The basic command while we are working with Command Line Operation in Arelle is:
python arelleCmdLine.py arguments
provided we go with the cmd
to the folder
that arelle is installed.
I have devoted huge resources but i cannot find if there is a command in the Documentation (about ~2 pages) that can output ratios (e.g. Current Ratio) or metrics (e.g. Revenue) instead of having to download all the data in Columns and filter the data. I must admit that i cannot understand some commands in the documentation.
What i am doing to download data is:
python arelleCmdLine.py -f http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1009672/000119312514065056/crr-20131231.xml -v --facts D:\Save_in_File.html --factListCols "Label Name contextRef unitRef Dec Prec Lang Value EntityScheme EntityIdentifier Period Dimensions"
-f
is the command that pulls data and after that is a location withdata
in the web-v
is the command to validate thedata
that are pulled--facts
Saves the data in anHTML
file in a designateddirectory
factListCols
is theColumns
i choose to have (i take all the available columns in the upper command).
There is an absolute zero on tutorials.
Arelle only runs on Python 3
and can be downloaded without creating a hassle only by following these quick and simple steps.