One of the biggest and most exciting changes in GoFiler 6.0 is the introduction of Modules. A Module contains all the features and tools necessary to prepare and submit a particular type or types of EDGAR forms, or a module may encompass a specific functionality within GoFiler, such as creating and editing XBRL or converting PDFs. Our support team will be assisting you in the coming months to ensure your transition to GoFiler 6.0 is smooth.
For now, your software will look the same. But we might look a little different. Our release notes have been restructured to group changes by base software and modules to make it simpler to identify the changes that apply to your custom software. If you have questions, contact our support team.
Please use the Check for Updates function to update your software to the latest version.
What’s in the Release
GoFiler Basic Application
– Corrected an issue with the internal application name.
– Enabled execution functions for Legato scripts.
GoFiler+ Application
– Enabled execution functions for Legato scripts.
– Added functions to indicate XBRL taxonomies are installed as applicable.
General Items
– Added a check for background-image for CSS terms like ‘unset’ to ensure these terms do not get added as image filenames.
Image View
– Improved the Image View quick keys.
– Added keys to move the image content in the editing view port.
– Added repeat options to image resize functions.
– Improved performance of resize functions.
Technical Notes (Legato)
– Changed the SGMLGetParameters function to return erroneous property/attribute values as they are.
– Made improvements to the function parameters for the RunMenuFunction function.
Page View and HTML
– Improved selecting and processing of word spaces.
– Adjusted the Edit | Go To | Go To Page function so that it operates properly with iXBRL files
– Added a new field to control the code wrapping width for HTML files.
– Added the ‘inset’ shorthand CSS property.
– Added the ‘text-decoration-thickness’ property to parsing, validation and writing.
– Improved various shorthand processing functions, particularly for error processing.
– Added ‘-sec-ix-hidden’ to the CSS editor and to the Page View Control Window.
– Corrected an issue when importing from InDesign with table cell ‘vertical align’ in ‘middle’ mode where the setting would not be translated.
– Corrected an issue with the Launch to Browser function where certain HTML tags that require adjustments were having the CSS property ‘grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, 6px)’ altered
Text View/ASCII
– Improved selecting and processing of word spaces when adjusting HTML documents in Code View.
iXBRL
– Added validation logic for cases where iXBRL is removed from a project before validation.
XBRL View
– The application will automatically add references and/or imports to certain supporting taxonomies.
– Made improvements to the Taxonomy Viewer.
XDX
– Changed the processing of facts with the duration item type to improve validation.
– The Set Engram Presentation function will now work with selections.
– The application will automatically add references and or imports to certain supporting taxonomies even if the XBRL template uses defined imports.
– Made improvements to the Taxonomy Viewer.
SEC Taxonomy Changes and Updates
– Added support for the 2025 SEC Reporting Taxonomies.
EDGAR iXBRL Fee Exhibit Editor
– Improved validation for ‘Amount Registered’ and ‘Rule 457(f) Amount of Securities to be Received or Cancelled’ in the Table 1 dialog.
– Corrected a number of issues with the Table 2 dialog.
– Added the ability to add line breaks to fee notes.
– Adjusted numeric syntax testing for the number of securities (differs from taxonomy but the EDGAR System suspends filings with decimal values on share amounts).
– Added a fee note ‘Edit’ button on all the table entries.
– Improved the handling of HTML code in fee notes.
– Added clarifying instructions to the template for Rule 424 filings for creating a final prospectus:
– Corrected a number of general issues and errors.
Form 13F and SHO Updates
– The size of the Street 1 and Street 2 fields for the “Manager Address” has been increased to 150 characters.
– Added background lookup for the filer CIK for editing, proofing and validating.
– Made improvements to the Hide CCCs option when proofing.
– Added the “Title” for the “Contact Employee” to the proof.
Form 144 Updates
– Added “EX-5.1”, “EX-24”, and “EX-99” to the list of available document types.
Form MA Updates
– Adjusted the XML writer to write the correct namespace on certain fields
N-CR Updates
– Corrected an issue with the Hide CCCs option for proofing.
N-PORT Updates
– Updated Item B.11.a to be separate fields for the Term and Definition.
General EDGAR Updates
– Updated to EDGAR 25.1
– Updated the software to automatically change with the EDGAR Next transition.
– Updated the software to favor the SEC EDGAR APIs for CIK and CIK/CCC lookups whenever possible.
– The application will now cache results from the API.
– A new “Use EDGAR API” option has been added to the Retrieve SEC Data tool in both the CIK Library and the Reporting Owner Library.
– Under certain conditions the application will now automatically correct the CCC for a given CIK.
– A new tools menu has been added to the EDGAR Next preferences.
SCHEDULE 13D/G Updates
– Updated XML writer to EDGAR XML Spec 2.1
– Editing improvements
– Proofing improvements
– Validation improvements
Section 16 Updates
– Added Reporting Owner CIK/CCC validation.
Download the release notes for version 6.0a
