Technical Specifications

Oct. 11, 2023

These Technical Specifications describe the valid structure and content for EDGAR submission types to be submitted in:

  • XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)
  • XML (eXtensible Markup Language)​​​​
ABS
Form 25-NSE
Form N-CEN
Form N-PX
Form X-17A-5
EDGARLink Online
Form ATS-N
Form N-CR
Form N-PX CTR
Ownership (Forms 3, 4, 5)
Form 13F
Form C
Form N-MFP1
Form SDR
Reg A
Form 144
Form CFPORTAL
Form N-MFP2
Form SH-ER
SBS Entity Forms
Form 17-H
Form D
Form N-MFP3
Form SHO
SBSEF
Form 24F-2
Form MA
Form N-PORT
Form TA
Schedule 13D & 13G

In addition, filers are reminded that they must comply with the requirements of the EDGAR Filer Manual.

XBRL Technical Specifications

The EDGAR XBRL Guide sets forth detailed technical specifications of XBRL formatting and validation for EDGAR submissions.

Version: Corresponds to EDGAR Release 25.1 DRAFT Filer Manual  |  Date:  February, 2025  |  full guide (PDF, 2.25 mb)

Substantive Changes

  • Add submission set TO, submission set suffix %98, entity set SPAC, standard taxonomy prefix spac, and instance type EX98.SPAC.
  • Map the EX98.SPAC instance type to entry point spac-proj and permit us-gaap, ifrs, and ecd optional entry points.
  • Added EX98.SPAC as an instance type not processed as an IXDS.
  • Add section 3.4 covering SPAC instance validations.
  • Add section 10.8.10 covering SPAC taxonomy customization.

Text Updates and Errata

  • Add the URLs of the xbrl.org unit, type, and transformation registries and a clarification of where to find the transformation registries on xbrl.org.
  • Correct duplications, unused suffixes, and missing amended types in table 6-12.
  • In 3.1.1, clarify the meaning of the “c” column in validation tables.
  • Add heading titles to bracketed cross references throughout.

XML Technical Specifications

Form submission files must conform to the relevant EDGAR form-specific submission taxonomy. Each taxonomy comprises a collection of XML Schema Definition (.xsd) files that defines the structure of the relevant EDGAR form submission.

Also in this section: Draft XML Specifications | Past XML Specifications

XML Specifications Listed Chronologically

Also see them listed alphabetically

Form N-PX

Version 3.1 | Date: February 3, 2025 |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 MB)

On February 3, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • A deprecated address field was removed to avoid confusion

Form N-PX CTR

Version 3.1 | Date: February 3, 2025 |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 MB)

On February 3, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • A deprecated address field was removed to avoid confusion.

Schedule 13D & 13G

Version 2.1  |  Date:  March 7, 2025   |   full specs (ZIP, 0.6 mb)

On March 7, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.1.u3 will introduce the following changes:

The following was updated on various pages within section 2.1 Schema Table Column Definitions

  • HTML escape characters used in the xml were changed from Hex values to Decimal values
    • Hex value § changed to Decimal value §

Form SHO

Version 1.1  |  Date: January 30, 2025  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.3 mb)

On January 30, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.h1 will introduce the following changes:

  • Maximum characters for address fields “street1” and “street2” will be updated from 40 to 150 characters.
  • CUSIP fields will be limited to 9 characters to better align with CUSIP validations.
  • The header for the flags field will be changed to indicate that it is required (the fields within that section are still optional).

Form 24F-2

Version 2.1  |  Date: December 16, 2024  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 mb)

On December 16, 2024, EDGAR Release 24.4 introduced the following changes:

  • Update Table 3.4 to remove Item6.
  • Update Table 3.4 to change element from Item7 to Item6.
  • Update Table 3.4 to change element from Item8 to Item7.
  • Update Table 3.4 to change element from Item9 to Item8.

EDGARLink Online

Version 51  |  Date:  February 18, 2025  |  full specs (ZIP, 10 mb)     

On March 17, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • Section 4.3 was updated to add EX-98 in the DOCUMENT_TYPE table.
  • Section 4.3 was updated to remove duplicate EX-99 in the DOCUMENT_TYPE table.

SBSEF

Version 1.0  | Date: July 1, 2024  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.9 mb)


This specification provides the basis for creating the submission types for SBSEF XML submissions. Filers must use this technical specification to generate a SBSEF XML submission that can be successfully parsed by the EDGAR system.

The SBSEF submission file must conform to the EDGAR SBSEF Submission Taxonomy. This taxonomy is comprised of a collection of XML Schema Definition (.xsd) files that define the structures of EDGAR SBSEF submissions.

The EDGAR SBSEF Submission can be transmitted to the SEC via the EDGAR FilerWeb (https://www.edgarfiling.sec.gov/) or the “Transmit XML Submission” option from the EDGAR OnlineForms/XML Website (https://www.onlineforms.edgarfiling.sec.gov).

