Template:Certification Table Entry/doc

This set of templates is used for creating certification tables for albums, singles, etc.

Note that WP:ALBUM/CERT recommends the creation of a table only when an album has achieved multiple certifications.


 * Certification Table Top - for the top of the table
 * Certification Table Entry - for table entries
 * Certification Table Summary - for starting the summary section
 * Certification Table Bottom - for the bottom of the table

Fields

 * Mandatory
 * - performing artist or group
 * - title of work
 * - Silver/Gold/Platinum/Diamond
 * - album/single/video


 * Non mandatory
 * - The date in which the source verifying the certification was retrieved, for web sources
 * - The date of certification
 * - Accepts  for the default 3 column format,   for a format omitting the sales column or   for a format omitting the sales column and using a thinner form, linking to the certifying authority without naming it
 * - set to any value if no sales figure is to be displayed
 * - set to any value if no certification is to be displayed. This can be used to specify sales figured from other sources
 * - for specifying a different source for the certification. Enclose with.
 * - number of awards given. For example, for Double Platinum enter 2.
 * - release year, used to calculate sales
 * - release month (number), used to calculate sales in some cases
 * - release day (number), used to calculate sales in some rare cases
 * - year in which certification was awarded, used for linking in some cases
 * - year in which certification was awarded, used for linking in some cases
 * - override sales amount with a sales figure from a reliable source. It can also be used to override the sales amount if you believe the template is not calculating it correctly. Please let is know!
 * - source for overridden sales amount if it is not the certification itself
 * - external ID required for citation. Explained where relevant.
 * - true for discount albums, influences certification levels in some regions
 * - true for domestic titles, influences certification levels and citation in some regions
 * - the number of discs in a multi-disc package
 * - true for recent certification, see below
 * - true for Spanish-speaking albums, see United States below
 * - true for digital downloads, check for support below
 * - Additional notes, e.g. specific edition certified
 * - see Germany below

Supported regions
IFPI summary tables: September 2010, January 2009, October 2007, 2005/2006

Categorization
Unless  is set, the template categorizes the page in which it was used in a category "Certification Table Entry usages for X", where X is the region. This is used to keep track of template usage and to ease maintenance in case all certifications for a region must be corrected. See Category:Certification Table Entry usages.

If  is set, the table will additionally categorize the page in a category based on the exact award given. This works only for albums and singles, videos are not automatically categorized at this point.