# Core functions

<table><thead><tr><th width="246">Function</th><th width="431.3333333333333">Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/OyNhJ85N2XEtvgW7b0TX">Notify event</a></td><td>User or external system sends a vital event notification to an assigned office. The notification appears in the 'In Progress' workqueue for follow-up and completion.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/jzfKi1xKQZgf5jwZ6E8t">Declare even</a>t</td><td>User completes declaration form in an office or roaming (mobile) and either sends for review or registers it</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/ISgubvHpg1QjH5peXuNn">Validate event</a></td><td>User reviews submitted declaration form against supporting documents</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/sdfblVYkORDtA0u1bRTv">Register event</a></td><td>User registers vital event</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/uq38JX2VLJFEKsaoOf4z">Print certificate</a></td><td>User prints certificate</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/UzSmrLVYpQFdeP6lW7ME">Issue certificate</a></td><td>User issues a certificate</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/vrUdkg9nxRAzCzdEkbhK">Search for a record</a></td><td>User searches and retrieves a vital event record</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/RvLkeezNExDqlUHNTrbZ">View record</a></td><td>User views a record</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/GciVTX8Bq2kV9TQZat8M">Correct record</a></td><td>User corrects a record, providing a reason for the correction</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/vSj4T1Cq1IqrRYvxsmqf">Verify record</a></td><td>User is able to verify the existence of a birth record and see relevant details</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/EMX4SA5peoWl7AHItAih">Archive record</a></td><td>User archives a record</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/q27a0lAmxub8Ji7kCvrc">Vital statistics export</a></td><td>User is able to view vital statistics data and download in required format</td></tr></tbody></table>


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