What can appear in the filing output?
Depending on the entity/profile, artifacts can include the final accounts PDF, Word output, accounts/tagging workbook, HMRC filing file, Companies House filing file, Companies House filleted PDF, CIC filing output, a regulatory/package ZIP and a validation report.
Generate from the approved accounts
Complete mapping, disclosures and Checks first. Finalise the accounts, then generate/review the electronic filing artifacts from that controlled version. Do not maintain a separate spreadsheet of filing numbers outside the approved accounts.
Validation
Where the filing validator is available, the generated iXBRL should be validated before submission. Balansix uses the validation result to surface technical filing errors. A failed result should be fixed at the source, mapping, disclosure or tagging level rather than bypassed.
Keep the evidence
Use History/Export to retain the finalised version and the validation/filing artifacts associated with it. If accounts are unlocked and regenerated, treat the new output as a new controlled version rather than overwriting the prior filing evidence.