Extending Taxonomies

To extend a taxonomy, you can create or edit the taxonomy in the Disclosure Management XBRL Taxonomy Designer, which is a standalone client application. Disclosure Management XBRL Taxonomy Designer is a full-featured taxonomy and instance creator. Disclosure Management XBRL Taxonomy Designer includes a suite of robust creation, editing, mapping, validation, and analysis and reporting tools, for managing complex taxonomies, both with single and in-reference taxonomy usage patterns and validation capabilities. Core features include:

After a taxonomy is modified, it can be registered in Disclosure Management as described in Registering XBRL Taxonomies.

For more information, see the Disclosure Management XBRL Taxonomy Designer online help.