Introduction to CDM XBRL User Guide

The CDM XBRL User Guide describes how to perform user tasks in CDM XBRL.

CDM is a unified financial governance solution that focuses on improving financial processes and controls, particularly in the final stages before disclosure. It helps the finance department improve the timeliness and quality of financial management processes and reporting. CDM also facilitates audits, extends enterprise resource planning (ERP) transactional controls, and improves financial risk management.

CDM XBRL automates the process of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) tagging for compliance with the Security Exchange Commission mandate as well as other XBRL mandates around the world.

Features and Benefits

• Enhances the internal controls over financial reporting
• Improves visibility and the audit trail throughout the entire reporting process
• Links source data to report data
• Ability to use a prior report as a template for the next report
• Integrates the Tag Once XBRL function
• Contains tools to promote collaboration
• Delivers workflow and task management tools
• Includes business rules and validation
• Has multiple output options, such as XBRL, EDGAR, HTML, Microsoft(tm)™ Word, and PDF

Audience

The CDM XBRL User Guide is intended for users who need to work with XBRL tags, XBRL query tags, and tuples, and who need to generate XBRL instance documents.