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

11. Glossary

Glossary of key XBRL, anuboXBRL, and Microsoft Excel terminology used in this guide.

11.1 XBRL Terms

  • Concept: A specific financial reporting item (e.g., “Revenue”, “Assets”, “Cash”) defined in a taxonomy. In anuboXBRL functions and documentation, we use “concept” to refer to both the taxonomy definition and the reported value (fact) in company reports, as this term is more intuitive for finance professionals.

  • Fact: A single piece of business information (a reported data point) in an XBRL instance document or inline XBRL document. Each fact is assigned to a concept from the taxonomy and is contextualized by dimensions such as reporting entity, period, and unit of measure. Note: In anuboXBRL user documentation and function parameters, we use the term “concept” for simplicity, referring to the reported item regardless of whether we mean the taxonomy definition or the actual fact in the report.

  • Taxonomy: A dictionary of concepts and their relationships used for XBRL reporting (e.g., US-GAAP, IFRS)

  • Instance Document: The actual XBRL report containing company data tagged with concepts

  • Link Role: A URL that defines how concepts are organized into tables or presentations

  • Dimension: An axis for breaking down data (e.g., by product line, geographic region, business segment)

  • Member: A specific value along a dimension (e.g., “North America” for geographic dimension)

  • Period: The time period for reported data (instant for balance sheet, duration for income statement)

  • Unit: The measurement unit for numeric values (e.g., USD, shares, pure numbers)

  • Decimals: Information about how to scale numeric values (negative = divide, positive = round)

11.2 anuboXBRL Terms

  • Reader Edition: Free version that inserts static values and labels

  • Analyzer Edition: Premium version with dynamic formulas and advanced features

  • Company Abbreviation: Short identifier used in custom functions (e.g., “DEMO_MICROSOFT_10K”)

  • Closing Date: The report date (as-of date) for the financial statements

  • Personal Cloud: Your private storage space for uploaded reports

  • Processing: Converting raw XBRL data into anuboXBRL’s internal format

11.3 Microsoft Excel Terms

  • Custom Function: User-defined Microsoft Excel formula (like ANUBO.XBRLValue)

  • Task Pane: The side panel in Microsoft Excel that provides the anuboXBRL interface

  • Add-in: A Microsoft Excel extension that adds new functionality (like anuboXBRL)