Validation Overview

You can validate the data in your report in the following ways.

XBRL Validation

You can do certain validations of a report at any time. Periodic validations ensure that errors that can cause instance document generation to fail and create filing errors are minimized. The jurisdiction you select will determine what kinds of validations are available, such as:

• XBRL 2.1 & Dimensional
  To validate the current taxonomy and instance document against the XBRL 2.1 and XBRL Dimensions 1.0 specification, including calculation links. Any errors that are encountered during this validation cause the generation to fail.

  Important: If you select this validation, the XSD Content Model validation is automatically selected and must be run.

• XSD Content Model
  To validate that the values of the facts in the current instance document match the content model of their respective elements as defined in the governing schema.
• CDM/Internal
  To validate data currently available to the user against the data stored in the internal system. If any inconsistencies are found, a refresh occurs and the appropriate notification messages are sent.
• Edgar Filer Manual (EFM)
  To validate that the instance document follows the rules as specified in the Edgar Filer Manual (EFM).
• Formula Linkbase
  To validate that the taxonomy or instance document data complies with rules defined in formula linkbases. When you select Formula Linkbase validation, you must make additional choices:
  • Click Detect Formula Linkbases to search for formula linkbases that are discoverable in the taxonomy that is associated with the project.
  • Select specific formula linkbases that were explicitly added to the system by your administrator.

Inline XBRL Validation

Before performing inline XBRL validation, you must first select which jurisdiction the validation is for. This will determine which validations you can select.

Jurisdictions

You can select from the following jurisdictions:

• SEC Validation
  When the jurisdiction is set for SEC, this validates the inline XBRL document against the Edgar Filing Manual (EFM).
• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
  When the jurisdiction is set for HMRC, this validates the inline XBRL document against HMRC Style Guide v2.0.
• South Africa CIPC
  When the jurisdiction is set for CIPC, this validates the inline XBRL document against the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC).
• European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
  When the jurisdiction is set for ESMA, this validates the inline XBRL document against the Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) on European Single Electronic Format (ESEF).
• Ireland Revenue
  When the jurisdiction is set for Ireland Revenue, this validates the inline XBRL document against the Irish Tax and Customs Style Guide v1.1.
• European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
  When the jurisdiction is set for ESRS, this validates the inline XBRL document against the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Set 1 adopted by the European Commission (EC). The ESRS jurisdiction is not enabled by default in CDM, so to use it you will need to activate the corresponding jurisdiction key in configuration file.
  
• IFRS Sustainability Disclosure
  When the jurisdiction is set for IFRS Sustainability Disclosure, this validates the inline XBRL document against the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
• SASB Standards
  When the jurisdiction is set for SASB Standards, this validates the inline XBRL document against the SASB Standards that are maintained under the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

Other Validations

Depending on the jurisdiction you select, other validations become available, along with those from the standard XBRL validation set, such as:

• Generic Inline
  You can select either the Inline XBRL 1.0 or 1.1 specification to use to validate the inline XBRL document. If SEC or CIPC jurisdiction is selected, only inline XBRL 1.1 specification is validated.
• SureFile Validation (only for the UK HMRC jurisdiction)
  This validates the inline XBRL content online with SureFile. When you select SureFile Validation, you must make additional choices:
  • Select the Entity Type Identifier, Accounts End Date and Industry Sector.
  • In the SureFile Authentication section, type your username and password credentials to connect to your SureFile account, and click Test Connection to verify the connection.