This document is a brief guide for suppliers who want to certify products in the WAP Certification Program.   Please read this 'getting started' guide and the following information prior to applying for certification.

• WAP Conformance Process and Certification Policy
• Terms of the WAP Certification Agreement
• Terms of the WAP Certification Mark License Agreement
• The FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

Overview of the Certification Process

Certification is a formal process (see flow diagram).  A supplier of a certified product warrants and represents that the product meets all the conformance requirements of the WAP 2.0 Class Conformance Requirements, and all the implemented features claimed in your Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS).

The steps for certification are based on the WAP Conformance Process and Certification Policy.  It is necessary at all times to adhere to the requirements of that document. In brief, the process involves:

• Testing your product informally.
• Obtaining the ICS Editor.
• Completing an Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) and validating the WAP features your product supports.
• Applying for product certification by submitting the validated ICS, and by signing and submitting the WAP Certification Agreement which acts as your application form.
• On receipt of these documents, The Open Group generates a 'test campaign' which includes details of your REFSET (the set of servers or clients against which your device will be tested), using your ICS information.
• The Open Group then sets up a 90-day testing account (including access to the certification version of VSWAP), and informs you of the test sessions required and contact details for your REFSET partners.
• Performing formal testing according to the test campaign.
• Filing Problem Reports if necessary (PRs).
• Submitting the test results to The Open Group.
• The Open Group audits your test results and, if approved, awards WAP2.0 Certification.
• If you wish to use the WAP Certification Mark, entering into a Certification Mark License Agreement with The Open Group.

Confidentiality

Testing and certification are both conducted on a secure server. Your company and product details are absolutely confidential between you and The Open Group.  We do not make any certification information available to any third party without written permission of the supplier.  This written permission will only be acted upon if you have signed a License Agreement with The Open Group.  Certification will remain private unless you request that the information is made available on the published register.

Informal Testing during Product Development

During the product development phase, you may pre-test your product by using TSWAP. This test suite is specially designed for development testing and is available on a subscription basis for online access over varying periods of months, or in downloadable form.

More information is available at our Testing Services web pages. The certification test suite - VSWAP is only made available when you have formally applied to certify a product.

The ICS Editor

The ICS Editor is a Java application and must be licensed from The Open Group.  It is through this Editor that you are given access to the WAP 2.0 Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) - a key requirement in order to apply for WAP certification.  

The ICS Editor is downloadable and needs a special license key supplied by The Open Group. The Editor licence key is free and can be obtained by contacting us.The Editor is a powerful tool which lists the WAP specification features to help you identify those supported by your product, and performs validation checks. Validation shows you if all the mandatory conformance requirements have been met and also the dependencies of the optional features.

The Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)

Applying for certification requires completing an ICS. The ICS Proforma is a set of questions about the class of your product and the entire set of features (both mandatory and optional) that are implemented in your product.  Completing the ICS involves following a series of steps which are explained at each stage.

You can create and save your ICS which should then be validated automatically by the ICS editor tool.  The validation check helps to prevent any mandatory features being omitted or any invalid options being chosen.  

The WAP Certification Agreement

Another step when applying for certification is to submit a signed WAP Certification Agreement.  The ICS Editor automatically attaches a copy of the Agreement to the front of your completed and validated ICS. The Certification Agreement combined with your validated ICS is your application for certification. The Agreement needs signing before faxing or mailing the application to The Open Group. By signing, your organization is agreeing to the terms and conditions of WAP 2.0 certification as set out in the Policy document.

Payment of the Certification fee is due within 30 days after The Open Group opens your Formal Testing account.

The ICS forms the basis of the WAP Test Report (WTR).  After certification is complete the WTR will record  the supported features which were tested and those that were not.  You will have access to your WTR either to download or email it to your customers.

Formal Testing for Certification

Formal testing starts with the Static Conformance Review (SCR).  The submitted ICS is examined by The Open Group and a REFSET is selected in order to maximize test coverage of the optional features claimed for the product. Under normal conditions, the minimum number of devices in the REFSET is three and the maximum is five. If the REFPOOL is limited, then the minimum may be two REFSET devices.   The choice of the REFSET is at the discretion of The Open Group.

Test sessions are run against each device in your REFSET.  The collection of required test sessions is called "the test campaign".  Test results from the completed test campaign are to be finally submitted in support of certification.  You will be provided with the necessary REFPOOL contact details for you to arrange testing.

Formal testing now takes place and the system allows you to manage your test sessions prior to final submission.  Help and information are supplied as described in the Problem Resolution section below.  FAIL and UNTESTED results may be resolved to PASS by the correct reference to Problem Reports which have resulted in agreed Interpretations of the specification or Test Suite Deficiencies (TSDs).  TSDs apply to specific releases of the specification or test suite.

If FAIL results can be demonstrated to be the fault of the REFSET partner, then they do not count against the device under test.

Problem Resolution

If you experience problems using the certification tests, please read the "Quick Start User Guide" available from the home page of every test suite released.  If this does not answer your questions, please check the FAQ page. If you still cannot find an answer, email vswap-help fully describing the problem. 

If you are using one of the official test suites and getting failures but are certain that your device conforms to the WAP specifications, please check the Problem Report archives.  The issue may already be resolved by a WAP specification Interpretation, or by an agreed Test Suite Deficiency.  If not, please complete a WAP Problem Report Form, accessible from the bottom of every page in the testing area.

Certification

When testing is completed, you can upload the test results to our server using the VSWAP system.  On receipt of your test results, The Open Group performs an audit.  You will be notified of successful certification within four days after final submission of complete and current test results.  If for any reason the submission was not complete, we notify you so that corrections may be made before resubmitting the test results.  The initial certification fee covers one set of corrective actions.

You will have the option of your product's certification details being published on the WAP Certified Register or remaining confidential. Additionally, you may choose to instruct The Open Group in writing to confirm certification to a third party in confidence.

The REFPOOL

The Reference Pool (REFPOOL) comprises devices made available for certification testing. Submitting a device to the REFPOOL requires completing a separate ICS of the supported features in a similar way to applying for certification.  You will need to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with The Open Group.   Please contact us for further information.

For further information, please see the 'Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) or contact us at vswap-help