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

1. About anuboXBRL

anuboXBRL analytics add ins bring company disclosure data directly into Microsoft Excel. Our add ins support 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).

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.

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

anuboXBRL Add ins

  • What they do: read iXBRL (inline XBRL) reports and insert their content in Microsoft Excel sheets.

  • Two editions with different approaches: anuboXBRL Reader = directly inserts report’s content in the sheet

  • anuboXBRL Analyzer = inserts ANUBO custom functions (which insert report’s content)

The Analyzer’s approach assigns semantic meaning and context information to inserted values, which extends usage scenarios for analyzing and AI. ANUBO custom functions are Microsoft Excel formulas that automatically retrieve and calculate data from iXBRL reports.

  • 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 can I get iXBRL reports for US GAAP and IFRS/ESEF?: see Chapter 6

  • Terminology: Concept (the reported item, e.g., Revenue)

  • Period (date or date range for the reported item)

  • Link role (defines how financial statements are organized into tables, like Balance Sheet or Income Statement)

  • Axis / member (categories for breaking down data, like ‘Geographic Region: North America’ or ‘Product Line: Software’)