1. SAP Solution Brief
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise
Performance Management Solutions
SAP BusinessObjects XBRL
Publishing by UBmatrix
STREAMLINING XBRL PUBLISHING The SAP® BusinessObjects™
XBRL Publishing application
FOR BUSINESS USERS by UBmatrix simplifies and
accelerates the preparation
The eXtensible Business Reporting Lan- XBRL Reporting Optimized for SAP of XBRL documents to com-
guage (XBRL) specification has clearly Software Environments
become the new global standard for
municate financial and busi-
exchanging financial and business infor- SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing ness data. Fast, reusable
mation. With the U.S. Securities and works together with SAP consolidation
Exchange Commission (SEC) joining and financial reporting applications to
mapping and comprehensive
European banking regulators, UK tax enable your staff to prepare XBRL re- validation functions help
authorities, and others in mandating its port submissions right from their desk-
use, implementing an XBRL reporting tops. Now finance and compliance
ensure compliance.
solution is no longer an option – it’s a teams can create, interact with, cus-
requirement. XBRL enables all account- tomize, and validate all kinds of XBRL
ing jurisdictions – both U.S. and foreign documents – quickly and efficiently.
– to download, codify, and analyze time- Preparers first assemble financial re-
sensitive financial data in seconds. Each ports using:
jurisdiction can define its own account- • The SAP BusinessObjects Planning
ing taxonomy, a set of agreed-upon, and Consolidation application
computer-readable “tags” for individual • The SAP BusinessObjects Financial
data items in business reports. When Consolidation application
a company reports a figure for annual • SAP Business Suite software
revenues, for example, that figure can
be tagged in a way that enables almost They can then use the SAP
any computer to immediately recognize BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing
and categorize it as “annual revenues.” application to tag, transform, and map
this data to create XBRL-instance
To generate an XBRL-based financial documents. And because SAP
statement, you need to choose line- BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing
items tags from a regulator’s taxonomy comes with the leading XBRL engine
and map them to your financial figures. from UBmatrix Inc., you can be confi-
Given that any one company can have dent that your documents are valid for
thousands of data items, getting your the taxonomies you use.
consolidated financials published as
XBRL documents is no small task. SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing
That’s why many companies have out- also provides an integrated develop-
sourced XBRL tagging and document ment environment for building, extend-
generation. But now there’s a less cost- ing, and maintaining XBRL taxonomies.
ly approach that also gives you greater This means you can incorporate custom
flexibility and control over the process. reporting requirements – for example, to
With the SAP® BusinessObjects™ XBRL add information to financial reports
Publishing application by UBmatrix, you needed to represent your company
can pull data from any consolidation more favorably to investors.
application (or other business software)
and prepare, review, and analyze data
in XBRL documents – quickly and
accurately.

2. Fast, Flexible XBRL Document Speed: Quickly Navigate Taxonomies
Generation and Map Data
Taxonomies can be large and complex,
Translating Microsoft Excel–based containing thousands of elements. SAP
reports into XBRL using SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing pro-
BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing is vides search and filtering functionality
fast and efficient. The first step is to that allows business users to navigate
open the XBRL taxonomy you want to them quickly. Using mapping, search,
map. The application allows you to re- and filter dialogs, you can browse a tax- Everything you need
trieve taxonomies from your desktop onomy hierarchy and perform a full or to support SEC and
or from the Web. partial search of concepts and labels.
You can use smart filtering to limit the other reporting re-
scope of a search to certain areas of quirements is available
SAP BusinessObjects the taxonomy, such as the income
statement, and access a detailed view directly from SAP –
XBRL Publishing works to- of mappings to confirm matches with eliminating the need to
gether with SAP consolida- your financial data.
procure a third-party
tion and financial reporting The drag-and-drop mapping environ- solution from another
applications to enable your ment allows you to map concepts, con-
texts, and units (such as monetary and vendor.
staff to prepare XBRL re- shares) with automatic synchronization
port submissions right from between your financial report and the
mapping tool. For example, when you
their desktops. click on a cell in Microsoft Excel, the Simplification: Empower Users to
tagged information is highlighted in the Create XBRL Documents
mapping dialog window. You can also When creating XBRL documents, SAP
Once loaded, you can view a taxonomy refresh reports with the latest data BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing acts
different ways – for example, using without having to remap. as common user interface for users of
a list view or a hierarchy tree view. SAP Business Suite software and SAP
Additionally, since taxonomies can Finally, SAP BusinessObjects XBRL BusinessObjects enterprise perfor-
have thousands of elements, SAP Publishing provides fast, thorough vali- mance management solutions. Busi-
Business-Objects XBRL Publishing dation of generated XBRL documents ness users work in a familiar Microsoft
offers useful search and filtering tools against the syntax of taxonomy busi- Excel–based environment and don’t
that can match your financial concepts ness rules; this way, the right numeric need to learn or work with complex
with those in the taxonomy. Once con- values are in the right numeric fields. In XBRL syntax directly. They simply use
cepts in the taxonomy are located, you addition, XBRL validates the semantics SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing
use drag-and-drop mapping functional- of your data – for example, to confirm to meet all XBRL reporting needs, right
ity that’s designed for ease of use. that your balance sheet actually balanc- from their desktops. XBRL instance
When all data has been mapped, it’s es. You can also access automatically documents containing the full XBRL
validated and outputted in XBRL. You generated reports that identify incom- syntax for each report are always
can save a mapped Microsoft Excel plete mappings, distinguish between available.
workbook as a template and reuse it in actual errors and detected inconsisten-
future reporting periods. It’s that cies, trace errors for fast resolution,
simple. and help ensure compliance.

3. The software also makes it easier to in- potential of XBRL reporting. It supports
corporate into reports complementary any taxonomy in use today, and has
sources of information stored in Micro- been used to model many of the
An integrated develop-
soft Word, such as financial table foot- world’s XBRL taxonomies, such as In- ment environment for
notes and management discussion and ternational Financial Reporting Stan-
analyses. You can attach Microsoft dards (IFRS), U.S. GAAP, and more.
building, extending, and
Word documents, as well as reference The application also supports basic and maintaining XBRL tax-
select content from each document block-text footnotes – a user-friendly
when producing XBRL. Footnote en- way to capture both plain text and for-
onomies means you
tries can be reused any number of matted HTML text. can incorporate custom
times, and multiple footnotes can be
associated with a given reporting ele- Key Benefits
reporting requirements
ment. This approach offers the best of – for example, to add
both worlds: you can create financial SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing
reports in a friendly Microsoft Excel offers you a fast, efficient way to gen-
information to financial
environment and create text using erate XBRL documents in-house. Now reports needed to rep-
Microsoft Word. your business users can create any
type of XBRL document you need, as
resent your company
Flexibility: Use One XBRL Reporting well as tailor it to meet specific require- more favorably to
Tool for Every Need ments. As a result, you benefit from:
SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publishing • Reduced time and money spent
investors.
gives you great flexibility when creating on XBRL document creation – With
XBRL reports. Many organizations SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Publish-
want to extend their XBRL reporting ing, it’s faster and easier to create A Trusted Solution from SAP
beyond standard taxonomies – for ex- financial statements suitable for elec-
ample, to differentiate themselves from tronic submission to regulators. SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Pub-
competitors by providing extra informa- • Lower audit costs – When your data lishing is an essential part of SAP
tion to investors. The application en- is accessible in XBRL, your auditors BusinessObjects enterprise perfor-
ables you to design and extend XBRL can “slice and dice” your financial mance management solutions. Now
taxonomies using simple drag-and-drop data quickly and easily, enabling them you have an SAP-approved XBRL re-
editing functions, such as a business to perform audits faster, more accu- porting tool that’s integrated with our
rules editor. You can also define rela- rately, and at lower cost. financial consolidation applications and
tionships across extended links (creat- • Greater confidence and compliance SAP Business Suite. Everything you
ed by breaking up complex links), as – SAP BusinessObjects XBRL Pub- need to support SEC and other report-
well as link base types (the parts of the lishing helps ensure that filings are ing requirements is available directly
taxonomy defining the data presenta- accurate, complete, and meet all from SAP – eliminating the need to pro-
tion, calculations, labels, and current regulatory requirements. cure a third-party solution from another
definitions). • Support for the “last mile” of vendor.
finance – The application streamlines
In addition, because SAP financial consolidation, reporting, and Find Out More
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Summary
The SAP® BusinessObjects™ XBRL Publishing application by UBmatrix enables business
users to leverage data in SAP Business Suite software and SAP BusinessObjects enter-
prise performance management solutions and prepare eXtensible Business Reporting
Language (XBRL) documents. Designed for ease of use, speed, and flexibility, the applica-
tion gives you greater control over the XBRL generation process for the communication of
financial and business data.
Business Challenges
• Pressure to implement an XBRL publishing solution quickly
• Desire for more control and flexibility than XBRL outsourcing offers
• Limited in-house resources who can work with complex XBRL syntax directly
Key Features
• XBRL taxonomy navigation – Quickly search and filter large, complex taxonomies to find
tags relevant for your business data
• Mapping – Map taxonomy tags to data using a drag-and-drop mapping environment
• Validation – Use comprehensive validation functionality to confirm accuracy and com-
pleteness and identify issues
• Disclosure inclusion – Link to and import management discussions, disclosures, foot-
notes, and other narratives created in Microsoft Word to XBRL documents
• Taxonomy extension – Easily extend published XBRL taxonomies to include other
information
• Compliance – Be confident that your XBRL documents comply with the business rules of
third-party taxonomies
Business Benefits
• Reduced time and effort to create XBRL documents thanks to integration with Microsoft
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