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Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Informational reconcilation rule

In IBM Controller shall be enhanced with a capability that allows non‑blocking plausibility checks to be executed as part of the consolidation workflow, including all stages of the reconciliation process. These checks are designed to identify unus...
6 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Submitted

Controller Web import specifications must allow the reuse of a column for different field definitions to avoid customers having to produce duplicate columns

In the version 11.1.1100.47 and forwards it is not possible for in import specification created in Controller Web, to re-use a column in a file 2 or more times for a field in the import spec. This was possible in previous versions. The fact that t...
6 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Submitted

FAP application to support multi-subnet failover

Hi, After Q1 2025 our team proceeded with network migration to greenfield, after which our Cognos MSSQL server went from this setup: one primary, one backup; to this setup: cluster server - when one is in maintenance or overloaded, the other one t...
13 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Submitted

Cognos changes in Account Configuration summation rule.

Hi Team, We would like to request your assistance in checking the feasibility of increasing the number of Summation Accounts (Summation Rules) available in Cognos. At the moment, each Cognos account is limited to three summation accounts (Rule1, R...
about 1 month ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Self-Service Restart, Status Monitoring, and Alert Notifications for API-Batch Service in Controller Web

Description Currently, when the API-Batch Service encounters issues or stops functioning, users must raise an IBM support case and wait for the SRE team to manually restart the service. This dependency introduces significant delays, especially dur...
about 1 month ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Automated Monitoring and Recovery for Finance Analytics Publisher (FAP) Service

Description Currently, the Finance Analytics Publisher (FAP) Service requires manual monitoring and restarting through Controller Web. There is no alert mechanism to notify stakeholders when the service stops due to errors, resulting in a highly m...
about 1 month ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Improve IBM Controller Excel timeout experience

Current Challenge When IBM Controller Excel times out, users face two issues: Closing the logon pop-up triggers an error (see screenshot "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"). Attempting to log on again without restarting Ex...
about 1 month ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Is a defect

Allow regular users to view account and company hierarchies

Some of our users in central group accounting want to have the possibility to view the hierarchies in Cognos Controller (Account and Company) Preferably by being able to view it in the menus "Maintain - Account Structure - Define" and "Maintain - ...
about 1 month ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Functionality already exists

Detailed Status and Logging for API-Based Data Loads in Controller

Current Challenge In the Classic Client, detailed log reports are available for data uploaded to Controller. Similarly, Controller Web provides status and detailed logs for consolidations, manual web imports, and a summary of Classic imports, incl...
about 1 month ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release

Improve Polish Translation in IBM Cognos Controller Web

We have identified incorrect Polish translations in IBM Cognos Controller Web interface for basic form types. These terms are used daily and are critical for usability. Current translations are not only inaccurate but misleading: English: Standa...
about 2 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Is a defect