# Certification Campaign Templates - How to access Description?

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/certification-campaign-templates-how-to-access-description/22546>\
**Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\
**Tags:** email-templates, sailpoint-identity-security\
**Created:** [December 12, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/certification-campaign-templates-how-to-access-description/22546 "2023-12-12T15:55:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![barry-p-evans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@barry-p-evans](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/barry-p-evans)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/certification-campaign-templates-how-to-access-description/22546/1 "2023-12-12T15:55:14Z")

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We’re working on the Certification email template in IdentityNow. In order to explain more to the reviewer at initial contact, we would like to include the description text from the certification in the email that initially goes to them.

In the template, we see the certification name referenced in the default template as **${certification.certificationGroups.get(0).name}** which works perfectly well. Documentation seems exceedingly light around this syntax & components of the reference.

We tried ‘intuitive’ solutions to access the description within the template so far with no luck:  
nope - **${certification.certificationGroups.get(0).description}**  
nope - **${certification.description}**

Any guidance on proper variable reference to obtain the certification campaign description within the Certification email template?

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**Author:** ![smukhija](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/smukhija/32/3759_2.png) [@smukhija](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/smukhija)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/certification-campaign-templates-how-to-access-description/22546/2 "2023-12-12T21:21:54Z")

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> [@barry-p-evans](#):
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> certificationGroups

Hi Barry, As per my understanding only below attributes are available in the certification email template:

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| certification | Object (WorkItem) | Certification that the notification is referring to. |
| certificationName | Object (Certification) | The name of the certification. |
| created | Date | The date the certification was created. |
| expiration | Date | The date the certification is set to expire. |
| newDueDate | Date | The date the next reminder is due to be sent. |
| nowDate | Date | The current date. |
| oldDueDate | Date | The date this reminder was sent. |
| ordinalNumReminders | String | The number of this reminder, starting from 1. |
| ownerName | String | The name of the identity that owns the certification. |
| remindersRemaining | String | The number of reminders remaining after this one. |
| requester | Object | The identity that created the certification. |
| workItem | Object | The name of the certification work item assigned to the recipient of the email. |
| workItemName | String | The name of the work item assigned to the recipient, usually the certification. |

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**Author:** ![barry-p-evans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@barry-p-evans](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/barry-p-evans)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/certification-campaign-templates-how-to-access-description/22546/3 "2023-12-13T18:06:50Z")

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Thanks for the reply. This is pretty disappointing but consistent with what I’m finding.

Is there any documentation about the objects used here or methods? get(0) for instance - perhaps they’re are other methods or arguments to get more of the object?

```auto
Objects

${certification.certificationGroups.get(0)}

${certification.certificationGroups}

```

yields:

```auto
Objects

sailpoint.object.CertificationGroup@1ee70301[id=88456114778548de998c5c93a672e859,name=Test Campaign 12/13 debug]

[sailpoint.object.CertificationGroup@1ee70301[id=88456114778548de998c5c93a672e859,name=Test Campaign 12/13 debug]]

```

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**Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/certification-campaign-templates-how-to-access-description/22546/4 "2024-02-11T18:07:36Z")

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