OIM

Understanding the Future of XBRL

By Editor

Recently we updated readers on the progress of the Open Information Model (OIM)– which is well on its way to Recommendation status. But what will the OIM actually mean?

The OIM is central to the modernisation and simplification of the XBRL standard. Although XBRL is used extensively all over the world, allowing rich, structured data to be captured and used by businesses and regulators, the standard’s XML syntax is not always convenient and it often isn’t simple.

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Update on the OIM

By Editor

The Open Information Model is a key part of the modernisation and simplification of the XBRL standard. While the existing specifications will absolutely continue to be supported and improved for the foreseeable future, the OIM represents an important step forward. Producing digital business reports in XML is not always the most convenient syntax and the […]

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OIM and xBRL-JSON Progress

By Editor

We were pleased to announce at the end of last year that new versions of the Open Information Model (OIM) and xBRL-JSON specifications have been released for public review. The release includes some significant improvements and simplifications to the xBRL-JSON representation, which provides an alternative representation for XBRL data. This is part of a larger XBRL International effort to modernise and simplify the standards and make XBRL data much easier to work with in modern software.

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New Year, New Formats!

By Editor

We are very pleased to round out the year by being able to announce that new versions of the Open Information Model (OIM) and xBRL-JSON specifications have been released for public review. The release includes some significant improvements and simplifications to the xBRL-JSON representation, which provides an alternative representation for XBRL data. This is part of our effort to […]

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Publishing XBRL data with JSON

By admin

Start thinking about how XBRL data in JSON can enhance data consumption. Feedback on this important new Candidate Recommendation is sought by 16 February.

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OIM Suite of Specs Advanced to Candidate Recommendation

By Dave Nitchman

The CR version of the OIM suite of specifications includes improvements in the use of JSON to represent XBRL.

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xBRL-JSON: making XBRL easier

By Paul Warren

This week we published the first public working draft of the XBRL Open Information Model (OIM). The OIM is a syntax-independent model of the content of an XBRL report, designed to make it easy to work with XBRL data in a variety of different formats, as well as providing simplification of some of the more arcane […]

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XBRL Data in Different Formats Using the Open Information Model

By Dave Nitchman

The XSB has released the first Public Working Draft (PWD) of the OIM, along with a PWD of xBRL-JSON, a standard JSON representation of an XBRL report, providing new flexibility to regulators, data providers and other structured data publishers.

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