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Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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...
7 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

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...
7 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

Read-only for opening balances in data entry

It should be possible to lock opening balances for data entry in web. This idea is related to this idea: https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/BACC-I-217 - please reconsider This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User Group DACH.
3 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

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.
3 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

Expand description field for Import of journals in Controller Web

Import journals in Web allows only 65 characters in description => please extend to number of digits available in Journal Entry (Controller Classic+Web) so that imported descriptions do not get cut-off. This idea was raised out of the IBM Contr...
3 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

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 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 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...
7 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

Keep web data entry benefits – co-existence of web and Excel-like data entry

Please do not exchange data entry web with Excel! We do not want to lose the benefits of dynamic search and filter functions in data entry. Both possibilities should co-exist. This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User Group DACH.
3 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

Export of free forms (Excel-Export)

Export of free forms to Excel should be possible as already available for standard forms. This idea was raised out of the IBM Controller User Group DACH.
3 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

In Controller Web it should be made possible to enter data for intercompany "M" accounts

In Controller Web it should be made possible to enter data for intercompany "M" accounts. There are many customers requesting this. It is not always an option for customers to import this information or to enter the information via Controller Clas...
over 1 year ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) Planned for future release

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