Menu Commands
This section describes the add-in commands available in the ESEF tab of the Excel ribbon (see screenshot below). The commands are organized into four groups: Report, Windows, Tagging and Add-In. For more information, see the subsections below.
Report
Imports an extension taxonomy that you will need to create a new ESEF report. For more information, see New Report. This command is disabled if the report sheet has already been inserted into the workbook.
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Starts the built-in Taxonomy Editor, which opens in its own window. The Taxonomy Editor enables you to edit extension taxonomies or to create a new extension taxonomy based on an ESEF taxonomy. For more details, see Taxonomy Editor.
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Exports data from all currently active sheets to an iXBRL instance file. For more details, see Export Data to iXBRL.
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Validates report data against the underlying taxonomy and displays the validation results in the Validation Report dialog box. For details, see Validate Data.
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Windows
Shows or hides the ESEF Filing Pane. By default, the Filing Pane becomes visible after you have imported an extension taxonomy.
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Shows or hides the Validation Report window. See Validate Data.
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This option highlights all the tagged cells yellow, which make the report easier to work with and more user-friendly. For more information about tagging cells, see Enter Data.
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Tagging
Reported concepts must be marked up with XBRL tags, which means every fact must correspond to a relevant concept from the taxonomy. For details about tagging cells, see Enter Data.
Add-In
This command opens the XBRL Taxonomy Manager tool, which allows viewing, installing, and uninstalling XBRL taxonomies. See XBRL Taxonomy Manager.
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Displays a dialog box where you can view and change the add-in settings.
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Opens this help file in CHM (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help) format.
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Displays the activation status of the add-in or provides options to enter or purchase a license key code.
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Displays version information about the add-in.
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Provides links to the Altova website, including Online Support Center, XBRL Taxonomy Download Center, training and tutorials.
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