True North

True North is the latest release of DecisionSoft's XBRL v2.1 validation and processing engine. The engine is used in all products in our XBRL processing suite.

• True North Enterprise Validator

  The market's fastest and most comprehensive XBRL validator. Provides full server-side functionality for use in enterprise XBRL-consuming applications. Supports XBRL v2.1, Current Errata and Financial Reporting Taxonomy Architecture (FRTA) validation.

• True North Professional Validator

  Full validation functionality with a command-line interface for integration into the development cycle. The Professional Validator is designed to be used as part of an automated testing process to speed up the development of high quality, XBRL-compliant software.

• True North Personal Validator 2006

  Java-based desktop validator for use at development time, to test taxonomies and instances before publication. The Personal Validator gives full description of all errors including references to the source paragraph in the XBRL Specification. The Personal Validator is available for purchase with a free, 30-day evaluation.

• True North Creation and Analysis APIs

  The True North suite of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) simplify access to information in an XBRL business report by inserting an API layer between your application and the raw XML documents that make up that report. Please email us for more information.

Our XBRL section has a selection of XBRL resources, and more information on our involvement with the XBRL community.