Apex XBRL Maker 2011 is a free software (for any number of users, computers or companies) that lets you create or edit XBRL files conforming to Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India's Taxonomy.
Key Features of Apex Xbrl Maker 2011 Free Edition (Applicable only for MCA Taxonomy 2011):
Create XBRL files for any number of companies
Edit existing XBRL files
Work with Footnotes
Automatic and Manual Calculation Modes
Download it from: http://www.SaltLakeSoft.com/xbrl
3. XBRL
• Extensible business reporting language
• www.xbrl.org
• Built around a few key ideas:
• Concept
• Linkbases
• Fact
• Contexts and Units
4. CONCEPT
• Defines the 'name' for an 'atom' of information
• Associates other metadata with the concept name, like a
data type,
• Example of a concept: 'PaidUpShareCapital' with a data
type of 'monetary'.
• Usually
a part of a collection of concepts within a
'Taxonomy'.
5. LINKBASES
• Defines linkages between concepts for the purpose of defining:
• Labels and documentation for concepts
• Calculations based on concepts
• References
• Definitions
• Presentation (visual rendering for example)
• Part of a Taxonomy
6. FACTS
•A 'Business Fact' that is being reported.
• Part of a Report, also known as 'Instance Document'
• Corresponds to a Concept as defined in a Taxonomy
• Can be either:
• An 'Item' if it holds a single value
•A 'Tuple' if it holds one or more sets of values. (think of
tables)
7. CONTEXTS AND UNITS
•A Context associate a fact with:
• An Entity. E.g. a company
• Time. E.g. 'as at 31-03-2011' or 'FY 2010-11'
•A Unit defines the unit of measurement of a fact
• Example: INR, USD .. for monetary facts
• 'Pure' for facts without units. E.g. Rates or ratios
• You can define your own units in an XBRL instance document
8. LET'S NOT FORGET..
• Footnotes
• Ifyou have something special to say about a business
fact, use a footnote.
• Footnotes can be linked to multiple facts
•A fact can be linked to multiple footnotes.
9. TALKING ABOUT MCA
• Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
• They have defined a taxonomy (get it here)
• They want your data in XBRL format (if your company is
a certain size, or bigger)
• How would you do it?
• May we suggest a way? .. Turn to the next slide..
10. APEX XBRL MAKER 2011
• It's free. Download it from here.
• It generates XBRL and edits XBRL
• It lets you work with footnotes
• Calculation modes: Automatic and Manual
• How much does it cost?
• Look above, we said it's free!