Sythan: Remove obsolete manual article eyebrow parameter

2026-08-24T21:20:49Z

Remove obsolete manual article eyebrow parameter

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Sythan: Align article header eyebrow with page topic

2026-08-24T20:18:51Z

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Sythan: New reference page: entity linked from structured Engineer data (EDFM Engineer link-graph pass)

2026-08-20T01:40:07Z

New reference page: entity linked from structured Engineer data (EDFM Engineer link-graph pass)

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{{Article header
|eyebrow=EDFM // Encoded Material
|deck=A Standard-grade Encoded engineering material, and Ram Tah's unlock requirement.
}}

{{Article status
|status=Needs review
|mode=Live
|version=Elite Dangerous, current Live version
|reviewed=2026-08-20
|reviewer=EDFM Engineer link-graph pass
|source_quality=Inara material data; no direct EDFM testing yet
}}

'''Classified Scan Databanks''' are an '''Encoded''' Engineering material of '''Standard''' grade/rarity.<ref name="inara-databanks">[https://inara.cz/elite/component/17/ Classified Scan Databanks — Component], Inara.</ref>

{{Important|Unlike a commodity such as [[Meta-Alloys]] or [[Gold]], Classified Scan Databanks are '''not''' cargo. They live in your ship's separate Materials inventory (accessed from the right-hand panel, not the cargo hold) and do not occupy cargo space.}}

== Why it matters for Engineering ==

[[Ram Tah]] requires '''50 units of Classified Scan Databanks''' to unlock his Engineering workshop at [[Phoenix Base]] in [[Meene]].

Beyond that unlock requirement, this material is also a routine blueprint ingredient in its own right: it is used across several current Engineering blueprints, including Power Distributor grade-5 modifications and Sensors/Frame Shift Wake Scanner/Kill Warrant Scanner/Manifest Scanner and Frame Shift Drive Interdictor blueprints.<ref name="inara-databanks" /> A Commander engineering those modules is likely to need more beyond the initial 50-unit delivery.

== Acquisition ==

Classified Scan Databanks are gathered, not bought:

* '''Scanning.''' They are commonly obtained by scanning transport/haulage vessels' cargo, and from data points found at surface Points of Interest.<ref name="inara-databanks" />
* '''Material trading.''' An Encoded Material Trader (found under Station Services → Contacts at stations that offer one) can convert other Encoded materials of a compatible tier into Classified Scan Databanks.<ref name="inara-databanks" />

Because it's a Standard-grade material, small amounts turn up fairly often during routine scanning; there is no fixed "buy here" station the way there is for a commodity.

== Sources ==

<references />

{{Related articles|[[Ram Tah]] [[Phoenix Base]] [[Meene]] [[Engineering Materials]]}}

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Classified Scan Databanks - Revision history

Sythan: Remove obsolete manual article eyebrow parameter

Sythan: Align article header eyebrow with page topic

Sythan: New reference page: entity linked from structured Engineer data (EDFM Engineer link-graph pass)