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Go to that newly create course page
Add a default offering (Manage > Registrations)
Register a test student in the newly created course
In a new browser or incognito sign in as that test user and complete the acknowledgement
Note: The deferred actions must not be paused to award the certificate
Code Block ContinueAutomaticOfferingRuleProcessing
to verify if it has been processed use the following command (should read '0' ; e.g. processed):
Code Block GetUnprocessedDeferredActionCounts
Go to Manage > Reports > Grades (by student) Report
Click on the test student's certificate to verify.