Exporting the Instance document

After the XBRL mapped data in the document is validated, you export the instance document to a .DMR output file type. You can save the instance document to a local file system, from where it can be sent for internal consumption, such as internal auditors, or to a regulatory body, such as the SEC.

The .DMR output file type is a compressed file which contains all the XBRL report files including:

To view the report file, open the .DMR file with a compression utility such as WinZip®.

  To select an output type for the instance document:

  1. Open the Office document with the validated instance document to export:

  2. On the Disclosure Management ribbon, select Export.

  3. In File name, enter the name of the report to save and click Save.

    The report is exported, and launched in a viewer, and the following files are generated:

    If the mapped taxonomy is based on the US GAAP taxonomy, then by default the instance document is opened in an SEC viewer format (when the SEC Viewer files are available). The generic or other viewer can also be used. All non-US GAAP taxonomies are by default viewed in the Generic viewer.

    Table 20. Types of Viewer

    Type of Viewer FormatDescription
    SEC When an instance document is derived from an extension to the US GAAP taxonomy, Disclosure Management displays it using the SEC's interactive viewer.
    GenericWhen an instance document is not derived from the US GAAP taxonomy, the SEC viewer cannot be used. Instead, the instance document is previewed using XML style sheets. The Generic viewer displays the fact values in the order that they are exist in the instance document (XML), which is typically the order in which the concepts were mapped.