> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://knowledgebase.fabricdata.com/fabric-knowledge-base/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://knowledgebase.fabricdata.com/fabric-knowledge-base/resources/about-our-integrations/about-eidr.md).

# About EIDR

## :mag:   What is EIDR?

The Entertainment Identifier Registry Association (EIDR) is a nonprofit industry association which supplies the entertainment supply chain with universal identifiers for a broad array of audio visual objects.

Visit EIDR's website for more information: 

{% embed url="<https://www.eidr.org/about-us/>" %}

## :star:   Benefits of EIDR&#x20;

### **Helps Increase Supply Chain Efficiencies**

EIDR plays a crucial role in increasing supply chain efficiencies by:

* Eliminating costly translations between proprietary ID systems.
* Lowering risks of misidentification caused by duplication and lack of ID uniqueness.
* Improving internal asset tracking.
* Improving ability to match assets and metadata from different databases, service providers, or metadata suppliers.

### **Enables Value Added Services**

EIDR provides a set of APIs for developers of third party applications and services, such as workflow integration, reporting, and linking to enhanced metadata.\
Examples of such enhanced services include:

* More granular and more accurate rights tracking and reporting down to the level of clips, composites and encodings.
* Simplified universal search and discovery.
* Detailed consumption metrics for individual assets.

### **Interoperability / Other Identifiers**

Interoperability is a central focus for EIDR. Three key areas are:

* Application‐appropriate representations of the EIDR ID
* Extensible support for identifiers from other systems as first‐class metadata elements
* Registration of EIDR content records based on metadata from other systems, including the very important case of standards‐based metadata.

More information: <https://www.eidr.org/implementations/>

## :handshake:   EIDR and Fabric - Native Matching

As an EIDR-ready partner Fabric has the most advanced API integration of any application, allowing for instant native matching with the EIDR catalog.&#x20;

To learn more about how to utilize our integration with EIDR to it's full potential, check out these pages, which cover some of the key use cases of EIDR within the Fabric Platform.

### :map:   EIDR - Fabric Mapping and Catalog Hierarchy

{% content-ref url="/pages/6IPkG54H7sfJ9EC0Wn68" %}
[Catalog Hierarchy - EIDR](/fabric-knowledge-base/resources/about-our-integrations/about-eidr/catalog-hierarchy-eidr.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

[Visit this page](/fabric-knowledge-base/resources/about-our-integrations/about-eidr/catalog-hierarchy-eidr.md) to find out how Fabric aligns with the  EIDR catalog hierarchy.

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### :paintbrush:   How to create records with data coming in from EIDR:

{% content-ref url="/pages/mbGK1UQkQCKQQPY3V2hW" %}
[Create Records from EIDR](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/destinations/discovery-record-search/new-record-search/create-records-from-eidr.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

<figure><img src="https://1453363788-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPS7xvtVOuEwjKjl1m1Xs%2Fuploads%2FgQKp2Jo3wVxVjthHjZUi%2FScreenshot%202024-05-09%20at%2017.09.27.png?alt=media&amp;token=1be4d7e1-4e7a-40d9-9bb3-2462ce4a7e54" alt="" width="254"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

In [Discovery](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/destinations/discovery-record-search.md), choose to [create a record from EIDR](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/destinations/discovery-record-search/new-record-search/create-records-from-eidr.md). Search for your title and create a record in Fabric that is automatically enriched with data from EIDR.

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### :label:   Enrich from EIDR in the Record Header:

{% content-ref url="/pages/ITlaylV64KDikyGW5c1W" %}
[Editing the Record Header](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/discovery-record-tabs/record-header/editing-the-record-header.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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Enter the EIDR ID in the [Record Header](/fabric-knowledge-base/learn-the-application/discovery-record-tabs/record-header/editing-the-record-header.md), or use the search function to match the EIDR title and automatically enrich record data.

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## Industry Collaboration

Fabric also collaborated with EIDR and other partners on the Cloud Localization Blueprint and the Authenticated Data Specification. Find more information here:&#x20;

{% content-ref url="/pages/IozEcS6V4CzvS31JiayT" %}
[Cloud Localization Blueprint](/fabric-knowledge-base/resources/case-studies/cloud-localization-blueprint.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/2pzSu3QocEaCaE2YSQfB" %}
[Authenticated Data Specification](/fabric-knowledge-base/resources/case-studies/authenticated-data-specification.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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> Thank you to EIDR for allowing us to use their copy in this documentation.&#x20;
>
> <https://www.eidr.org/>