(DEU) Create and maintain XBRL entities

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An XBRL entity is used to associate a company to a taxonomy and legal data about the company.

This topic contains the following sections:

  • Add an XBRL entity

  • Modify an XBRL entity

  • Copy (Save As) an XBRL entity

  • Link an XBRL entity to a company

  • Delete an XBRL entity

  • Global Common Data tab toolbar description

  • Global Common Data tab description

Add an XBRL entity

  1. Open Report Designer. On the XBRL menu, click Entities to open the XBRL Entities dialog box.

  2. Click New. The New XBRL Entity dialog box opens.

  3. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the entity.

  4. To select a taxonomy and enter identification information for this entity, complete the XBRL Setup Wizard. Click the Define button next to the Taxonomy field to open the wizard. For information about completing the XBRL Setup Wizard, see (DEU) XBRL Setup Wizard.

    The Taxonomy Detail tab shows the details about the selected taxonomy.

  5. On the Companies tab, select the companies to associate with the XBRL entity. Only one entity can be applied to a company. Companies that are associated with other XBRL entities are not displayed.

  6. The Global Common Data tab defines high level data about the company and reports. It is the default data included in all generated XBRL documents. For more information about what to specify in the table on this tab, see Global Common Data tab description. The toolbar is described in Global Common Data tab toolbar description. Data defined in report group definitions can supplement or override this information.

  7. Click OK.

Modify an XBRL entity

  1. Open Report Designer. On the XBRL menu, click Entities to open the XBRL Entities dialog box.

  2. Select the entity, and then click Modify. The fields become populated with the information associated with that entity.

  3. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the entity.

  4. To select a different taxonomy and enter identification information for this entity, complete the XBRL Setup Wizard. Click the Define button next to the Taxonomy field to open the wizard. For information about completing the XBRL Setup Wizard, see (DEU) XBRL Setup Wizard.

    The Taxonomy Detail tab shows the details about the selected taxonomy.

  5. On the Companies tab, select the companies to associate with the XBRL entity. Only one entity can be applied to a company. Companies that are associated with other XBRL entities are not displayed.

  6. The Global Common Data tab defines high level data about the company and reports. It is the default data included in all generated XBRL documents. For more information about what to specify in the table on this tab, see Global Common Data tab description. The toolbar is described in Global Common Data tab toolbar description. Data defined in report group definitions can supplement or override this information.

  7. Click OK.

Copy (Save As) an XBRL entity

  1. Open Report Designer. On the XBRL menu, click Entities to open the XBRL Entities dialog box.

  2. Select an existing entity, and then click Save As. The Save XBRL Entity As dialog box opens.

  3. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the copied entity. The other fields are populated with the information from the original entity.

  4. To select a different taxonomy and enter identification information for this entity, complete the XBRL Setup Wizard. Click the Define button next to the Taxonomy field to open the wizard. For information about completing the XBRL Setup Wizard, see (DEU) XBRL Setup Wizard.

    The Taxonomy Detail tab shows the information related to the taxonomy that is currently associated with the entity.

  5. On the Companies tab, select the companies to associate with the XBRL entity. Only one entity can be applied to a company. Companies that are associated with other XBRL entities are not displayed.

  6. The Global Common Data tab defines high level data about the company and reports. It is the default data included in all generated XBRL documents. For more information about what to specify in the table on this tab, see Global Common Data tab description. The toolbar is described in Global Common Data tab toolbar description. Data defined in report group definitions can supplement or override this information.

  7. Click OK.

Associate an XBRL entity with a company

  1. In Report Designer, on the Company menu, click Companies to open the Companies dialog box.

  2. Select the company to which you want to associate an XBRL entity, and then click Modify.

  3. In the XBRL entity field of the Modify company dialog box, select the name of the XBRL entity to use for the company, or click New to create a new XBRL entity.

  4. Click OK.

Delete an XBRL entity

  1. In Report Designer, on the XBRL menu, click Entities to open the XBRL Entities dialog box. A list of entities added by the user is displayed.

  2. Select the entity to delete, and then click Delete.

  3. In the confirmation box, click Yes to permanently delete the item. If the entity is associated with other companies, you cannot delete it.

Global Common Data tab toolbar description

The following table provides descriptions of the icons and fields on the Global Common Data tab toolbar.

Icon or field

Description

Add item

Duplicates a tuple.

Remove item

Removes a tuple.

Validate item

Select a row in the table, and click the validate item button to ensure there are no errors on that row. A red error icon will be displayed next to the row, and an error description will be shown on the Errors tab below the table. Validation is performed according to German HGB rules.

NoteNote
Tuple child elements cannot be validated as single items. Clicking the validate button will validate the whole tuple.

Validate all items

Click to ensure that all row items are correct. A red error icon will be displayed next to each row that contains an error, and error descriptions will be shown on the Errors tab below the table. Validation is performed according to German HGB rules.

Language field

Select the language in which the labels are displayed. Only languages supported by the taxonomy are available.

Filter by:

Filter results by Label, Element, or Validation errors. You can type a keyword in the search field.

Clear filter

Clears the filter selections.

Global Common Data tab description

The following table provides descriptions of the information to be provided on the Global Common Data tab.

Item

Description

Label

Name of the taxonomy element. When you click on a Label row, information specific to it is shown on the Documentation, References, Properties, and Errors tabs shown below the table. Right-click on the row to view editing and toolbar options.

Include

Select to include the value of the taxonomy element in the XBRL instance document. If you enter a value in the Value cell, the Include check box is selected automatically. To include an item with no value (NIL), you can select the Include check box and leave the Value field blank. If blank, the XBRL instance document will contain an empty element with the attribute “xsi:nil=”true”.

Value

Value for the taxonomy element.

Data type

Type of data, such as date or text string.

Unit

Enter a unit of measure, if the element data type requires it.

NoteNote
A unit of measure is not required for numeric items with a data type of Monetary or Shares. Numeric items with other data types require a unit of measure.

Blank column

When validation errors occur, a red icon appears in this column on each line that contains an error. See the Errors tab for information about each error.

See Also

(DEU) Management Reporter and XBRL