How do I enable the EDGAR Next Beta in GoFiler?

The SEC provides the EDGAR Next Beta as a tool for filers to preview proposed changes to EDGAR Next before they go live. Users can configure GoFiler to interact with this beta system rather than the live EDGAR Next system as a way to preview and evaluate upcoming changes to EDGAR. Because GoFiler uses both API functions (filing, checking delegations, looking up filer information, and other EDGAR Legato functions) and other functions that do not use the API (Send to EDGARLink Online, opening EDGAR in the web browser, etc.), users can opt to connect GoFiler to the beta EDGAR Next system for API testing, for other testing, or for both.

To connect GoFiler to the EDGAR Next beta for API functions:

1. Go to the user's application data directory. This can be found using the environment string "%AppData%" using the Windows Run command.
2. There is a folder called "Novaworks" in this directory. The Novaworks folder contains all of GoFiler's settings. Browse this folder.
3. Find the application settings .ini. This file will be named using the name of your software. For example, GoFiler.ini refers to the settings file for GoFiler. GoFiler Complete.ini would be the name of the settings file for GoFiler Complete.
4. Open the application settings in a text editing software such as Notepad or GoFiler. If you open the settings in GoFiler, keep in mind that you will need to restart GoFiler for any changes to the settings to take effect.
5. Add the following to the application .ini file:

   [EDGAR API Options]
   API URL=api-bravo.edgarfiling.sec.gov

6. Save the application .ini file.
7. Restart GoFiler.

Any API function in GoFiler will now communicate with and transmit to the EDGAR Next beta. Note that this will only change the settings for the current user of GoFiler.

To connect GoFiler to the EDGAR Next beta for non-API functions:

1. Enable the GoFiler beta features.
2. Go to the user's application data directory. This can be found using the environment string "%AppData%" using the Windows Run command.
3. There is a folder called "Novaworks" in this directory. The Novaworks folder contains all of GoFiler's settings. Browse this folder.
4. Find the application settings .ini. This file will be named using the name of your software. For example, GoFiler.ini refers to the settings file for GoFiler. GoFiler Complete.ini would be the name of the settings file for GoFiler Complete.
5. Open the application settings in a text editing software such as Notepad or GoFiler. If you open the settings in GoFiler, keep in mind that you will need to restart GoFiler for any changes to the settings to take effect.
6. Add the following to the application .ini file:

   [EDGAR URL Authority]
   Regular Forms=edgarfiling-bravo.edgarfiling.sec.gov
   Online Forms=onlineforms-bravo.edgarfiling.sec.gov

7. Save the application .ini file.
8. Restart GoFiler.

If GoFiler is not running with beta features enabled, these items will be ignored if they are present in the application .ini file. Note that this will only change the settings for the current user of GoFiler.