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Update Java API to be able to run Cognos reports into Excel 2007 format.

The Java API supports the running of Cognos Reports but the Output Format for the report is limited to the enumeration types documented in the CognosOutputFormat class - which is CSV, PDF, XLWA, HTML, XML. To be able to run a report via the API in...
about 3 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Integration & Risk API 2 Future consideration

FastMap parallelism in uploading data must be managed internally by the product with no actions by the user

Actually if the user wants to upload data files in parallel he has to start multiple uploads instances. The request is that the product takes one data file prepared by the user, and manages the parallelism internally, starting more threads so gett...
8 months ago in OpenPages Ideas / Platform Features 1 Under review

When Associating a Business Entity be able to select it from Hierarchy

When in an object view a Business Entity must be associated, it would be very useful to be able to select it from the Business Entity Hierarchy. Meaning, to have the same filter that is available on Business Entity Grid View.
over 4 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Not under consideration

OpenPages - Automatic Profile Switching based on ObjectType

Hi, many of our users have different profiles for our different modules. When they are accessing a task directly (via email link) they often receive an error message that their current profile does not allow access to this object type. Especially ...
about 1 year ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 2 Future consideration

Disable auto scroller functionality to top of the page on toggling between tabs

On clicking on information such as related objects, eg: risks in risk registers, and then navigate back to the Risk Register tab, the screen always returns to the top of the page instead of returning you to the section that you were previously in....
about 3 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 3 Future consideration

Task workflow as a notification in the "UI Components Notification" section

We would need the ability to see the user's pending workflow tasks as a notification when the user is logged into IBM OP. It would help the user to immediately see his/her pending workflow.
8 months ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 1 Under review

History of previous Global Search Terms

As soon as you click on one search result it will open the result in another tab. If you go back to the dashboard (global search widget), it will refresh and show a blank search screen. The search term/results should still show, otherwise you have...
over 2 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Platform Features 2 Future consideration

Default 'Reveal editable fields' during stage "Perform Self-Assessment"

Explore is the toggle switch "Reveal editable fields" could be automatically switched on upon a Control Owner opening a control which is in the stage "Perform Self-Assessment". This will allow for easier identification of a Control Owner how / whe...
over 2 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / End User UI 3 Not under consideration

More Upgrade/Patch documentation

Currently patching documentation provides just enough information on how to perform the tasks, but nothing on what the tasks do. Very clear example is the recent MRG patch. The recent changes include a relationship change, decommisioning of object...
almost 4 years ago in OpenPages Ideas / Documentation 1 Planned for future release

Expose API for managing enum values programatically

Currently, Tech team manages the Reference Data defined as Enum values. We would like to eliminate this IT dependency and would like to empower the business stake holders to be able to maintain the enum list. We also have downstream systems wantin...
8 months ago in OpenPages Ideas / Integration & Risk API 2 Not under consideration