Versioning WG
Paul Warren, Chair
Katrin Schmehl, Vice Chair
versioning@xbrl.org
Charter Statement
Statement of Purpose
To create specification(s) to capture versioning differences and create reports.
Scope of work:
Initial:
- DTS (that start at a schema or linkbase) Versioning
- Temporal Constraints on Concepts
Later:
- Method of converting instances from one Version of a DTS to a later one
List of Deliverables (with estimated dates)
Requirements and Specifications for:
- Syntax for expressing versioning reports (1st PWD by end July 2007, no REC until thoroughly tested in live projects)
- Conformance Suite (with PWD)
- Versioning Infoset (may be subset of complete XBRL Infoset) (1st PWD by end July 2007
- Others TBD for remaining scope of work
Expected Audience
- Projects that last for more than one cycle of DTS/Instance creation
- Software Vendors supporting XBRL implementations





