Six answers produce a dated reading: a verdict, three actions and three clauses to read. The check runs in your browser. Nothing is sent, stored or logged. It never treats a missing answer as the lighter pathway.
What the check will not do
It will not tell you that you are compliant.
It reads the facts you give it against the published requirement and the stage record. It does not audit, certify or replace your certification body. A missing answer produces "scope incomplete", never a lighter reading.
How the reading is computed
| If | Then | Why |
|---|---|---|
| No certificate | Build the requirement first | 27004 explains how to evaluate a management system. There is nothing to evaluate yet. |
| Certificate against the prior edition | Fix the certificate edition first | The prior edition is superseded. A guidance draft is not the constraint. |
| 2022 certificate and no measurement programme | The clause 9.1 gap is now | The requirement asks for evaluation, not for a dashboard. Start with the six determinations. |
| Measures with no information need | Prune before you add | A measure that serves no decision cannot be defended in a budget review or an audit. |
| Audit before the estimated date | Prepare on 27001:2022, not on the draft | The draft will not be citable by the audit date. The requirement already applies. |
Not legal advice; does not certify. The planning date is an estimate, not an ISO commitment.