RDX enhancement of system and method for implementing reusable data markup language (RDL)

• US 9,600,842 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2002
• Issued: 03/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: e-Numerate Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: e-Numerate Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Davis, Russell T., Hampton, Luther Pearson III
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CHAU T
• Application Number:
  US10/052,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20030041077A1
• Time in Patent Office: 5,536 Days
• Field of Search: 715/501.1, 715/513, 715/523, 715/526, 715/532, 715/908, 715/234, 715/237, 715/239
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/80 of semi-structured data, e.g. markup language structured data such as SGML, XML or HTML content-based retrieval of web data G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/94 Hypermedia Hyperlinking G06F40/134
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9558 Details of hyperlinks; Management of linked annotations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/221 Parsing markup language streams streaming G06F40/149
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/242 Dictionaries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

Methods and systems in accordance with the present invention allow users to efficiently manipulate, analyze, and transmit eXtensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”) reports. They allow users to automatically build financial reports that are acceptable to governing agencies such as the IRS. In one embodiment, the reports are developed by a parser that transforms text documents into software elements containing a format with a hierarchal relationship between the software elements, and an editor that develops reports by referencing the software elements transformed from the text documents. Methods and systems in accordance with the present invention also enable reports to be automatically scheduled by gathering desired information from an accounting system, formatting the information into an XBRL document, and transmitting it to an end source. Furthermore, systems and methods in accordance with the present invention allow a user to translate an XBRL document into RDL format and use the RDL system to manipulate and analyze it.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a device including at least one input device, at least one display, and memory in communication with at least one hardware processor; and

a browser installed on the memory of the device for allowing access, utilizing the at least one input device and the at least one hardware processor, to a system including a hardware server, the system configured for;

identifying at least parts of a plurality of original documents including a plurality of original values, the plurality of original documents including a first document including first values and a second document including second values;

processing at least a part of the first document and at least a part of the second document, resulting in at least one data structure including at least one of the plurality of original values of at least one of the plurality of original documents;

receiving one or more indications for one or more of the original values for adding, in connection with at least one computer-readable Extensible Markup Language (XML)-compliant data document, a corresponding one or more computer-readable semantic tags in association with the one or more original values;

associating the one or more computer-readable semantic tags with the one or more original values;

causing output of a presentation that is based on at least a portion of the at least one data structure, the presentation capable of including at least a portion of the original values including the at least one original value, where the system is configured such that, based on the at least one data structure, a change to the at least one original value results in a corresponding change in a subsequent output of the presentation; and

causing output of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document that is eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)-compliant and is based on at least a portion of at least one data structure, the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document capable of including a plurality of line items at least one of which utilizes at least a portion of the original values including the at least one original value and at least some of the one or more computer-readable semantic tags, where the system is configured such that, based on the at least one data structure, a change to the at least one original value results in a corresponding change in a subsequent output of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;

said apparatus configured for;

receiving user input utilizing the browser, and

displaying the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document utilizing the browser, after the user input.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the first document is a first spreadsheet and the second document is a second spreadsheet that is different and separate from the first spreadsheet, the first spreadsheet and the second spreadsheet being stored by the system that also stores the at least one data structure along with one or more user-defined rules for normalizing at least one of the first values of the first spreadsheet and at least one of the second values of the second spreadsheet, where the one or more user-defined rules are capable of being applied to additional values of additional spreadsheets in connection with the at least one data structure and outputting at least one of the presentation, or the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is encapsulated, in machine-readable form, with at least one reusable object that is capable of being utilized for data value formatting or data value collating in connection with the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document as well as other computer-readable XML-compliant data documents insofar as the other computer-readable XML-compliant data documents meet requirements set forth in the at least one reusable object, where the system is further configured such that the first document is a first spreadsheet and the second document is a second spreadsheet that is different and separate from the first spreadsheet, the first spreadsheet and the second spreadsheet being stored by the system that also stores the at least one data structure along with one or more user-specific rules for normalizing at least one of the first values of the first spreadsheet or at least one of the second values of the second spreadsheet, where the one or more user user-specific rules are capable of being applied to additional values of additional spreadsheets in connection with the at least one data structure and outputting at least one of the presentation, or the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the receiving and the associating are capable of being performed on the one or more original values in connection with one or more of the plurality of original documents.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the receiving and the associating are capable of being performed on the one or more original values in connection with the at least one data structure.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the receiving and the associating are capable of being performed on the one or more original values in connection with the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the change to the at least one original value that results in the corresponding change in the subsequent output of the presentation, is a change to the at least one original value in connection with one or more of the plurality of original documents.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the change to the at least one original value that results in the corresponding change in the subsequent output of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document, is a change to the at least one original value in connection with one or more of the plurality of original documents.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the change to the at least one original value that results in the corresponding change in the subsequent output of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document, is a change to the at least one original value in connection with the at least one data structure prior to the subsequent output of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is encapsulated, in machine-readable form, with at least one reusable document including routines that are capable of being utilized for data value formatting and data value collating in connection with the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document as well as other computer-readable XML-compliant data documents insofar as the other computer-readable XML-compliant data documents meet requirements set forth in the at least one reusable document.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the first document is a first spreadsheet and the second document is a second spreadsheet that is different and separate from the first spreadsheet, the first spreadsheet and the second spreadsheet being stored by the system that also stores the at least one data structure along with one or more user-defined rules for normalizing at least one of the first values of the first spreadsheet and at least one of the second values of the second spreadsheet, where the one or more user-defined rules are capable of being applied to additional values of additional spreadsheets in connection with the at least one data structure and outputting at least one of the presentation, or the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that at least one of the original documents is eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)-compliant.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured for being linked to an existing accounting system for receiving the at least part of the first document and the at least part of the second document therefrom.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured for automatically building the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document in accordance with governmental rules.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that the processing includes creating software elements having a format with a hierarchal relationship between the software elements based on the at least one original document.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured such that the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is generated by referencing the software elements created based on the at least one original document.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured such that the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is generated by retrieving the at least one original value from at least one of the plurality of original documents.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured such that the software elements are represented in a Numerator Document Object Model (NDOM).

