Generating XBRL Instance Documents Process Overview

The following provides an overview of the process that you follow to generate an XBRL Instance Document.

  • Create a blank Microsoft Word document in the Narrative Reporting Web User Interface to use as a Disclosure Management report. The report should have the formatting and page layout you want your Disclosure Management report to have.

  • Open the Disclosure Management report in Microsoft Word, using Oracle Smart View for Office.

  • Select a taxonomy.

  • Map the data from your financial statements to concepts from the selected taxonomy.

  • Review and modify any mappings.

  • Validate the instance document.

  • Generate and export the instance document for filing with your regulator.

Watch this overview video: Validating and Generating XBRL Instance Documents in Narrative Reporting Cloud.

video icon Validating and Generating XBRL Instance Documents in Narrative Reporting Cloud.