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anubo User Guide for anuboXBRL Reader and anuboXBRL Analyzer - Add-ins for Microsoft Excel

1. About anuboXBRL

The anuboXBRL Reader & Analyzer add-in brings company disclosure data directly into Microsoft Excel. It supports iXBRL (inline XBRL) filings for US‑GAAP (United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) with ESEF (European Single Electronic Format).

1.1 What is XBRL?

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is the open international standard for digital business reporting. Being used in more than 50 countries worldwide it is today’s key technology for global capital markets and the key technology of tomorrow, considering sustainability data. XBRL replaces older reports based on paper, PDF and HTML with digital versions that are more accurate, clearly defined, platform-independent and testable.

1.2 Key Benefits of anuboXBRL Analyzer

  • Enabling Microsoft Excel to eliminate the conceptual weakness of being designed for unstructured data only

  • Enabling Microsoft Excel to use structured data, thereby enabling the full, unrestricted, power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (in development)

  • Enabling Microsoft Excel to use the world standard XBRL

  • Extending the usage scenarios of Microsoft Excel

  • Fundamentally reducing the organizational risk of using Microsoft Excel in professional finance

1.3 Reader and Analyzer

  • What the add-in does: reads iXBRL report packages and inserts their content into Microsoft Excel worksheets.

  • Two editions:

    • anuboXBRL Reader — writes static values into cells (no ANUBO formulas in the sheet). Suited for quick exports and simple line items; dimensional facts have important limitations for professional traceability. See Chapter 2.
    • anuboXBRL Analyzer — inserts ANUBO custom functions (Excel formulas that retrieve and recalculate data from iXBRL reports). Preserves fact context in the sheet — the recommended edition for dimensional analysis, auditability, and live-linked models.

The Analyzer’s approach assigns semantic meaning and context information to inserted values, which extends usage scenarios for analyzing and AI.

  • One add-in: Reader and Analyzer share a single Microsoft Excel add-in; your ANUBO license determines the edition. See Section 3.3.

  • User Guide scope: This User Guide covers both anuboXBRL Reader and anuboXBRL Analyzer. Sections that apply to Analyzer only are marked with Premium.

  • Who it’s for: investment, finance and sustainability professionals; no prior XBRL knowledge required.

  • Where to get iXBRL reports (US‑GAAP / IFRS / ESEF): see Chapter 6.

1.4 Terminology

  • Concept — the reported item (for example Revenue).

  • Period — the date or date range for the reported item.

  • Link role — how financial statements are organized into tables (for example Balance Sheet or Income Statement).

  • Axis / member — categories for breaking down data (for example geographic region or product line).

  • Dimensional fact — a reported value tied to one or more axis members (segments, regions, products, and similar breakdowns). See Chapter 7 and Chapter 9.

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