# Self Issued VC Creation

context: generating VC from user input

so, after taking the user provided input and placing that input into appropriate locations using JSON Path , I have either this:

{
  "credentialSubject": {
    "givenName": "Randy",
    "familyName": "McJanky",
    "birthDate": "1988-03-28",
    "postalAddress": {
      "addressCountry": "USA",
      "addressLocality": "Austin",
      "addressRegion": "TX",
      "postalCode": "78724",
      "streetAddress": "123 Janktopia Ave."
    },
    "taxID": "123-45-6789"
  }
}

OR this:

{
  "vc": {
    "credentialSubject": {
      "givenName": "Randy",
      "familyName": "McJanky",
      "birthDate": "1988-03-28",
      "postalAddress": {
        "addressCountry": "USA",
        "addressLocality": "Austin",
        "addressRegion": "TX",
        "postalCode": "78724",
        "streetAddress": "123 Janktopia Ave."
      },
      "taxID": "123-45-6789"
    }
  }
}

so basically, `vc` or not.

Below are the properties i may or may not need to add:
| Property | Value |
| ---------------------- |:---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `@context` | only and always `"https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"` |
| `type` | `VerifiableCredential` |
| `issuer` | DID of subject |
| `issuanceDate` | always included. `Date.now()` as ISO8601 |
| `credentialSubject.id` | DID of subject |

:warning: :warning: :warning:
**QUESTION** Generally speaking, how am i to know where to put any of these fields. To `vc` or not to `vc`? I guess i can naively check for the existence of `vc`. if present, just assume to jam all of it into `vc`
:warning: :warning: :warning:

# Credential Application Creation

{
  id: "uuidv4",
  spec_version: "get from cm.spec_version",
  manifest_id: "get from cm.id",
  format: "decided by wallet but limited to cm.format?",
  credential_application: {
    presentation_submission: {
      id: "uuidv4",
      definition_id: "get from cm.presentation_definition.id",
      descriptor_map: [{
        id: "get id from result of processCredentials",
        format: "select from cm.format OR cm.presentation_definition.format",
        path: "deduce "
      }]
    }
  },
  verifiableCredentials: ["generate"]
}