Generic Link:
Public working draft overview
Public Working Draft dated 2008-03-07
This document:
	gnl-overview-PWD-2008-03-07.rtf
is non-normative.
Editors
Geoff Shuetrim	geoff@galexy.net	Galexy	
Abstract
This document explains the various materials issued as a part of the second Generic Link public working draft.
Status
Circulation of this Public Working Draft is unrestricted.  Recipients of this draft are invited to submit comments to formula-feedback@xbrl.org, and to submit notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to provide supporting documentation.

1	Introduction
This document provides an overview of this Public Working Draft (PWD).  It lists the various materials included in the PWD.  It also lists the main changes since the previous PWD.
2	PWD content
The PWD includes:
•	requirements;
•	a generic link specification; and
•	a normative schema.
3	Major changes since the previous PWD
There are relatively few changes in the generic link specification since the first public working draft.  The most significant alterations are as follows:
●	Roles and arcroles that are used with the extended link syntax defined in the specification are now required to be declared using link:roleType and link:arcroleType elements.
●	Formal definitions of generic links and arcs have been provided along with formal definitions of custom links, custom arcs, and custom resources.
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B.	Document History (non-normative)
Date	Editor	Summary	
2007-03-02	Geoff Shuetrim	First draft.	

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