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title: "Managing Continuation Chains"
description: "The Continuation administration allows you to view, reorder, and manage all continuation items belonging to a selected tag in one place."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/continuation-administration
language: en
last_updated: 2026-05-28
---
# Managing Continuation Chains

## Overview

A tagged text block in **Lucanet XBRL Tagger** can span multiple sections of a document.

When a single XBRL tag covers text that is distributed across different pages or chapters, the individual text sections are linked in a **continuation chain**. Each section in the chain is referred to as a **continuation item**.

The **Continuation administration** allows you to view, reorder, and manage all continuation items belonging to a selected tag in one place.

## Opening the 'Continuation Administration' Dialog

You have the following options for opening the **Continuation administration** dialog:

- Via the **context menu**: Right-click a tagged text block in the **Tagging** area and select **Continuation administration** from the context menu:

Opening Continuation administration from the document

{% info-box %}
The menu item is disabled (grayed out) if the selected tag has no continuation chain, i.e., if it is a stand-alone tag without continuations.
{% /info-box %}

- Via the **command bar**: Click the search icon in the top bar of the **XBRL document** workspace or press **CTRL + SHIFT + P** to open the command bar. Search for **Continuation administration** and select the command.
- **Properties** area: When you select a tagged text block in the **Tagging** area that is part of a continuation chain, the **Continuation** section is displayed in the **Properties** area:

'Properties' area with continuation item

## Structure of the 'Continuation Administration' Dialog

The **Continuation administration** dialog is displayed, for example, as follows:

Dialog 'Continuation Administration'

The following information is displayed in the **Continuation administration** dialog:

- **Tag name**: The human-readable name of the XBRL tag the continuation chain belongs to. All items in the chain share the same tag name.
- **Tag technical name**: The technical XBRL identifier of the tag (for example, ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBorrowingsExplanatory).

The table lists all continuation items in the continuation chain. The following columns are displayed for each item:

| Column | Description |
|---------|---------|
| **Order #** | The current position of the item in the continuation chain. |
| **Content** | A short preview of the text content (up to 120 characters). Click the double arrow to display the full text. |
| **Chapter** | The chapter in the source document that contains the current continuation item. |
| **Doc. #** | The position of the item in the source document (document position). Use this column to compare the custom order with the original document structure. |

## Functions in the 'Continuation Administration' Dialog

The following functions are available in the **Continuation administration** dialog:

| Column | Description |
|---------|---------|
| **Change order** | Move rows by drag-and-drop to change the order. |
| **Show content** | Click the double arrow to display the full text. |
| **** **Navigate to item in document** | The document scrolls to the item and selects it in the **Tagging** area. |
| **** **Delete item** | Removes the item from the continuation chain. **Note**: The **Delete** button is disabled when only one item remains in the chain. The last remaining item contains the primary XBRL tag and cannot be deleted. |
| **Reset to document position** | The position of the item in the source document (document position). Use this column to compare the custom order with the original document structure. |
| **Save changes** | Applies the changes. |

## 'Continuation' Area in the Properties

When you select a tagged text block in the **Tagging** area that is part of a continuation chain, the **Continuation** section is displayed in the **Properties** area. This section gives you a quick overview of the item's position in the chain, without having to open the full administration dialog.

Actions for a continuation item in the 'Properties' area

The following information is displayed for a continuation item in the **Properties** area:

| Property | Description |
|---------|---------|
| **Tag name** | The human-readable name of the XBRL tag. |
| **Tag technical name** | The technical XBRL identifier of the tag. |
| **Member** | The dimension member assigned to the item, if any. |
| **Position in chain** | The current position of the item within the continuation chain. |
| **Document position** | The position of the item in the source document. |

The following navigation and actions are also available in the **Properties** area:

- **Actions** menu:

 - **Edit**: Opens the **Continuation administration** dialog for the entire chain.
 - **Delete continuation chain**: Removes all continuation links in the chain after your confirm. Click **Yes, delete** to confirm the operation.
- **Next item / Previous item**: Navigates to the next or previous item of the chain in the document.