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured such that the software elements are created from one or more eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) documents.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured for manipulating the software elements by browsing, editing, and storing the software elements.

21. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured for modifying the software elements to create a new combination of software elements representative of a new document.

22. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured for modifying the software elements by editing one or more parameters associated with the software elements.

23. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the system is configured for transforming the software elements to new software elements for importing into the system.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the system is configured such that the transforming the new software elements includes retrieving a particular tag associated with each of the software elements in a dictionary and invoking a translation routine associated with the particular tag.

25. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured for developing the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document from one or more templates, which contain data that is inserted into the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document and instructions enabling the data to be inserted into the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

26. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that a relationship between the at least one original document and the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data is generated through a drag and drop process.

27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the system is configured such that at least one of:

said device includes a client device;

said device is a component of the system;

said input device includes at least one of a keyboard or a mouse;

said browser includes an RDML browser;

said browser includes at least one of an RDML browser, an HTML browser, an object browser, or a web browser;

said system performs all of the identifying, the processing, the receiving, and the associating;

said at least one data structure includes at least one object;

said at least portion of the original values of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document include different instances of the same values as the corresponding original values of the at least one original document;

said at least one data structure includes the association;

said association is part of the processing;

said at least some of the one or more computer-readable semantic tags includes all of the one or more computer-readable semantic tags subject to the associating;

said at least some of the one or more computer-readable semantic tags includes a single one of the one or more computer-readable semantic tags subject to the associating;

said at least one data structure includes at least one of metadata, information, a component of a formatter, a storage object, or a database;

said at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document includes a reusable data markup language (RDML) document;

said line items are associated with at least one of a record, a row, a table, or an entity of a relational database;

said presentation, and the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document include the same at least portion of the original values;

said presentation, and the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document include the same at least one original value;

said presentation, and the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document are based on the same at least portion of the at least one data structure;

said at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is based on the at least portion of the at least one data structure by including the at least portion of the at least one data structure;

said at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is based on the at least portion of the at least one data structure by being generated utilizing the at least portion of the at least one data structure;

said at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is based on the at least portion of the associating by including the at least some of the one or more computer-readable semantic tags;

said at least some of the one or more computer-readable semantic tags are included in the line items;

said change to the at least one original value is capable of being made in the at least one original document;

said corresponding change in the subsequent output of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document includes a change to an instance of the at least one original value in the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;

said subsequent output of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is subsequent to the change to the at least one original value;

or

said computer-readable semantic tags are applied to the line items.

28. The apparatus of claim 1, and further comprising the system.

29. A computer program product embodied on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause at least one hardware processor to operate, the computer program product comprising:

code stored on the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause the at least one hardware processor to identify at least one computer-readable Extensible Markup Language (XML)-compliant data document that is eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)-compliant and includes;

a plurality of line items with a plurality of data values, and

a plurality of computer-readable semantic tags that describe a semantic meaning of the data values, where the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is capable of including multiple hierarchical relationships between two of the plurality of line items;

code stored on the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause the at least one hardware processor to parse the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document, by;

receiving the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document,

identifying the multiple hierarchical relationships between the two line items, and at least one of the computer-readable semantic tags that describes the semantic meaning of at least one of the data values included in the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;

code stored on the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause the at least one hardware processor to access a plurality of computer-readable rules including;

a computer-readable datatype rule for validation of a type of data values,

a computer-readable calculation rule for validation of a calculation involving data values, and

a computer-readable unit rule for validation of a unit of data values;

code stored on the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause the at least one hardware processor to process the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document, by;

identifying at least a subset of the computer-readable rules including at least one of;

the computer-readable datatype rule for validation of the type of data values,

the computer-readable calculation rule for validation of the calculation involving data values, or

the computer-readable unit rule for validation of the unit of data values; and

processing at least a portion of the data values of at least a portion of the plurality of line items of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document, utilizing the at least subset of the computer-readable rules, and at least a portion of the computer-readable semantic tags of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;

code stored on the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause the at least one hardware processor to display a result of a validation of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;

code stored on the at least one non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to cause the at least one hardware processor to develop a report, by;

identifying the at least one computer-readable semantic tag that describes the semantic meaning of the at least one data value included in the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document, and

retrieving data from one or more sources to represent the at least one data value in the report.

30. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the multiple hierarchical relationships between the two line items is reflected in a Numerator Document Object Model (NDOM).

31. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising mapping code configured to generate a particular relationship between the data from the one or more sources and the at least one value.

32. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that one or more templates are used to develop the report.

33. The computer program product of claim 32, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the one or more templates contain particular data that is inserted into the report and instructions enabling the data from the one or more sources to be inserted into the report.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the one or more templates provide instructions to retrieve the particular data that is inserted into the report and other data from local or remote sources.

35. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising mapping code configured to link the report and the one or more sources.

36. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least a portion of the report and the one or more sources are linked through a drag and drop process.

37. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to allow a user to select one or more of the computer-readable semantic tags from a predetermined set of computer-readable semantic tags and select one or more of the data values for mapping the one or more of the computer-readable semantic tags to the one or more of the data values.

38. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to allow a user to edit a mapping of the computer-readable semantic tags to the data values.

39. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the semantic meaning of the data values is searchable.

40. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the computer-readable semantic tags are searchable.

41. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to cause processing of the data values, utilizing the computer-readable semantic tags.

42. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to cause conformance of the data values, utilizing the computer-readable semantic tags.

43. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to cause interpretation of the computer-readable semantic tags.

44. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the one or more sources include a source of a taxonomy document.

45. The computer program product of claim 44, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least one of the computer-readable semantic tags describes a type of the corresponding line item.

46. The computer program product of claim 44, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least one of the computer-readable semantic tags describes a type of the corresponding line item as being a least one of a series, a categorization, or a plot.

47. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the one or more sources include local or remote sources.

48. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least one of the computer-readable semantic tags includes a computer-readable semantic tag name.

49. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least one of the computer-readable semantic tags includes a level tag for use in displaying the plurality of line items in a tree view.

50. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the multiple hierarchical relationships between the two line items are searchable.

51. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is generated based on another document that is eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)-compliant.

52. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to cause referencing of a portion of an original document in connection with a particular one or more of the data values.

53. The computer program product of claim 52, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the referencing is carried out utilizing a link that is stored with at least some of the computer-readable semantic tags, based on a drag and drop process.

54. The computer program product of claim 52, wherein the computer program product is configured such that, based on the referencing, a change to the portion of the original document results in a corresponding change to the particular one or more of the data values.

55. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to cause referencing of a portion of an original document in connection with a particular line item including a particular one or more of the data values.

56. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document includes an extensible semantic tag-equipped markup language component and a hypertext markup language (HTML) component.

57. The computer program product of claim 56, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is capable of being displayed utilizing an HTML browser for allowing review of the HTML component in addition to access, through one or more additional actions, the extensible semantic tag-equipped markup language component.

58. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least a portion of the computer program product is reusable by virtue of at least some of the data values not being based on physical locations, and further by virtue of being specifically bound to a single unit of measure.

59. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable for addressing a problem of separation of the data values and corresponding documentation by encapsulating the data values and the corresponding documentation together in machine-readable form that is capable of being used interactively.

60. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that a task-oriented program is provided that is independent of a cell position and does not require human intervention to conform the data values, where the task-oriented program is capable of being used for other data values of other data documents.

61. The computer program product of claim 60, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the task-oriented program is associated with at least one of the line items of data values for efficiently processing more of the data values associated with the at least one line item at once.

62. The computer program product of claim 60, wherein the computer program product is configured such that a plurality of the task-oriented programs are capable of being applied successively.

63. The computer program product of claim 60, wherein the computer program product is configured such that a plurality of the task-oriented programs are capable of being used by inheritance.

64. The computer program product of claim 60, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the task-oriented program is capable of being used to create new task-oriented programs.

65. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable for addressing a problem of requiring a formatting process to be repeated in connection with a cut-and-pasting of the data values, by storing the data values in a storage object assessable by one or more task-oriented programs capable of automated processing of the data values stored in the storage object.

66. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable for addressing a problem of requiring a formatting process to be repeated in connection with a cut-and-pasting of the data values, by storing the data values in a storage object assessable by one or more task-oriented programs capable of creating different views thereof.

67. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable for addressing a problem of custom programming or manual input by automatically retrieving the data values from an original document and making a necessary transformation.

68. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable for addressing a problem of a requirement of custom programming or manual input by using references to automatically retrieve the data values from a plurality of different documents.

69. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable for addressing a problem of requiring references to physical locations for the data values, by referring to the data values by a position thereof.

70. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable for addressing a problem of requiring references to physical locations for the data values, by referring to the data values by the computer-readable semantic tags.

71. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the at least subset of the computer-readable rules includes the computer-readable datatype rule for validation of the type of data values, the computer-readable calculation rule for validation of the calculation involving data values, and the computer-readable unit rule for validation of the unit of data values.

72. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least one of the computer-readable rules is stored with the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

73. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising:

code configured to cause storage of a first data document including first numerical values, and a second data document including second numerical values; and

code configured to cause processing of at least a part of the first data document and at least a part of the second data document, resulting in the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document that is eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)-compliant.

74. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the at least subset of the computer-readable rules is identified based on the at least portion of the computer-readable semantic tags of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document.

75. The computer program product of claim 74, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the computer-readable semantic tags include a computer-readable semantic unit tag and a computer-readable semantic precision tag.

76. The computer program product of claim 74, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least a portion of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is capable of being caused to be displayed via a chart view.

77. The computer program product of claim 74, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least a portion of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is capable of being caused to be displayed via a tree view.

78. The computer program product of claim 74, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least a portion of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document is capable of being caused to be displayed via a spreadsheet view.

79. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the report is eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)-compliant.

80. The computer program product of claim 29, and further comprising code configured to allow a user to map the computer-readable semantic tags to the data values.

81. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least one of:

said identification of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document includes receiving the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;

said at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document includes a reusable data markup language (RDML) document;

said line items are associated with a record, row, table, or other entity of a relational database;

said computer-readable semantic tags are applied to the plurality of line items;

said parsing includes at least one of;

eliminating white space, dividing input into words or groups of words, searching for opening or closing characters, relaying an error notice, or coordinating updating of component states;

said computer-readable rules being stored in a document type definition (DTD);

said computer-readable datatype rule for validation of the type of data values includes a computer-readable datatype rule for validation of a data value format;

said computer-readable calculation rule for validation of the calculation involving data values includes a computer-readable calculation rule for validation of a summation involving data values;

said computer-readable unit rule for validation of the unit of data values includes a computer-readable unit rule for validation of a currency of data values;

said at least one computer-readable semantic tag is the same as the at least portion of the computer-readable semantic tags;

said report is another instance of the at least one computer-readable XML-compliant data document;

said processing includes error checking;

or

said result includes an indication as to whether a defect is critical or not.

82. The computer program product of claim 29, wherein the computer program product is configured for identifying taxonomy software elements in connection with at least one source data document.

83. The computer program product of claim 82, and further comprising manipulation code configured to manipulate the taxonomy software elements.

84. The computer program product of claim 83, wherein the manipulation code manipulates the taxonomy software elements by browsing, editing, loading, and storing the taxonomy software elements.

85. The computer program product of claim 82, wherein the computer program product is operable for allowing the taxonomy software elements to be modified to create a new combination of taxonomy software elements representative of a new text document.

86. The computer program product of claim 82, wherein the computer program product provides for modification of one or more parameters associated with the taxonomy software elements.

87. The computer program product of claim 82, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the taxonomy software elements are transformed to new taxonomy software elements and are imported into a reusable data markup language computer program product.

88. The computer program product of claim 87, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the taxonomy software elements are transformed to the new taxonomy software elements by retrieving a particular tag associated with each of the taxonomy software elements in a dictionary and invoking a translation routine associated with the particular tag.

89. The computer program product of claim 82, wherein the computer program product is configured such that the taxonomy software elements include code describing the multiple hierarchical relationships.

90. The computer program product of claim 82, wherein the computer program product is configured such that at least one of:

at least one of said taxonomy software elements includes a Numerator Document Object Model;

said taxonomy software elements include at least one attribute;

said taxonomy software elements include a level attribute;

said taxonomy software elements reflect the multiple hierarchical relationships by representing corresponding elements of an eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) taxonomy document;

said taxonomy software elements reflect the multiple hierarchical relationships by having a format associated with the hierarchal relationships;

or

said at least one computer-readable semantic tag includes at least one of a schema tag, an annotation tag, an element tag, a documentation tag, an appinfo tag, a rollup tag, a label tag, a reference tag, or an XBLR tag.