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# Credential

Track student achievements, such as badges, certifications, or licenses.

- **[Sample Uses for Credential](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.eda_credential.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Students can earn achievements, beyond just completing a set of courses, that help give a fuller picture of their education. You can use the Credential object to define the various achievements that learners earn.
- **[Credential Record Types](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.eda_credential.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Credential represents an industry or organizational achievement. These record types come preconfigured.
- **[Keep Up with Credential Updates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.eda_credential.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Consider these updates, depending on which version of Education Data Architecture you originally installed.
- **[Create a Credential Record](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.eda_credential.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Capture students’ achievements by creating Credential records.

## Sample Uses for Credential

Students can earn achievements, beyond just completing a set of courses, that help give a fuller picture of their education. You can use the Credential object to define the various achievements that learners earn.

- University–Define badges and certifications that your institution offers or would like to track for your students such as professional certifications related to a student's program.
- K-12–Define awards and certifications from extracurricular activities for letters of recommendation or for scholarship applications.

## Credential Record Types

Credential represents an industry or organizational achievement. These record types come preconfigured.

- Badge—A symbol of achievement.
- Certification—A non-credit certification that indicates that the learner has met specified requirements.
- License—A credential indicating a person is licensed for certain activities.

## Keep Up with Credential Updates

Consider these updates, depending on which version of Education Data Architecture you originally installed.

 
| If Installed Before Version | Configuration Task |
| --- | --- |
| 1.118 | Add the Credential related list to the appropriate Account page layouts. Learn about updating page layouts in [Display a New Custom Object After a Product Release](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleview?id=sfdo.eda_display_cust_obj_post_rel.htm). |

## Create a Credential Record

Capture students’ achievements by creating Credential records.

1. If the Contact record has a Credential related list, click New. If not, from the App Launcher, find and select **Credential**, and click **New**.
2. Select a record type and click **Next**.
3. Enter all relevant details.
4. Click **Save**. Or click **Save & New** to create another Credential record.