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1 Introduction
2 In-scope requirements
2.1 Multi-valued enumerations
A References
B Intellectual property status (non-normative)
C Acknowledgements (non-normative)
D Document history
E Errata corrections in this document
XBRL taxonomies define concepts using XML Schema element declarations. This allows concepts to make use of the XML Schema data type system, which includes the ability to define elements which take as their value one of an enumerated set of values. This is useful functionality, but it is not without limitations.
The XBRL Extensible Enumerations [EXTENSIBLE ENUMERATIONS 1.0] specification provides a mechanism that addresses these limitations, but does not provide a mechanism for addressing "multi-valued" enumerations. This requirement was noted in the Requirements for Extensible Enumerations 1.0 [EXTENSIBLE ENUMERATIONS REQUIREMENTS 1.0], but there was insufficient time available to address it properly.
This document provides requirements for an extension to the Extensible Enumerations specification that addresses multi-valued enumerations.
In addition to the requirements defined in [EXTENSIBLE ENUMERATIONS REQUIREMENTS 1.0] and addressed by [EXTENSIBLE ENUMERATIONS 1.0], the following requirements are considered in-scope:
In some cases, it is desirable to allow a fact to select multiple values from a list of enumerated values, rather than just a single choice. A number of use cases for this functionality have been identified:
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| Date | Author | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2016 | Paul Warren |
First release of requirements for Extensible Enumerations 1.1 |
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