The Legato IDE contains a nice feature called the Debug View, which is obviously very useful when debugging. In this blog, I will discuss the basic functionality of Debug View. It allows a programmer to view and inspect the details of variables while the target script program is running.
Continue reading "LDC #145: Using the Debug View" »Thursday, July 25. 2019
Interim Release of GoFiler (5.0bc)
An interim release (version 5.0bc) of all applications in the GoFiler Suite has been released. This interim release contains a number of corrections and improvements to assist filers in creating inline XBRL documents as well as some changes to the handling of horizontal rules (HR rules) in Page View. Because this is an interim release that is not part of our regular updates, you will need to use the Updater.exe file within the application installation directory in order to update the software. Users who are working with inline XBRL are encouraged to download this release.
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LDC #144: Using Legato to Create Hidden Text in a Document
I was discussing inline XBRL with a client the other day when a thought occurred to me. GoFiler uses XDX to mark information in a document to convert it to inline XBRL at a later time, which is generally great, but it means if you have a line item on a table that doesn’t actually have a label (like a total line, for example), then GoFiler is just going to pick the standard label for that element. That’s not a bad thing, in and of itself, but if you want to customize the label, there needs to be some text on the line item for XDX to pick up. Adding hidden text to the document is a great way to add “hints” for XDX, without actually changing the look of the exported document.
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Monday, July 15. 2019
New Release (5.0b) for the GoFiler Family of Products
Version 5.0b of all applications in the GoFiler Suite has been released. This release contains a number of new features, including an XDX Setup and Cover Page Tagging wizard, new tools for managing and exploring Include-Text fields and a new function to toggle the visibility of XDX markers. Additionally, improvements were made to iXBRL to remove inline XBRL tagging and to highlight inline XBRL facts when proofing. Improvement to Page View and Form C were also made.
Continue reading "New Release (5.0b) for the GoFiler Family of..." »SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Meet on July 25
The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on July 25 at 9 a.m. EST. This committee was established to advise the SEC on regulatory priorities and issues, including the regulation of securities products, trading strategies, fee structures, the effectiveness of disclosure, and initiatives to protect investor interests and promote investor confidence. Members of the committee represent a wide variety of investors, from individual and institutional investors to senior citizens and state securities commissions.
Continue reading "SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Meet on July 25" »SEC Announces August 13 Meeting of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
The SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on August 13. This meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. CST (10:30 a.m. EST) and will be conducted at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. It is freely open to the public, but there is limited seating availability. In addition, the meeting will be webcast live on the SEC’s website and archived for later viewing. The full agenda for the meeting will be announced at a later date.
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LDC #143: Table Mapping Tools
Working with text inside of tables when looking at HTML code can sometimes be a daunting task. Looking at rows of code that are rows and columns can be difficult, especially when trying to write a script to read text from within a table. Keeping track of what row and cell you are in sometimes can feel like an entire script in itself. Luckily for us we have a number of functions in Legato that can allow us to read data from a table as though we were looking at a spreadsheet. This means that we can focus on developing tools to focus on aggregating the data itself rather than reinventing the wheel every time that we want to retrieve data from a table.
Continue reading "LDC #143: Table Mapping Tools" »XBRL US Offers Useful Q&A on SEC Cover Page Tagging
XBRL US has posted a helpful Q&A on the new Inline XBRL (iXBRL) Cover Page tagging requirements for SEC filings.
Continue reading "XBRL US Offers Useful Q&A on SEC Cover Page..." »Monday, July 08. 2019
SEC Staff to Host Roundtable on Management of Public Companies and Other Regulatory Requirements
The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance will be hosting a roundtable on July 18th at the SEC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. This roundtable will allow investors, issuers, and other market participants to speak about the impact of short-termism on capital markets and whether the SEC’s reporting system (or other aspects of the SEC’s regulatory approaches) should be modified to address these concerns.
Continue reading "SEC Staff to Host Roundtable on Management of..." »Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Adopts XBRL
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is revising its electronic filing format for particular data collections to make it easier for filers to submit information and for data analyzers to use that information. This new rule, which was passed June 20, 2019, will modernize FERC’s data collection, which will in turn increase efficiency in regulatory filings and business information processing while furthering transparency and over time decreasing costs in preparing the data for submission.
Continue reading "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Adopts XBRL" »Friday, July 05. 2019
LDC #142: Finding the Right Function
When writing a script sometimes it is hard to find the function you need. In Legato there are multiple ways to search for functions, including the help system and the Function Select function on the Script ribbon. This blog is going to cover the Function Select function in the Legato IDE as well as an overview of some of the other Legato editing functions available within the application.
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SEC Closed Thursday, July 4
Monday, July 01. 2019
SEC Announces Upcoming Events for Main Street Investors in Boston
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton announced that the SEC will hold two events for Main Street investors in Boston on Monday, July 8th. The first event is a roundtable hosted by Chairman Clayton with Main Street Investors that will focus on the SEC’s ongoing investor education efforts. The roundtable will explore issues relevant to Main Street investors, such as understanding important differences between investment advisers and broker-dealers. Other senior SEC staff will join the event.
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