Using loaded XBRL data in Excel: insert values, sections & tables

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This topic is your starting point for questions about working with XBRL data that is already loaded in the anuboXBRL Reader:

  • inserting single values into cells
  • inserting sections or complete tables
  • understanding why specific numbers appear in Excel
  • differences in how countries and regulators implement and apply the XBRL standard in practice

The general approach:

  • Follow the relevant sections in the User Guide (Quick Start & task pane tour).
  • Look around the Reader category and search existing topics.
  • If you are still stuck, create your own new topic in this category.

1. Start with the User Guide (insert values, sections & tables)

The User Guide explains the basic workflow step by step, including screenshots. In particular:

  • Quick Start – insert a value from a loaded report into Excel
    → deep link to the corresponding section in the User Guide

  • Task pane tour – Items, Sections and Tables
    → deep link to the section that explains how these areas work

Please go through these parts of the User Guide first to see whether they already answer your question.

Note: If your problem is that you cannot open the report at all or get an error when uploading a file or ZIP, please use the Hub
“Opening XBRL/iXBRL reports in Reader (upload & format issues)” instead.

2. Check existing topics in the Reader category

Before opening a new topic, please:

  • Browse the other topics in the anuboXBRL Reader category.
  • Use the forum search with keywords like
    insert value, insert table, section, dimension, unit, wrong value, layout, multi-period, etc.

You may find that someone else has already asked a very similar question, possibly for the same framework or country.

3. If you still need help – open a new topic

If the User Guide and existing topics do not solve your problem, please open a new topic in this category instead of replying here.

When you create your topic, please include:

  • Which report you are working with (framework/regulator, year, issuer)
    (for example, ESEF 2024 for issuer X, US-GAAP 2023 10-K of issuer Y)
  • What exactly you were trying to do in Reader
    (insert a single value, insert a section, build a table, compare periods, etc.)
  • What you expected to see in Excel
  • What you actually see (cells, numbers, layout – screenshot with sensitive data removed)
  • Any special settings you used (filters, periods, units, dimensions, etc.)

A clear title helps, for example:

  • Insert value: Reader shows different number than the report
  • Insert table: some rows or columns are missing
  • Insert section: values for one period are not inserted
  • Country-specific XBRL implementation: how to interpret [concept/dimension] in Excel

If your question turns out to be specific to how a regulator or country applies the XBRL standard in practice, please mention the regulator / country clearly in the title and text so other users with the same context can find it.