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Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Reschedule multiple batch jobs (multi-select) at the same time

Our clients use Maintain -> Batch Queue -> Manage in order to reschedule batch jobs in Cognos Controller. They reschedule them to be executed immediately. The jobs are put in a queue which is fine and executed as configured (1 by 1). Unfo...
7 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

Including Range of Dates on "One Time Only" option for Batch Queue.

The Users would be greatly benefitted as scheduling the "One Time Only" option allows them to select it for only one date at a time.The Daily option cannot be Used as it has shown errors earlier.
7 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

More user-friendly trial balance with drilldown report when you have a comprehensive dimension structure

See attached document. Our users are impacted every month.
10 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Submit sub-groups

In Cognos Controller it's possible to submit (close) company reporting for a specific closing version, defined in general configuration. In larger groups next step is often, closing of groups/subgroups (including other journal types than the compa...
11 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Controller Web - Automatic refresh of Counterpart information, without having to manually press 'Refresh' button

Customer has found that (in Controller Web) the values/entries inside 'Counterpart' are not updated in real-time. This means that the information/figures displayed are wrong! ++++++++++++++++++++++ Example: When looking at company #1102, inside th...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

System Audit Log for tracking submissions

Users would like to refer to a log on the changes in the status of the submissions for a particular period in the Controller Web. The information required is: -The time and date of the change in submission status (ie. missing, ready etc) -The enti...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Customisation of reconciliation reports

Cognos should allow customisation of the reconciliation reports ('Between Accounts/Opening Balances' and 'Intercompany Balance' reports) to include the space for sign-off, name and designation of the preparer and reviewer/approver, along with the ...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Capability to provide review comments against individual analysis/forms

It would be helpful if the Controller allows the reviewing entity/reviewer to provide review comments against individual submissions (forms or analysis within the form, where applicable) reported by the subsidiaries in Cognos. The reporting entity...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Locking of account codes to prevent data import

Currently, the Cognos allows data entry into account codes that have been locked for data entry when using the "export data" option in cognos controller link (excel add-in). The system should not allow the data to be imported (neither through exce...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

When setting up daily consolidations there should be button to press if you want the consolidations to run every hour

It will save time for the consolidators. We have 5 different actualities that is run every hour during the days of closing and even if I uses the option to set up daily consolidations I need to create 5 consolidations (as we consolidate 5 actualit...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration