Please carry out the following steps one after the other

dashedXBRL Licence

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First, the licence must be activated. Select the menu item on the left in the SmartNotes Cockpit under "Tools".

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Then click on "Add licence file". Shortly afterwards, the Explorer opens where you can select the path of the locally saved licence.

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After selecting the file, you can see in the dialogue whether the licence is valid and activated. This means that the licence has been successfully stored. You can close the dialogue.

The licence only has to be deposited once in SmartNotes by a user. For more information about the XBRL licence, especially about replacing the licence before it expires, please read our FAQ: .

Periods

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Open the SmartNotes report that needs to be converted into an ESEF report and adjust the periods. Go to Master Data → Periods and update the optional information (it is relevant for the iXBRL), please enter the start and end dates of the current and previous periods as shown below:

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ESEF Taxonomy

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Download the ESEF taxonomy: https://downloads.amana-consulting.de/xbrl/tagger/Cache/XBRLCache.zip

SmartNotes Settings

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In SmartNotes, click on "XBRL File Cache and Proxy Settings" in the "User Settings".

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Set the settings as in the screenshot.

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Via the button Test, you have the possibility to test the retrieval of the taxonomy. This should be confirmed with a popup.

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If the test is not successful, it is recommended to check the proxy settings. If the proxy settings are stored in the Edge browser, you can check "Use system proxy". If you have not set up a system proxy, please enter it under "Own proxy". Your IT can support you with this.

After the successful connection test, you can close the window and save the settings.

Cache Folder

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You can update the current taxonomy version via the menu item "Update Local XBRL Cache". Select the previously downloaded taxonomy here. This is automatically loaded into the cache folder that was specified under the XBRL settings.

XBRL Taxonomy Management

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Add the ESEF taxonomy in the "XBRL Taxonomy Management" (Tools menu):

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Create a new taxonomy group in the opened dialogue.

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Create a new group with any name, e.g. "ESEF".

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Select the new group and click on "Check in XBRL taxonomy".

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Paste the following URL:

http://www.esma.europa.eu/taxonomy/2019-03-27/esef_all.xsd (ESEF 2019)

http://www.esma.europa.eu/taxonomy/2020-03-16/esef_all.xsd (ESEF 2020)

http://www.esma.europa.eu/taxonomy/2021-03-24/esef_all.xsd (ESEF 2021)

https://www.esma.europa.eu/taxonomy/2022-03-24/esef_all.xsd (ESEF 2022)

Click on "Open", save the changes and close the dialogue.

As of version 2.9.0.346, the ESEF taxonomy can be selected directly via the drop-down menu.

Other taxonomies (such as the EFRAG taxonomy) can be loaded via the "Define Custom EntryPoint" option and entering the corresponding link:

Document Settings

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Open the document settings.

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Select the taxonomy group created and the checked-in version in the "XBRL Settings" tab. If you check the box "Use the latest version of the taxonomy", the last checked-in taxonomy of the selected group is automatically selected.

ESEF-Document Settings

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Open the mapping via "XBRL Mapping".

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The XBRL settings can be found under the menu item "XBRL Settings".

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The explanations of the XBRL settings can be found on the documentation page of our XBRL tool: XBRL Settings. To open the page in a new window, you can hold down the CTRL key and then select the link.

After you have carried out the first steps, you can close the settings to start tagging the tables.

Ab der Version 2.9.0.346 kann die ESEF Taxonomie direkt über das Dropdown Menü ausgewählt werden.

Andere Taxonomien (wie z. B. die EFRAG Taxonomie) können über die Option “Define Custom EntryPoint” und der Eingabe des entsprechenden Links: http://efrag.org/xbrl/esrs/2022/esrs-all.xsd geladen werden.

Ab der Version 2.9.0.346 kann die ESEF Taxonomie direkt über das Dropdown Menü ausgewählt werden.

Andere Taxonomien (wie z. B. die EFRAG Taxonomie) können über die Option “Define Custom EntryPoint” und der Eingabe des entsprechenden Links: http://efrag.org/xbrl/esrs/2022/esrs-all.xsd geladen werden.

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