Validate Belgium XBRL-linked reports

These instructions are only for XBRL-enabled reports in Belgium.
  1. Open a financial period.
  2. Select
    Render a Report
    .
  3. Switch the
    Display XBRL
    to green to view the elements with errors.
  4. Select
    Report Options
    , then
    XBRL Validations
    to view the error definitions.
  5. Resolve any errors found.
  6. After resolving the errors, generate a link that validates the XBRL instance against taxonomy-specific validation rules. Validate this before filing with NBB.
  7. Select the link
    Validate XBRL Instance Against Taxonomy Specific Validation Rules
    to queue the document for exporting.
  8. Download the generated document from
    Administration
    , then
    Download Center
    .
  9. Once you download the document, a new window opens with the test summary of the business rules validation. The test summary displays the applied rules and the failed rules.
  10. Review and resolve each failed rule. Each failed rule includes a failure message with reference numbers to the line codes in the report.
  11. Export the report to PDF and search using the reference codes to locate the error.
  12. Identify the sources of the errors, then resolve them. Regenerate the report to view the status of the validations.
  13. Select
    Export
    , then
    XBRL
    to file with NBB after clearing all errors.