Function Registry Process Documentation 1.0

Public Working Draft 03 August 2007

Copyright ©2007 XBRL International Inc., All Rights Reserved.

This version:
<http://www.xbrl.org/Specification/FunctionRegistryProcess/PWD-2007-08-03/FunctionRegistryProcess-PWD-2007-08-03.html>
Editors:
Hugh Wallis, XBRL International Inc. <hughwallis@xbrl.org>
Geoff Shuetrim, Galexy Pty. Limited <geoff@galexy.net>
Contributor:

Status

Circulation of this Public Working Draft is unrestricted. This document is normative. Other documents may supersede this document. Recipients are invited to submit comments to geoff@galexy.net, and to submit notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and provide supporting documentation.

Abstract

This document describes the XBRL International process by which a registry for XBRL functions is updated. The function registry is an online listing of XBRL functions, along with structured information about their purpose, usage, and their associated conformance tests.

Table of Contents

Appendices

A References
B Intellectual property status (non-normative)
C Acknowledgements (non-normative)
C.1 Sub-section of an appendix.
D Document history (non-normative)
E Errata corrections in this document


Appendix A References

IETF RFC 2119This reference is not cited.
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). "RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels"
Scott Bradner.
(See http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt)
XMLThis reference is not cited.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). "Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Fourth Edition)"
Tim Bray, Jean Paoli, C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, Eve Maler, and François Yergeau.
(See http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/)
XML NamesThis reference is not cited.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). "Namespaces in XML 1.0 (Second Edition)"
Tim Bray, Dave Hollander, Andrew Layman, and Richard Tobin.
(See http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names/)
XML Schema Datatypes 1.0This reference is not cited.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). "XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes Second Edition"
Paul V. Biron, and Ashok Malhotra.
(See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/)
XML Schema Structures 1.0This reference is not cited.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). "XML Schema Part 1: Structures Second Edition"
Henry S. Thompson, David Beech, Murray Maloney, and Noah Mendelsohn.
(See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1/)
XMLSPEC
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). "Guide to the W3C XML Specification ("XMLspec") DTD, Version 2.1"
Eve Maler.
(See http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/06/xmlspec-report-v21.htm)

Appendix B Intellectual property status (non-normative)

This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are included on all such copies and derivative works. However, this document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing the copyright notice or references to XBRL International or XBRL organizations, except as required to translate it into languages other than English. Members of XBRL International agree to grant certain licenses under the XBRL International Intellectual Property Policy (www.xbrl.org/legal).

This document and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS IS" basis and XBRL INTERNATIONAL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The attention of users of this document is directed to the possibility that compliance with or adoption of XBRL International specifications may require use of an invention covered by patent rights. XBRL International shall not be responsible for identifying patents for which a license may be required by any XBRL International specification, or for conducting legal inquiries into the legal validity or scope of those patents that are brought to its attention. XBRL International specifications are prospective and advisory only. Prospective users are responsible for protecting themselves against liability for infringement of patents. XBRL International takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any intellectual property or other rights that might be claimed to pertain to the implementation or use of the technology described in this document or the extent to which any license under such rights might or might not be available; neither does it represent that it has made any effort to identify any such rights. Members of XBRL International agree to grant certain licenses under the XBRL International Intellectual Property Policy (www.xbrl.org/legal).

Appendix C Acknowledgements (non-normative)

This document draws heavily on the ideas and structures developed in the [XMLSPEC] materials produced by the W3C. It also draws on the structures that have proved their value in previous XBRL specifications.

C.1 Sub-section of an appendix.

This is an example of a sub section of an appendix.

Appendix D Document history (non-normative)

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Appendix E Errata corrections in this document

This appendix contains a list of the errata that have been incorporated into this document. This represents all those errata corrections that have been approved by the XBRL International Formula Working Group up to and including 03 August 2007. Hyperlinks to relevant e-mail threads may only be followed by those who have access to the relevant mailing lists. Access to internal XBRL mailing lists is restricted to members of XBRL International Inc.

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1.03 August 2007 [Cannot resolve Section ID sec-intro ]
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Example errata.