Does SAP support XBRL as standard?

Question

Does SAP support XBRL as standard? If so, from which version? Are certain SAP components required for XBRL?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes. Note 1278989 - SAP strategy for creating XBRL documents:

In addition to the solution delivered with ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 3, SAP provides a new solution for creating XBRL documents since February 2009.

Solution:

Since February 2009, SAP provides a new XBRL solution for SAP Business Suite with the following features:

* Generation of XBRL instance documents from Microsoft Excel files,

which can be created using SAP NetWeaver BEx Analyzer, among others.

* Integrated validation of XBRL instance documents

* Editing of XBRL instance documents

* Enhancement of XBRL taxonomies

The new solution is described at http://www.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/large/enterprise-performance-management/xbrl-publishing/index.epx

Just as with the previous solution in SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 3, you can use this to evaluate all data which can be accessed using SAP NW BI, that is, in particular also data from SEM-BCS.

If you have any questions about the cost of the new solution, contact your account manager.

The previous XBRL function in SAP ERP 6.0 is still available but is not being further developed. Therefore, we recommend that you use the new solution for all XBRL reporting requirements.

The previous XBRL function is maintained according to the SAP maintenance strategy for SAP ERP. This is published on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/releasestrategy.