The Next Generation of XBRL
In this guide, you'll learn the basics of using XBRL in the next generation of Workiva compared to Classic.
What's New and Improved
View all XBRL tools in the right panel and XBRL toolbar.
Easily roll-forward fiscal dates with XBRL profiles.
Fact Details
You can now find Fact Details, Fact Attributes, and XBRL Detail Tagging in the right panel. For items with multiple tagged concepts, you can navigate between them using the Inspect Facts toggle.
Classic
Next Gen
XBRL Profiles
Use XBRL profiles to set your taxonomy and maintain XBRL settings across multiple documents. XBRL profiles allow you to tag XBRL in the same taxonomy on a single document and to easily roll forward or migrate taxonomies.
Section Generation and Validation
Access XBRL Generation from the right panel. You can generate XBRL for the entire document or individual sections.
Validation reports and Calculation Reports are now visible directly in Workiva. You can still download these reports from the Generated Files section.
Improved Panel Experiences
View your XBRL tools, including Locate XBRL and Generation History, from the right panel.
Access and filter the XBRL outline in the same location as the document outline.
Getting Started with XBRL
The key things you need to know to be up and running in minutes.
Create an XBRL Profile
A profile contains all the XBRL information you create for a given taxonomy, meaning that one document can have multiple profiles and one profile can be applied to multiple documents.
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- On the XBRL tab in your document, enable XBRL.
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- Click Select Taxonomy next to the Show XBRL switch.
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- Click Create New Profile.
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- Enter profile details and click Save.
After creating a profile, select it from the list and apply it to your document, then you are ready to tag your document. You can switch between profiles at any time using this list.
Set Up a Fiscal Calendar
Fiscal calendars will allow you define your financial dates and apply them to documents in Workiva. Dates defined through your Fiscal calendars can be used to roll your XBRL dates forward. Rolling forward your dates is now as simple as editing the quarter or year in your XBRL profile . Editing these dates will update your usages immediately after saving your change. Any Special Dates you have will need to be manually updated.
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- On the XBRL tab in your document, enable XBRL.
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- On the XBRL toolbar, click Attributes and choose Fiscal Calendars.
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- In the dropdown menu, choose New Calendar.
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- Name the calendar and choose calendar period frequency, as well as whether to use standard quarterly dates (e.g. 03/31 for end of Q1). After making your selections, click Create to save the calendar.
Tagging
When tagging your document, you can view Fact Details from the panel on the right. Facts now automatically flow through links to all usages, but you can disable XBRL from Section Properties. You can also now tag a portion of a table cell’s contents, resulting in fewer warnings when submitting filings.
Added facts will appear in the XBRL outline, found in the Outline panel by clicking the XBRL Outline option. You can use the Add/Re-Add feature to quickly associate an existing fact with an XBRL outline section.
Generate XBRL
You can now generate XBRL for your entire document or just a single section from the XBRL toolbar. You can view various details and generation reports, as well as preview iXBRL, in the generations panel on the right. Previous full generations can be viewed from the right, but section generations are only kept for the current Workiva session.
After running a generation, you can view the calculation report alongside your document as a tab in the XBRL Validations panel. You can use this to see how XBRL values are calculated in your document and view any warnings or errors about those calculations.
What's Next
Now that you've seen the next generation of XBRL, here are a few things to help you get started: