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title: "Validations in XBRL Documents"
description: "A document can be checked for errors, validity and completeness by means of validations. Lucanet XBRL Tagger has two validation types."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document/validation_xbrltagger
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
---
# Validations

## Overview

A document can be checked for errors, validity and completeness by means of **validations**. The XBRL Tagger has two types of validation:

- Validations executed while editing the document, referred to as **in-tool validations**. The currently tagged areas are checked for inconsistencies and errors.
- Validations that are automatically carried out when creating an iXBRL document.

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Click on the icon in the right sidebar to display the validations..
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The results of the validations are displayed as follows, for example:

Display of validation results
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## Validation Result Types

The validation results are divided into the following types:

| Type | Description |
|---------|---------|
| Validation error | Shows errors detected during the validation process. The listed errors must be rectified. |
| Validation warning | Shows warnings that may have to be edited. The listed warnings should be checked. |
| Validation information | Shows general information, for example on non-tagged values in a table. |
| Validation success | Shows the validation areas in which no errors were found. |

## Options for Validation Results

The following options are available for validation results:

| Option | Description |
|---------|---------|
| | Click the icon to show details on the message. |
| | Click the icon to display the tag and its properties. |
| Filter results | Shows options for filtering the validation results: |
| Re-validate | Carries out all validation processes again. |

## Validations When Creating an iXBRL Report

When creating an iXBRL report, a complete XBRL validation is conducted, covering the following specifications:

- XBRL Specification 2.1
- XBRL Dimensions 1.0
- XBRL Formula 1.0
- Table Linkbase 1.0
- Extensible Enumerations 1.0 and 2.0
- Inline XBRL 1.1 incl. XHTML and Transformation Registries 1-4
- Unit Registry
- Additionally, a so-called filing rule validation is performed. For example, an ESEF report is checked against the [ESEF Reporting Manual](https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/library/esma32-60-254_esef_reporting_manual.pdf) and the rules it contains.

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An iXBRL report is created in the [XBRL document](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/xbrl-tagger/xbrl-document.md) workspace by clicking **Generate iXBRL report package**.
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