The units or currency list that is displayed when creating a unit in the Disclosure Management Mapping Tool is derived and configured in the mappingtool.properties file. Units types are available in the from the Measure field (see Adding XBRL Units). The unit type code corresponds to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 4217 standard. In the mappingtool.properties file, the current unit values are:
unit_type1=share
unit_type2=pure
unit_type3=iso4217:AED
unit_type4=iso4217:AUD
unit_type5=iso4217:CAD
unit_type6=iso4217:CAF
unit_type7=iso4217:SGD
unit_type8=iso4217:USD
unit_type9=iso4217:DEM
unit_type11=iso4217:NZD
unit_type12=iso4217:PLN
unit_type13=iso4217:PLN
When you create a unit type, the default unit type code is: unit_type8=iso4217:USD.
To add or change a unit type:
Navigate to mappingtool.properties file in the DISCMAN_INSTANCE/config folder.
Using any text editor, open the mappingtool.properties properties file.
Add the new unit using the format: unit_type[number]=iso4217:[currency code].
The currency code consists of the two-character country code and a character that represents the currency unit.
Save the mappingtool.properties file.
Unit types are validated in Review mode.