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Improve Polish Translation in IBM Cognos Controller Web

We have identified incorrect Polish translations in IBM Cognos Controller Web interface for basic form types. These terms are used daily and are critical for usability. Current translations are not only inaccurate but misleading: English: Standa...
24 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Is a defect

Variance analysis needed within Controller Web reporting

The selection of column content for reporting is prescriptive. You have to chose individual actualities, periods, etc. This means you can present say Actual data against Budget data. You cannot however then add a new column that then presents the ...
2 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Lock shareholdings popup form in Controller Web for editing of transaction dates older than current period

When populating the account connected to investment in group companies the popup window ensure correct values being entered into the data entry form. The feature that allows you to add rows with transaction dates within the current period is a goo...
8 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release

Ability to turn off the 'Submission deadlines' view/tile from Controller Web 'Home' page

Some larger customers have expressed a wish to have the ability to turn off the 'Submission deadlines' view in Controller Web, as their deadlines are set per company/group of companies, per period and actuality, so would rather not have that view ...
about 2 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Requirement for a report that can list for cognos controller of the number of new users and users with changed access rights for a defined time span that can be altered

Requirement for a report that can list for cognos controller of the number of new users and users with changed access rights for a defined time span that can be altered. The report should contain what access rights were removed or added for the us...
about 1 year ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

Add IIF-functions to ControllerWeb-import specifications

In ControllerClassic it is possible to use IIF-functions in Operartion Templates for sophictiated assigning of codes. For instance a Countercompany-code either from a Participation account or from an extra field where a counterpart is displayed
about 1 year ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 4 Needs more information

Standard forms with dimensions in rows in Controller Web

Many customers are using 2-4 free dimensions and have at least one standard form using dimension (expanded) in the row definition. This is not supported in Controller Web where you can have only one dimension in column (and another in filter).
about 3 years ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Planned for future release

Need a function for excel link and reports for the "Country or Region" code seen in Company structure.

In the Company Structure “Maintain > Company Structure > Define…” there is a field “Country or Region”. The customer requires a there a function to retrieve this information in Controller reports or the Controller Excel link. IBM have confir...
10 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Multiple User Administrators for Controller Web

It is currently only possible for a single administrator (ADM) to link IBM ID's to Controller users. In the interest of business continuity and to avoid credentials sharing, it would be really beneficial if additional user administrators could be ...
11 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Planned for future release

'on no match default' functionality (for import specifications) in Controller Web

Customer already use import specs and CSV files to import data into Controller classic. However, they would like to use Controller Web instead. The customer relies on the classic functionality " on no match default " to get their classic impor...
over 1 year ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release