Model+Structure

=Model Structure=

The model structure is a summary of the report elements which make up your model and the relations between those report elements.

For example, the US GAAP Taxonomy Architecture specifies how to construct the model you use to represent your financial report. It uses [Table]s, [Axis], [Member]s, [Line Items], networks, concepts, and abstract report elements in specific and logical ways; see section 4.5 of the US GAAP Taxonomy Architecture. Creating illogical structures creates confusion to those using that model. Further, inconsistencies between areas of technical syntax such illogical differences between what is expressed in the definition linkbase and presentation linkbase likewise cause confusion to those using your model. Software can easily verify that you are creating logical and semantically consistent rather than illogical and inconsistent models which can be misinterpreted by users.