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Change status does not allow lock/unlock of a submission for multiple periods

Change status does not allow lock/unlock of multiple submissions. The only option is to lock the full actuality and period.
over 7 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Built in cube reporting engine so there is no need for TM1

Controller users are required to use external products for cube reporting
over 7 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Should be possible to exclude Z-consolidated companies from IC-report

Z-consolidated companies are not consolidated. Currently, it is not possible to exclude such companies from the IC-reconciliation. This makes it impossible to match the difference on the IC-reconciliation report with the difference that is booked.
over 7 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Get SAML supported in Cognos Controller

We are currently looking to further secure our environment to manage global remote access using a tool which requires Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) capability from applications. We need Cognos Controller 10.X application and client SAM...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Unlocked cells in web

Cells that are locked in form in Excel, are open in web. This is probably due to the fact that the forms are not opened in an Excel environment, but as a web form. This creates a loophole to input data into accounts that should not reported into.
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

More user friendly and correct IC Reconcile Intercompany Balances report, if using large dimension/BA structure

See attached file with current report and suggestions to change the report to show correct and useful and a lot more user friendly information.
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

2 Factor Authentication for Controller

IBM should implement the ability to use 2 factor authentication users logging into Controller server, client and FAP. This is to better secure Controller data. Also, TM1 (Planning Analytics)currently can not be secured with 2 factor authentication...
over 7 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Journal Load - Validation differ from CSV to Controller Client

PMR : TS000134916 Hi In Controller 10.2.1 there appears to be differences on how journels validations are being conducted. Can the same validation be implimented in Controller when Group Journels are done by "DATA ENTRY ---> GROUP JOURNELS and ...
almost 8 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Status for REPO should not be affected by imported journals

The customer is using period locking on company level for REPO. When submission 1 is closed for the company, a company journal can be entered and this will not affect the status for submission 1. But if the same journal is imported through "Import...
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Better functionality in Company structure, Reorder

In Maintain > Company structure – Define, the Reorder-window, the drag-and-drop functionality is very time consuming, in larger groups. Please add the possibility to cut-and-paste row(s) as an alternative to drag-and-drop.
about 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 4 Not under consideration