When working with MS Office documents, you can use functions in specific ribbons for MS Excel and MS Word. The functions provided in the ribbons are perfectly adapted for use in conjunction with Lucanet Disclosure Management:

  • The Excel ribbon helps you program an MS Excel file for Disclosure Management.
  • The Word ribbon helps you create result documents in MS Word.

Have you not installed the ribbons yet? Then go to the Toolbox of Disclosure Management and first install the Excel ribbon, the Word ribbon, and the Dispatcher. The Dispatcher is responsible for communication between Disclosure Management and the MS Office files, so installing it is a prerequisite.

For Disclosure Management, there are functions that are available in all ribbons and special functions for the MS Office product being used. The following figures highlight the general functions in the ribbons for MS Excel and MS Word:

Displays the Excel ribbon for Disclosure Management. The 'Server' and 'Files' areas and the 'Insert Document Variable' button are highlighted.
Excel ribbon containing the general functions for Disclosure Management
Displays the Word ribbon for Disclosure Management. The 'Server' and 'Files' areas and the 'Insert Document Variable' button are highlighted.
Word ribbon containing the general functions for Disclosure Management

The following functions are available in the Excel ribbon and Word ribbon:

OptionDescription
Check InThe current file will be saved in the database. Comments can be stored during the check-in process. Comments will be displayed in the document's history.
UpdateBy clicking Update, changes made in Excel or Word files can be viewed as a preview at any time without having to check in the file. The file view will be refreshed according to the current, changed settings. Examples: You have created names and name extensions, but the corresponding cells of an Excel file have not yet been filled with content. By clicking Update in the Excel ribbon, the document's reference year will appear in the sn_year named range, for example. Values in Excel files are to be updated if a new data import has been performed in the meantime.
OptionDescription
Event ReportsDisclosure Management has an internal error logging system that flags invalid references, etc. Show Log opens the results of the log.
Save File LocallySaves the file in the local file directory.
Open Local FileOpens a file from the local file directory.
Recover VersionOpens or recovers a previous version of the document that is currently open.

Insertion of a document variable; document variables are text building blocks that can be created in the document variable management tool and then easily inserted in every Excel and Word file of the current document.

More information on document variables can be found in Using Document Variables.

The following specific functions are available in the Excel ribbon:

OptionDescription
Name ManagerOpens MS Excel's standard Name Manager.
Delete NamesDeletes a selected name from the Excel file.
Delete All NamesDeletes all names from the Excel file.
OptionDescription
InsertAdds a new outarea.
MoveShifts an outarea.
Insert Document VariableInsertion of a document variable; document variables are text building blocks that can be created in the document variable management tool and then easily inserted in every Excel and Word file of the current document.
OptionDescription
NameButton for creating a name column
ValueButton for creating a value column
ProgButton for creating a programming column
OtherButton for creating other columns, e. g. footnote columns

Edit Properties opens a dialog where the general properties of the Excel file can be configured.

Add Layout Area defines an area where a specific layout from the Layout Robot is to be applied (see Configuring Document). By doing so, you ensure that a table layout defined using the Layout Robot is implemented in the Word document.

The following specific functions are available in the Word ribbon:

Compare with Local Document opens the local directory structure where a file can be selected for comparison.

OptionDescription
Insert TableOpens a dialog where a table can be selected from an Excel file to carry it over to the Word document.

More information on inserting tables can be found in Inserting Tables in a Word Document.

OptionDescription
Insert XBRL Text Block TagOpens a window in MS Word where you can assign an XBRL text block tag to a selected area in the Word document.
Insert XBRL Footnote TagOpens a window in MS Word where you can assign an XBRL footnote tag to a selected area in the Word document.
Highlight XBRL Text BlocksHighlights all XBRL text blocks in the current Word file and displays a comment field for all highlighted text blocks.

More information on inserting XBRL tags can be found in Inserting XBRL Tags.

OptionDescription
Text adjustmentOpens a window in MS Word that allows you to optimize a selected text in the Word document with AI support.
Text draftOpens a window in MS Word that enables you to create a taxonomy-compliant text with AI support.

For more information on using the Copilot in Disclosure Management, see Using Copilot for Disclosure Management.