Malaysian Business Reporting System

(MBRS)

MBRS PREPARATION TOOL (mTool)

INSTALLATION GUIDE

Version 1.0
Contents

Installation .................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.1 Introduction to the MBRS preparation tool (mTool) ........................................................... 2
1.2 Minimum system requirements .................................................................................................. 2
1.3 Download the installer.................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Things to note before installation .............................................................................................. 5
1.4.1 Dot Net Framework required ............................................................................................... 5
1.4.2 Supported versions of Microsoft® Office ........................................................................ 6
1.4.3 Administrator rights ................................................................................................................ 6
1.4.4 Default font size and magnification setting ................................................................... 6
1.4.5 Anti-virus issue.......................................................................................................................... 6
1.5 Install .................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.6 Installing updated version of the tool ...................................................................................... 9
1.7 Uninstall ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Get Started ............................................................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Introduction page ........................................................................................................................... 12

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 Installation

1.1 Introduction to the MBRS preparation tool (mTool)

As part of the SSM XBRL initiative, SSM has made available mTool to
enable companies to prepare Financial Statements, Key Financial
Indicators, Annual Return and Exemption Application in line with the
MBRS filing requirements and SSM Taxonomy (SSMxT).

MBRS templates have been designed to reflect the presentation of these

filings as far as possible, and in facilitating the preparation of these
statements in XBRL. In addition, several key features of mTool are
provided to facilitate the ease of preparing XBRL filings.

1.2 Minimum system requirements

In order to install the mTool, user’s computer will need to meet certain
minimum hardware and software requirements as shown in the table
below:

Hardware Requirements
Processor 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or equivalent
RAM 4 GB
Note: For instructions on how to check the
amount of RAM is installed on your
machine, please refer to:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/find-
out-how-much-ram-your-computer-has
Hard Disk 2 GB of free space on C:\ drive
Space
 Monitor 1280x800 and above
Resolution
Operating System and Software
Operating Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
System and Note: For instructions on how to check the version of
Software your operating system, please refer
to:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/which-
operating-system
Microsoft .net DOT NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Framework Note: This can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Famil
yID=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-
81da479ab0d7&displaylang=en
Microsoft® MS Office 2007, MS Office 2010, MS Office 2013, MS
Office Office 2016

Supported versions:
Office 2007 – Standard, Small Business, Professional,
Professional Plus, Enterprise, Ultimate
Office 2010 – Home and Business, Standard,
Professional, Professional Plus
Office 2013 – Home and Business, Standard,
Professional, Professional Plus
Office 2016 – Home and Business, Standard,
Professional, Professional Plus
Unsupported versions:
Office 2003 – All versions
Office 2007 – Basic, Home and Student
Office 2010 – Starter, Office Online, Home and Student,
Personal
Office 2013 – Starter, Home and Student
Office 2016 – Home & Student

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 Office 365

Note: For instructions on how to check the version of

Microsoft Office you are using, refer to
http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/excel-help/what-
version-of-office-am-i-using-HA101873769.aspx
Microsoft®
Visual
Studio® Visual Studio® Tools for Office Runtime 3.0
Tools for
Note: This can be downloaded from
Office®
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id
Runtime
=23656
(VSTOR)
Programmabl
e Microsoft® Office 2007 Primary Interoperable
Interoperable Assemblies
Assemblies
Note: This can be downloaded from
for Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/en-
Excel 2007
in/download/details.aspx?id=18346

*
Microsoft® Office, Microsoft® Excel, Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Office Suite
and Microsoft® Windows are trademark or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation Limited.

1.3 Download the installer

User can download the mTool from MBRS Portal’s Download menu.User
will have the option to download the 32-bit version of the tool or 64-bit
version of the tool. To check which version of the operating system your
computer supports, go to, https://support.microsoft.com/en-
us/help/827218/how-to-determine-whether-a-computer-is-running-a-32-
bit-version-or-64.

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 To check the version of Microsoft® Office installed on the User’s
computer, open a Microsoft® Office suite application, like Microsoft®
Excel as shown in Figure 1. Open the Help menu – it is available in the
Microsoft® Office menu bar directly, or under the File menu item. It will
give information about which version of Microsoft® Office is running on
the system, hence user’s office should be from supported versions as
mentioned in Minimum System Requirements section above.

