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Can I use XML Schema validation to validate XBRL documents?

April 26, 2017documents schema validation XBRL XML

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Can I use XML Schema validation to validate XBRL documents?

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Yes, and no. More informatively, XBRL is made up of a large number of different types of XML documents: … more required here … The XML grammar for XBRL taxonomies is XML Schema. Thus, XBRL instance documents can be validated against their supporting XBRL taxonomies using XML Schema validation. The linkbases supporting XBRL taxonomy schema documents can be validated using two XML Schema documents that define XLink elements for use with XBRL. … more required here …