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# How to Add an External Learning ID to Content

# How to Add an External Learning ID to Content

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to add an external ID or code
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview

If a course or resource has a code or identifier in another system — for example a course code used in your reporting or a reference from another platform — you can store it against the content using the **External ID / Code** field. Recording it here keeps the reference alongside the content so it can be used for reporting.

## How to add an external ID or code

1. Open the content item from your **Library** and open the **Edit content** panel (the pencil icon on the right-hand toolbar).
2. Find the **External ID / Code** field.
3. Enter the external code or ID.
4. Click **Save changes** to save.

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> **Note:** Use this field if the content has an external code or ID that is used for reporting.

## Things to keep in mind

* The value is free text, so it can hold whatever format your other system uses.
* The **External ID / Code** field is available on most content but is not shown for some integrated content types.

## FAQs

**What should I put in the External ID / Code field?**
Any code or identifier this content has in another system that you want available for reporting.

**Where does the external ID appear?**
It is stored against the content and shown on its details page.

## Who can do this

**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers**, **Content Managers** and **Instructors** can edit Library content and set its external ID. **People Managers**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users cannot — they have read-only access to content.