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Look up where an asset came from

Enter an asset's code to see its provenance record — where it was made, when, what it came from, and whether it was approved.

Written by Dan Pillay
Look up where an asset came from


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Every asset Boldstream produces keeps a provenance record, and this page lets you look one up by its code so you can see where a file came from, when it was made, and whether it has been signed off.


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1. Open the record

Enter the asset's code and check it. When Boldstream holds a record for that code, the page shows a green Record found line and the asset's name and ID at the top. If the record says the asset carries an invisible watermark, note the tip below it: to confirm a specific file really carries the mark, upload the file itself rather than typing the code.


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2. Read the provenance detail

The detail card lists the basics of how the asset was made: its type, the workflow that produced it, the date it was generated, and its quality tier. Any field that was never filled in reads Not recorded, so you can see at a glance what is known and what is not.


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A provenance record for an image asset, with a green Record found line and a card listing its type, workflow, generation date, and quality tier.


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3. Trace the sources

The Derived From row shows the code of the asset this one was built from, so you can follow the chain back to where it started. The Vendor Credential row tells you the original generator's credential was checked and held on record, then replaced by Boldstream's own watermark. That mark survives ordinary handling like resizing, re-encoding, and compression, but not heavy cropping or deliberate removal.


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The same record showing the Vendor Credential row and a Derived From code that links the asset back to the earlier one it was built from.


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4. Check the approval trail

The Approved and Published To rows tell you whether the asset was signed off and where it was sent. When no sign-off is on file, these read No approval recorded and Not recorded, which is a clear sign the asset has not yet been through review.


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The same record showing the Approved and Published To rows, both reading that no approval or destination has been recorded.


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What to try next: use Check another code to look up a different asset, or upload a file directly to confirm the watermark is really present.

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