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Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Real-time updates in Controller Web, for changes made in Controller classic, relating to tabs such as 'Reconciliation', 'Intercompany' and 'Status'

This enhancement request is linked to another one (https://ibm-data-and-ai.ideas.aha.io/ideas/BACC-I-275) - However, I was asked to created it (by IBM Support) because it is subtly different. There is a known limitation with Controller Web (se...
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Planned for future release

Controller Web - ability to use more than 13 periods for Data Entry forms

Currently, if you try to open a data entry form (in Controller Web) for period 14 or 15, then you get a message “Internal Server Error ... fsid STATUS: 500 ... Unexpected error”. It works OK if you open the same data entry form for period 12 or 13...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Is a defect

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...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

Audit log for changes to Journal Types and Closing Versions

Currently there is no audit tracking for any changes for Journal types and Closing versions. If there is any changes to these structures, it changes the data reflected in the reports. Without any audit log, Users won't be able to track the changes...
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Ad hoc Reports to allow currency code selection & period interval

group user ran ad hoc reports for ad hoc request/checking of some values instead of specially create an excel linked report just for ad hoc requests. Currently values are all in YTD only and able to select either local or immediate group currency....
almost 6 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 4 Not under consideration

Time Stamp for password change

So the AD Admin Website https://manager.controller.ibmcloud.com is used to change and manage the passwords for users. We need a Timestamp of when the password was last changed. IBM says the password can be changed only once in 24 hours. Without a ...
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

meaningful import log description for filtered items

provide meaningful import log description for lines that passed through the filters
about 6 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Not under consideration

Separate company lock records from company structures for structures export / import

currently, company lock records are imported/exported together with company structures. This causes the import process for company structures to extend by many hours. it makes it hard to transfer company structures to other databases for testing. ...
about 6 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

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...
about 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Exclusive security for historical rates on journals

One of our consumers asked us to block access to the Historical Rates table, but leave it available for puting data on journal entries only, so users cannot see they can put historical rates for all accounts that allows that.
about 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration