Standards Development – Past and Future Activities – 2010‑10-26

 

Note: all future dates are estimates only and are subject to change depending on feedback received, implementation experience and complexity of matters to be addressed.

Base Specification and Maintenance WG

Since 2009-01-01 to date

Dimensions – Errata Corrections published 2009-09-07

Dimensions – Updated Conformance Suite published 2009-10-06

Base Specification – Addresses various concerns relating to consistency with other specifications (e.g. formula). Did not require spec corrections but generated the need for more conformance suite tests.

Current Activities

Base Specification – Reviewing Proposed Errata Corrections

Base Specification – Reviewing Proposed Spec Revision relating to Precision and Decimals

Base Specification – Creation and Testing of Updated Conformance Suite Tests concerning the above corrections and revisions

Dimensions – Reviewing Proposed Errata Corrections relating to Dimension Defaults

Base Specification – Creation and Testing of Updated Conformance Suite Tests concerning the above corrections

Investigate appropriateness of/need for “Generic Preferred Label” specification – with application to both Formula and Rendering

Planned Output for 2010/11

Base Specification – Publication of “Review of Edited Recommendation” to address decimals/precision changes (solicits market feedback on a proposed change that could affect processors prior to implementing the change) – review period will be at least 2 months – 2010-11

Base Specification – if review feedback is positive and implementations demonstrated, publication of “Edited Recommendation” to address decimals/precision changes – 2011-02

Base Specification – errata corrections release(s) – as needed

Dimensions – errata corrections release(s) – as needed

Versioning

Since 2009-01-01 to date

Publication of PWD – 2009-02-04

Publication of PWD – 2009-05-27

Request to publish as CR 2009-06 – denied by XSB pending review

Reorganise specification into modules – started 2009-09

Publication of PWD of Base and Base Concepts modules 2009-12-03

Issuance of Last Call for Comments on the Base and Base Concepts modules PWDs – included proactive outreach to major projects soliciting comments – period ended 2010-01-31

Publication of Extended Concepts module as PWD – 2010-02

Promotion of Base and Base Concepts modules to CR – 2010-03

Issue Call for Implementations on Base and Base Concepts modules – this includes proactive outreach to key software vendors, leveraging major projects to emphasise the need for timely feedback – 2010-03

Publication of Extended Concepts module as PWD – 2010-02

Last Call for Comments on Extended Concepts module PWD – 2010-03

Publication of updated CR for base, concepts-basic, primer and concepts-extended – 2010-07

Issue Call for Implementations on Extended Concepts module – this includes proactive outreach to key software vendors, leveraging major projects to emphasise the need for timely feedback – 2010-07

Conduct Face to Face meeting to advance all specifications – 2010-08-24

Publication of Primer (as PWD) that seeks to explain the suite of versioning specifications in a manner that is more accessible to the general reader than the specifications themselves. – 2010-10

 

Current Activities

Development of CR2 for base, concepts-basic, concepts-extended.

 

Further development of PWD for relationship sets and instance-aspects (for dimensional versioning), and dimensional primer, overview and use case documents (WGNs) based on feedback received.

 

Development of conformance suite for the above.

Planned Output for 2010/11

Continually update requirements document and publish updates concurrently with module publications

 

 

Publication of WGN – Versioning Overview – 2010-11 (with subsequent updates)

Publication of updated primer (was PWD) as WGN – 2010-11 (with subsequent updates)

Publication of use cases as WGN – 2010-11 (with subsequent updates)

Publication of Relationship Sets module as PWD – 2010-11

Publication of Instance Aspects (Dimensions) module as PWD – 2010-11

Active outreach to key projects to solicit feedback

 

Last Call for comments on Relationship Sets module – 2010-12

Last Call for comments on Instance Aspects module – 2010-12

 

Promotion of Relationship Sets module to CR – 2011-01

Promotion of Instance Aspects module to CR – 2011-01

 

Call for implementations of Instance Aspects module – 2011-01

 

Depending on market demand, commence work on Relationships module

 

Additional CRs published as feedback and vendor implementations dictate – typically on a 2 month cycle – until determined to be completely stable at which point promotion to PR, then REC can occur

 

Conduct presentations at Brussels conference –2011-04

 

 

Formula

Since 2009-01-01 to date

Publication of final CR for 22 modules, plus Generic Links plus Function Registry – 2009-01-01

Promotion to PR for 22 modules, plus Generic Links plus Function Registry – 2009-03-31

Promotion to RECOMMENDATION for 22 modules, plus Generic Links plus Function Registry – 2009-06-22

Publication of 7 additional modules plus associated Conformance Suite Tests plus additions/updates to Function Registry as PWD – 2009‑12‑16

Issuance of Last Call for comments on 7 additional modules plus associated Conformance Suite Tests plus additions/updates to Function Registry PWD – 2010-01-27

Publication of Proposed Edited Recommendation of Generic Labels – 2010-06

Publication of Proposed Edited Recommendation of Functions – 2010-06

Publication of Errata Corrections for Variables – 2010-06

Promotion to Candidate Recommendation of Concept Relation Filter – 2010-06

Promotion to Candidate Recommendation of Variable Instances for Multi-Instance Processing and Chaining – 2010-06

Promotion to Candidate Recommendation of Concept Relation Filter – 2010-06

Publication of updates to Conformance Suite – 2010-06

 

Current Activities

Process errata corrections on REC specifications

Receive and process comments on 7 additional modules plus associated Conformance Suite Tests plus additions/updates to Function Registry PWDs and CR

Planned Output for 2010/11

Promotion of Tuple Creation spec plus associated Conformance Suite Tests plus to CR – 2010-11

Publication of updates on 7 additional modules plus associated Conformance Suite Tests plus additions/updates to Function Registry CR following implementation feedback (timing dependent on receiving suitable and timely feedback from software vendors)

Additional CRs published as feedback and vendor implementations dictate – typically on a 2 month cycle – until determined to be completely stable at which point promotion to PR, then REC can occur

 

Publication of an updated Recommendation for Generic Labels and Functions, estimated 2010-11.

 

Conduct presentations at Brussels conference –2011-04

 

 

Rendering

Since 2009-01-01 to date

Initiate creation of Reference Implementation of Inline XBRL (processor and validators) utilising contractor – 2009-01-12

Publication of Inline XBRL CR 3 with Call for Implementations – 2009-01-21

Publication of Inline XBRL CR 4 with Call for Implementations – 2009-04-22

Publication of Inline XBRL CR 5 with Call for Implementations – 2009-09-28

Publication of Inline XBRL CR 6 with Call for Implementations – 2009-11-16

Publication of Inline XBRL PR – 2010-01-28

Release of Reference Implementation to Open Source (Sourgeforge) – 2009-06-25

Regular updates of Open Source reference implementation – 2009-07, 2009-10, 2010-01

Re-Publication of Inline XBRL PR – 2010-02-10

Final publication of Inline XBRL as REC – 2010-05

Final updates to Reference Implementation on Sourceforge to match REC – includes complete documentation and a tutorial (via Contractor) – 2010-05

Produce and deliver Webinar on Inline XBRL mechanics and benefits – including survey of attendees to gain additional feedback (via Contractor) – 2010-04

Produce online tutorial, including a complete packaging of the reference implementation, and a step-by-step guide to understanding and using Inline XBRL (via Contractor) – 2010-06

 

Current Activities

Developing process and protocols for updating transformations registry

Update requirements and proceed with Rendering Linkbase specification

Planned Output for 2010/11

 

Maintenance of Inline XBRL – ongoing – errata corrections published as necessary

Publication of formal process and protocols for updating Transformations Registry – 2010-11

Updates to Transformation Registry as necessary

Establishment of dates and schedule for Rendering Linkbase specification Devlopment – 2010-11

                  

Conduct presentations at Beijing and Brussels conferences – 2010-10, 2011-04

 

XBRL GL

Since 2009-01-01 to date

Publication of “Defaults” Working Group Note – 2009-02-17

Publication of “Templates” Working Group Note – 2009-02-17

Publication of SRCD module as 2nd PWD – 2009-06-02

Publication of “Attributes” Working Group Note – 2009-06-03

Publication of “Dimensions” Working Group Note – 2009-06-03

Publication of “GLTFTA version 2” as PWD – 2009-10-21

Publication of Japanese Label linkbase PWD – 2009-10-21

Issuance of Last Call for comments on SRCD module and updated GLTFTA and Japanese Label Linkbase – 2010-01

Publication CR of updated GLTFTA and Japanese Label Linkbase – 2009-02

Publish CR of SRCD module – 2009-06

 

Conduct various webinars and other outreach to educate the marketplace on XBRL GL

Current Activities

Review GIS module

Address feedback from SRCD Module PWD particularly with respect to use with Dimensions

Planned Output for 2010/11

Publication of Additional Working Group Notes (approx 3-4 per year)

Conduct regular outreach via webinars etc.

 

Conduct presentations at Brussels conference –2011-04

Registries

Since 2010-01-01 to date

Publication of additional Link Roles in Link Role Registry (LRR) as CR – 2010-07

Publication of additional Link Roles in LRR as REC – 2010-10

 

Establishment and initial population of Data Type Registry (DTR) – 2010-07

CRs of Data Type Registry – 2010-07, 2010-09, 2010-10

 

Establishment of Units Registry Task Force

Current Activities

 

Development of Units Registry – begun 2010-07

 

Development of update process for Transformation Rules Registry (TRR) (Inline XBRL – Rendering WG)

Review of proposed new transformations for TRR (Rendering WG)

 

Process feedback on Data Types

 

Review update process for Functions Registry (Formula WG)

 

Planned Output for 2010/11

                                 

Publication of initial set of Data Types as REC – 2010-12

 

Publication of Units Registry (UNR) structure and process as PWD – 2010-12

Publication of initial set of units for UNR – 2010-12

Publication of UNR structure and process as CR – 2011-03

Promotion of initial set of units in UNR to CR – 2011-03

Promotion of UNR structure and process to REC – 2011-05

Promotion of initial set of units in UNR to REC – 2011-05

 

Publication of TRR process as PWD – 2010-12

Publication of TRR process as CR – 2011-03

Promotion of TRR process as REC – 2011-05

Publication of second version of TRR as PWD – 2010-12

Publication of second version of TRR as CR – 2011-03

Publication of second version of TRR as REC – 2011-05