# Reference Data Administration

In the SanteDB administrative panel, the **Reference Data** screen is used to create data which is used by the SanteDB CDR however is not the primary data of the CDR environment.

Examples of reference data include:

* Identity Domains which dictate the systems, policies, and scope of identity types
* Places which are used to view and manipulate places which represent villages, countries, states, etc. (see: [#place](https://help.santesuite.org/santedb/data-and-information-architecture/conceptual-data-model/entities/data-dictionary#place "mention"))
* Places which serve a health facilities (hospitals, clinics, etc.) (see: [#place](https://help.santesuite.org/santedb/data-and-information-architecture/conceptual-data-model/entities/data-dictionary#place "mention"))
* Organizations which represent logical groups of people serving a purpose (manufacturers, ministries, funders, etc.) (see: [#organization](https://help.santesuite.org/santedb/data-and-information-architecture/conceptual-data-model/entities/data-dictionary#organization "mention"))
* Materials which represent types of objects (syringes, antigens, drugs, etc.) and manufactured materials (specific instances of materials) (see: [#material](https://help.santesuite.org/santedb/data-and-information-architecture/conceptual-data-model/entities/data-dictionary#material "mention"))

## Contents

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[identity-domain-management](https://help.santesuite.org/operations/cdr-administration/santedb-administration-panel/reference-data-administration/identity-domain-management)
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