IBM Data Platform Ideas Portal for Customers


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Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

Inclusion of the Help Menu in the Security Groups

We need to implement security controls so that only users with elevated permissions are able to access Help > System Info. To support this requirement, we suggest including the Help menu within Security Groups, allowing access to be restricted ...
9 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Submitted

Correct welcome message in Controller Web. User name in stead of userID

This is more user friendly, looks more integrated and is then aligned with Cognos Analytics which displays the Name, in stead of the userID Please find in the attachment section a screen shot (CA_vs_CW.png) of Cognos Analytics Web and Controller W...
14 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Submitted

Native ARM client support

Have seen one customer go all in on Windows on ARM, with ARM based Excel using an emulation for intel based code (C/C++), which seems to work with the Controller Excel-link for now. But after checking with support, it seems untested/unsupported. A...
18 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Submitted

Mail function to inform all users

Possibility to inform all users in one go, e.g. on timeline changes, closing process or structure changes or any other information that needs to be distributed to this audience. This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User Group DACH.
27 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Future consideration

Pop-up information for all active users 

Pop-up information for all active users to inform in case of necessary down-time etc. This could appear when logging on (to inform in advance) or ad-hoc while people are working – if necessary. This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User G...
27 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Future consideration

Chat / collaboration feature 

A chat / collaboration feature would be helpful, e.g. in the area of IC reconciliation but also in other areas, e.g. to ask for commenting of certain figures. This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User Group DACH.
27 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Future consideration

Scheduling consolidation jobs in Controller Web

Possibility to plan consolidation jobs with a certain frequency, i.e. consolidate on an hourly basis – also in web. This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User Group DACH.
27 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Future consideration

Out of the box analysis functionality. Include cube viewer from PA in report tab in Controller web. 

Out of the box analysis functionality. Include cube viewer from PA in report tab in Controller web. E.g. Trial balance based on FAP cube – offers full flexibility in analysis, ideally with predefined subsets for each form. This idea was raised out...
27 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Future consideration

Custom reports in Controller web

The custom web functionality should provide more flexibility. Also concerning layouting etc. Drilldown-like reports or reports with filter functionality would also be helpful. This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User Group DACH.
26 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

Definition of warnings in addition to errors

It would be helpful if warning rules could be defined. E.g. for issues being not plausible or reconciliations which are not relevant for the closing. Possibility to define additional check rules which would then appear in yellow in the reconciliat...
27 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Future consideration

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