Documentation Options
The XBRL | Generate Documentation command pops up the XBRL Taxonomy Documentation dialog (screenshot below), in which you can select options for the documentation.
In the Documentation Design pane of the dialog you can select whether to use the fixed standard XMLSpy design for the generated documentation or whether to use a customized design created in a StyleVision SPS. Select the option you want. Note that PDF output is available only for documentation generated with a StyleVision SPS, not for documentation generated using a fixed design. How to work with a user-defined design is described in the section, User-Defined Design.
| Note: | In order to use an SPS to generate schema documentation, you must have StyleVision installed on your machine. |
Clicking the Generate Documentation command opens the XBRL Taxonomy Documentation dialog:
•The required format is specified in the Output Format pane: either HTML, Microsoft Word, RTF, or PDF. (The PDF output format is only available if you use a StyleVision SPS to generate the documentation.) On clicking OK, you will be prompted for the name of the output file and the location to which it should be saved.
•Microsoft Word documents are created with the .doc file extension when generated using a fixed design, and with a .docx file extension when generated using a StyleVision SPS. In order to generate documentation in MS Word format, you must have MS Word (version 2000 or later) installed.
•For HTML output, the CSS style definitions can be either saved in a separate CSS file or embedded in the HTML file (in the <head> element). If a separate CSS file is created, it will be given the same name as the HTML file, but will have a .css extension. Check or uncheck the Embed CSS in HTML check box to set the required option.
•The Embed Diagrams option is enabled for the MS Word and RTF output options. When this option is checked, diagrams are embedded in the result file, in PNG format. Otherwise diagrams are created as PNG files, which are displayed in the result file via object links.
•When the output is HTML, all diagrams are created as document-external PNG files. If the Create folder for diagrams check box is checked, then a folder will be created in the same folder as the HTML file, and the PNG files will be saved inside it. This folder will have a name of the format HTMLFilename_diagrams. If the Create folder for diagrams check box is unchecked, the PNG files will be saved in the same folder as the HTML file.
•In the Include pane, you select which items you want to include in the documentation. The Overview option lists all components, organized by component type, at the top of the file. The Check All and Uncheck All buttons enable you to quickly select or deselect all the options in the pane.
•The Details pane lists the details that may be included for each component. Select the details you wish to include in the documentation. The Check All and Uncheck All buttons enable you to quickly select or deselect all the options in the pane. The Messages check box is only enabled, if Generic Linkroles is checked in the Include pane. All other checkboxes are enabled if Global Elements or Generic Linkroles is checked in the Include pane.
•The Show Result File option is enabled for all output options. When this option is checked, the result files are displayed in Browser View (HTML output), MS Word (MS Word output), and the default applications for .rtf files (RTF output) and .pdf files (PDF output).
•In the Options pane, you can select (i) whether element name should be shown with just a prefix (short qualified name) or in its expanded form (with the full namespace); and (ii) whether imported elements should also be displayed.
Parameter values
If the StyleVision SPS contains one or more parameter definitions, then on clicking OK, a dialog pops up listing all the parameters defined in the SPS. You can enter parameter values in this dialog to override the default parameter values that were assigned in the SPS.