connected Explains which master data types exist, how they depend on each other, and why the order matters during setup.

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

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

Info

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