Form N-PORT

Version 1.13  |  Date: February 18, 2025  |  full specs (ZIP, 2.0 mb)

On March 17, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • The schema file eis_NPORT_Filer will be updated with the following changes:
    • The “definitionsOfTerms” data attribute type was changed from “String” to two different “String” data attributes for the following elements in the TERM_INFORMATIONS:
      • term: data attribute type “String”
      • definitionofTerm: data attribute type “String”

Form N-MFP3

Version 2.0 | Date: February 5, 2024 |  full specs (ZIP, 650 kb)

On February 5, 2024, EDGAR Release 24.0.2 introduced the following changes:

  • The "Form N-MFP3 Technical Specifications" document will be updated to correct the maximum occurrences of "scheduleOfPortfolioSecuritiesInfo" in Part C to 99,999 instead of the current 9,999. Additionally, the Form N-MFP3 schema will be updated to correct the maximum occurrences of "dispositionOfPortfolioSecurities" in Part D to 1 instead of 9,999.

SBS Entity Forms

Version 1.6  |  Date: December 18, 2023  |   full specs (ZIP, 2.1 mb)

On December 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.4 introduced the following changes

  • Table 3.4 Mapping of Form SBSE Submission Schemas to Submission Type
  • Table 3.5 Mapping of Form SBSE-A Submission schemas to Submission Types
  • Table 3.6 Mapping of Form SBSE-BD Submission schemas to Submission Types.

ABS

Version 3.1  |  Date: September 18, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.4 mb)

On September 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Section 4.3.25 will be updated to add Enumerated value 10 along with description “Forbearance” for element.

Form N-CEN

Version 2.9  |  Date: September 18, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.7 mb)

On September 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.3 introduced the following changes:

  • In Section 3.4, updated with new element “creationUnitRedeemedNumOfShares”.
    • Schema eis_NCEN_Filer.xsd updated to include new element “creationUnitRedeemedNumOfShares” of data type DECIMAL_TYPE_24.

Form N-CR

Version 1.0  |  Date: September 18, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.4 mb)

On September 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Section 4.3.25 will be updated to add Enumerated value 10 along with description “Forbearance” for element.

Ownership (Forms 3, 4, 5)

Version 5.4  |  Date: March 20, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.0 mb)

On March 20, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.1 introduced the following changes:

  • Table 3.5, Appendix C and D are updated to include element “aff10b5One” to the Submission Form Types 4, 4/A, 5 and 5/A.

Form 13F

Version 1.7  |  Date: January 3, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.0 mb)

On January 3, 2023, EDGAR Release 22.4.1 introduced the following changes:

  • Table 3.4 has been updated to include new “crdNumber” and “secFileNumber” elements to the 13F Submission Schemas.
  • Table 3.4 has been updated to increase size of the element “tableValueTotal” to 16 digits.
  • The eis_13F_Filer.xsd schema file has been updated to add new elements “crdNumber” and “secFileNumber” to the Cover and Summary page sections.
  • Table 3.4 and section 5.2 have been updated to add optional “FIGI” to the Information table.
  • Table 3.4 has been updated to increase size of the element “value” to 16 digits.
  • The eis_13FDocument.xsd schema file has been updated to add new element “FIGI”.
  • The eis_13FDocument.xsd schema file has been updated to update size of the element “value” to 16 digits.
  • The Appendix B section has been updated to add “crdNumber”, “secFileNumber” ,”denovoRequest” and “FIGI” to the XML Element Name table.
  • The Appendix B section has been updated to change “value” from thousand to the nearest dollar.
  • The eis_13F_Filer.xsd and table 3.4 have been updated to add “denovoRequest” for Submission form type 13F-CTR/A

Form 144

Version 2.0  |  Date: October 17, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 mb)

On October 17, 2022, EDGAR Release 22.3.1 introduced the following changes:

  • Increase the maximum number element sets allowed for "" and "" from 20 to 40.
  • Increase the maximum number sets allowed for "" from 20 to 200.
  • If the filer indicates that the securities were a gift, the “" and "" are optional elements that the filer may complete.

Form X-17A-5

Version 8  |  Date: June 21, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 mb)

On June 21, 2022, EDGAR Release 22.2 introduced the following changes:

  • Updated section 3.4 Mapping of X-17A-5 Submission Schemas to Submission Types, to reflect the latest changes.

Form 17-H

Version 1.3  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.1 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form ATS-N

Version 1.5  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |   full specs (ZIP, 1.3 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form C

Version 8  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.5 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form CFPORTAL

Version 1.5  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.4 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form MA

Version 1.6  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 3.8 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form N-MFP1

Version 1.2  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.4 mb)

On August 17, 2016, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • In section 3.4, the element "date" under "signature" has been renamed to "signatureDate" to match the element name in the schema eis_NMFP1_Filer.xsd. This is only a correction to the document and no changes were made to the schema file.

Form N-MFP2

Version 2.4  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.9 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form SDR

Version 5  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.0 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form TA

Version 1.6  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.4 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Reg A

Version 1.11  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.1 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form 25-NSE

Version 4.3  |  Date: September 20, 2021  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form D

Version 12  |  Date: September 20, 2021  |  full specs (ZIP, 2.1 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • ERROR REPORTING Section 6 has been updated with the following warning message as below:
    “Only $10 million of securities is permitted to be offered within a 12 month period under Rule 504.”
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in formDStateCodes.xsd.xmlfile.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form SH-ER

Version 2.3  |  Date: September 20, 2021  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.4 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.

XML Specifications Listed Alphabetically

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ABS

Version 3.1  |  Date: September 18, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.4 mb)

On September 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Section 4.3.25 will be updated to add Enumerated value 10 along with description “Forbearance” for element.

EDGARLink Online

Version 51  |  Date:  February 18, 2025  |  full specs (ZIP, 10 mb)     

On March 17, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • Section 4.3 was updated to add EX-98 in the DOCUMENT_TYPE table.
  • Section 4.3 was updated to remove duplicate EX-99 in the DOCUMENT_TYPE table.

Form 13F

Version 1.7  |  Date: January 3, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.0 mb)

On January 3, 2023, EDGAR Release 22.4.1 introduced the following changes:

  • Table 3.4 has been updated to include new “crdNumber” and “secFileNumber” elements to the 13F Submission Schemas.
  • Table 3.4 has been updated to increase size of the element “tableValueTotal” to 16 digits.
  • The eis_13F_Filer.xsd schema file has been updated to add new elements “crdNumber” and “secFileNumber” to the Cover and Summary page sections.
  • Table 3.4 and section 5.2 have been updated to add optional “FIGI” to the Information table.
  • Table 3.4 has been updated to increase size of the element “value” to 16 digits.
  • The eis_13FDocument.xsd schema file has been updated to add new element “FIGI”.
  • The eis_13FDocument.xsd schema file has been updated to update size of the element “value” to 16 digits.
  • The Appendix B section has been updated to add “crdNumber”, “secFileNumber” ,”denovoRequest” and “FIGI” to the XML Element Name table.
  • The Appendix B section has been updated to change “value” from thousand to the nearest dollar.
  • The eis_13F_Filer.xsd and table 3.4 have been updated to add “denovoRequest” for Submission form type 13F-CTR/A

Form 144

Version 2.0  |  Date: October 17, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 mb)

On October 17, 2022, EDGAR Release 22.3.1 introduced the following changes:

  • Increase the maximum number element sets allowed for "" and "" from 20 to 40.
  • Increase the maximum number sets allowed for "" from 20 to 200.
  • If the filer indicates that the securities were a gift, the “" and "" are optional elements that the filer may complete.

Form 17-H

Version 1.3  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.1 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form 24F-2

Version 2.1  |  Date: December 16, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.4 mb)

On December 16, 2024, EDGAR Release 24.4 introduced the following changes:

  • Update Table 3.4 to remove Item6.
  • Update Table 3.4 to change element from Item7 to Item6.
  • Update Table 3.4 to change element from Item8 to Item7.
  • Update Table 3.4 to change element from Item9 to Item8.

Form 25-NSE

Version 4.3  |  Date: September 20, 2021  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form ATS-N

Version 1.5  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |   full specs (ZIP, 1.3 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form C

Version 8  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.5 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form CFPORTAL

Version 1.5  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.4 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form D

Version 12  |  Date: September 20, 2021  |  full specs (ZIP, 2.1 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • ERROR REPORTING Section 6 has been updated with the following warning message as below:
    “Only $10 million of securities is permitted to be offered within a 12 month period under Rule 504.”
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in formDStateCodes.xsd.xmlfile.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form MA

Version 1.6  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 3.8 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form N-CEN

Version 2.9  |  Date: September 18, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.7 mb)

On September 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.3 introduced the following changes:

  • In Section 3.4, updated with new element “creationUnitRedeemedNumOfShares”.
    • Schema eis_NCEN_Filer.xsd updated to include new element “creationUnitRedeemedNumOfShares” of data type DECIMAL_TYPE_24.

Form N-CR

Version 1.0  |  Date: September 18, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.4 mb)

No previous version.

On September 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.3 introduced the following changes:
  • Section 4.3.25 will be updated to add Enumerated value 10 along with description “Forbearance” for element.

Form N-MFP1

Version 1.2  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.4 mb)

On August 17, 2016, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • In section 3.4, the element "date" under "signature" has been renamed to "signatureDate" to match the element name in the schema eis_NMFP1_Filer.xsd. This is only a correction to the document and no changes were made to the schema file.

Form N-MFP2

Version 2.4  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.9 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form N-MFP3

Version 2.0 | Date: February 5, 2024 |  full specs (ZIP, 650 kb)

On February 5, 2024, EDGAR Release 24.0.2 introduced the following changes:

  • The "Form N-MFP3 Technical Specifications" document will be updated to correct the maximum occurrences of "scheduleOfPortfolioSecuritiesInfo" in Part C to 99,999 instead of the current 9,999. Additionally, the Form N-MFP3 schema will be updated to correct the maximum occurrences of "dispositionOfPortfolioSecurities" in Part D to 1 instead of 9,999.

Form N-PORT

Version 1.13  |  Date: February 18, 2025  |  full specs (ZIP, 2.0 mb)

On March 17, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • The schema file eis_NPORT_Filer will be updated with the following changes:
    • The “definitionsOfTerms” data attribute type was changed from “String” to two different “String” data attributes for the following elements in the TERM_INFORMATIONS:
      • term: data attribute type “String”
      • definitionofTerm: data attribute type “String”

Form N-PX

Version 3.1 | Date: February 3, 2025 |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 MB)

On February 3, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • A deprecated address field was removed to avoid confusion

Form N-PX CTR

Version 3.1 | Date: February 3, 2025 |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 MB)

On February 3, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.1 will introduce the following changes:

  • A deprecated address field was removed to avoid confusion.

The following changes were made on June 7, 2024:

  • The “Form N-PX CTR Technical Specifications” package was updated to include an images folder, css folder, and SDR_State_Codes.xsl file for Stylesheets. 

Form SDR

Version 5  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.0 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form SH-ER

Version 2.3  |  Date: September 20, 2021  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.4 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.

Form SHO

Version 1.1  |  Date: January 30, 2025  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.3 mb)

On January 30, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.h1 will introduce the following changes:

  • Maximum characters for address fields “street1” and “street2” will be updated from 40 to 150 characters.
  • CUSIP fields will be limited to 9 characters to better align with CUSIP validations.
  • The header for the flags field will be changed to indicate that it is required (the fields within that section are still optional).

Form TA

Version 1.6  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.4 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

Form X-17A-5

Version 8  |  Date: June 21, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.8 mb)

On June 21, 2022, EDGAR Release 22.2 introduced the following changes:

  • Updated section 3.4 Mapping of X-17A-5 Submission Schemas to Submission Types, to reflect the latest changes.

Ownership (Forms 3, 4, 5)

Version 5.4  |  Date: March 20, 2023  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.0 mb)

On March 20, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.1 introduced the following changes:

  • Table 3.5, Appendix C and D are updated to include element “aff10b5One” to the Submission Form Types 4, 4/A, 5 and 5/A.

Reg A

Version 1.11  |  Date: April 18, 2022  |  full specs (ZIP, 1.1 mb)

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 introduced the following changes:

  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_Common.xsd file.
  • Text for Country TAIWAN, PROVICE OF CHINA is changed to TAIWAN in eis_stateCodes.xsd file.
  • Code F5 is changed to TAIWAN in APPENDIX A.STATE/COUNTRY CODES.

SBS Entity Forms

Version 1.6  |  Date: December 18, 2023  |   full specs (ZIP, 2.1 mb)

On December 18, 2023, EDGAR Release 23.4 introduced the following changes

  • Table 3.4 Mapping of Form SBSE Submission Schemas to Submission Type
  • Table 3.5 Mapping of Form SBSE-A Submission schemas to Submission Types
  • Table 3.6 Mapping of Form SBSE-BD Submission schemas to Submission Types.

SBSEF

Version 1.0  | Date: July 1, 2024  |  full specs (ZIP, 0.9 mb)

This specification provides the basis for creating the submission types for SBSEF XML submissions. Filers must use this technical specification to generate a SBSEF XML submission that can be successfully parsed by the EDGAR system.

The SBSEF submission file must conform to the EDGAR SBSEF Submission Taxonomy. This taxonomy is comprised of a collection of XML Schema Definition (.xsd) files that define the structures of EDGAR SBSEF submissions.

The EDGAR SBSEF Submission can be transmitted to the SEC via the EDGAR FilerWeb (https://www.edgarfiling.sec.gov/) or the “Transmit XML Submission” option from the EDGAR OnlineForms/XML Website (https://www.onlineforms.edgarfiling.sec.gov).

Schedule 13D & 13G

Version 2.1  |  Date:  March 7, 2025   |   full specs (ZIP, 0.6 mb)

On March 7, 2025, EDGAR Release 25.0.1.u3 will introduce the following changes:

The following was updated on various pages within section 2.1 Schema Table Column Definitions

  • HTML escape characters used in the xml were changed from Hex values to Decimal values
    • Hex value § changed to Decimal value §

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