Figure 1

1.4 Things to note before installation

1.4.1 Dot Net Framework required

The mTool needs the Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 Service
Pack 1 to function. If this is not installed on user’s computer, the
Preparation Tool installer will quit and direct user to download this
software. Below is the link to download and install the Microsoft .net
Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25150

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 1.4.2 Supported versions of Microsoft® Office

Please ensure that a supported version of Microsoft® Office is

installed on the system. The following are the supported editions for
each version of Microsoft® Office:

Standard, Small Business, Professional,

MS® Office 2007
Professional Plus, Ultimate, Enterprise
Home and Business, Standard, Professional,
MS® Office 2010
Professional Plus
Home and Business, Standard, Professional,
MS® Office 2013
Professional Plus
Home and Business, Standard, Professional,
MS® Office 2016
Professional Plus

1.4.3 Administrator rights

You will need to have “Administrator” rights on your computer to

install the mTool. If you are using a computer provided by your
company which does not allow you to install software on it, please
consult the technical support division in your organisation to help you
install the Preparation Tool.

1.4.4 Default font size and magnification setting

On some computers, you have configured your display settings to

show fonts at 125% or higher of the default value to help read and
identify text better. However, the templates on the preparation tool
might look different from its original intended look. We recommend
that you set your Text and other items size to the default 100%.

1.4.5 Anti-virus issue

On some computers, the antivirus might delete the tool upon

installation. Follow the following steps to facilitate proper installation:

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 a. Go to notification area appearing at the bottom right of the
task bar and right click on the antivirus icon.
b. Select disable Antivirus auto protect, a window will appear.
c. Select appropriate time interval to disable auto protection.
d. Download the tool and install on your system.

The same installer package can be used to install the

preparation tool on multiple computers.

1.5 Install

1. Double click on the installer of the mTool with “.exe” extension to

install the Preparation Tool. You will see the mTool Setup Wizard as
shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2

2. Click Next. The mTool license agreement is displayed as shown in

Figure 3.

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 Figure 3

3. Click I Agree to proceed. Once done a status bar indicating the

installation of mTool will be shown as in Figure 4. Once completed
click on the Close button as shown below

Figure 4

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 Figure 5

4. Click Close. A short cut to the mTool application is created on your

desktop as displayed in Figure 6.

Figure 6

1.6 Installing updated version of the tool

Uninstalling manually before installing a newer version of mTool is not

required. Downloading and installing the newer version of the tool will
automatically uninstall the older version

1. Download the updated version of the mTool.

2. Double click to open and run the setup file downloaded. You will see
the progress window as displayed in Figure 7 followed by a prompt
message as displayed in Figure 8.

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 Figure 7

Figure 8
3. Click Yes to update, a prompt message will be displayed as per Figure
9.

Figure 9

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 4. Select Yes or No to proceed. Once update is completed, the ‘Update
Complete’ window will be displayed as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10

5. Click Close to start using the updated version of the mTool.

1.7 Uninstall

To uninstall the Preparation Tool, please follow the instructions below:

1. Go to the Start Menu in Microsoft® Windows and click on the

Uninstall option under the mTool menu option as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11

2. Follow the instructions to uninstall the mTool.

a. First, click Yes to confirm uninstallation of the Preparation Tool
as shown in Figure 12

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 Figure 12
b. You will then be asked to save the mapping rules (Please refer
to section 7.19 for more details) created by the mTool as shown
in Figure 13. We recommend you click Yes to save the rules, so
that these rules can be re-used by you in future.

Figure 13

c. Click Yes or No to proceed. The mTool uninstallation process

will complete automatically.

Get Started

2.1 Introduction page

After mTool is installed, a shortcut icon is displayed on your desktop as

shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14

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 To launch the mTool, double click on the shortcut created on the desktop.
The introduction page is displayed as shown in Figure 15.

Figure 15

In the upper center of the introduction page, there are four buttons for
you to begin preparation as shown in Figure 16, 17, 18, and 19

Create Filing: To create a new or fresh set of XBRL filing.

Figure 16
Edit Filing: To open a previously saved XBRL file to edit.

Figure 17

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 mTool Version Check: To check for latest mTool version.

Figure 18
Proxy Settings: To check for configuration setting in mTool.

Figure 19

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