| Action | Acceptable certifier | Example |
| Rename Person - Change Common Name | Select the original hierarchical certifier | To change the name Alice Oakley/Newark/Acme to Alice Jacobs/Newark/Acme, use the certifier ID for/Newark/Acme. |
| Rename Person - Request Move to New Certifier (Step 1 of moving a person in hierarchy) | Select the original hierarchical certifier (or an ancestor of it) and also specify a hierarchical certifier as the target. | To submit a request to change the name Alice Oakley/Newark/Acme to Alice Oakley/Boston/Acme, select the certifier id for /Newark/Acme or /Acme as the original certifier and specify/Boston/Acme as the target certifier. |
| Complete Move for selected entries (Step 2 of moving a person in hierarchy) | Select the target hierarchical certifier specified in the original move request | To complete changing the name Alice Oakley/Newark/Acme to Alice Oakley/Boston/Acme, select the certifier ID for /Boston/Acme as the target certifier. |
| Rename Person - Upgrade to Hierarchical | Select any hierarchical certifier | To change the flat name Alice Oakley to the hierarchical name Alice Oakley/Newark/Acme, use the certifier ID for /Newark/Acme |
| Upgrade Server to Hierarchical | Select any hierarchical certifier | To change the flat name Newarkserv to the hierarchical name Newarkserv/Newark/Acme, use the certifier ID for /Newark/Acme. |
| Recertify Person | Select the original hierarchical certifier | To recertify Alice Oakley/Newark/Acme, use the certifier ID for /Newark/Acme. |
| Recertify Server | Select the original hierarchical certifier | To recertify Newarkserv/Newark/Acme, use the certifier ID for /Newark/Acme. |