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Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Direct entry of "Contribution Version" when layouting reports

When a report in Cognos Controller is being created there is the possibilty to insert the "Contribution Version" either in the row or the column definition. The entry of the "Contribution Version" has to be done via a dropdown menu. There is no di...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Disable System Setting "Delete Journal Enties"

Disable System Setting "Delete Journal Enties" We were able to disable the delete button, but after that the users can not further adjust journal entries. And we came to know that : If you want to stop users deleting journals then they will be clo...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Fetching values into empty customized reports in Excel without data entry

When a report that was customized in Excel via the Report-Function with Column and Row definitions is opened as an empty Report in Excel, the system tries to fetch data. This leads to an extended lead time for opening reports. There is no addition...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Access Management - Audit Log

*Please contact me on my email : Areej.Al-Suht@ArabBank.com.jo We think it would be a plus to have a log file which specifies who logged in to the system and in which date with the IP address and the user name for the admin to be aware of those tr...
over 8 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Linked actuality currency conversion also for Group Journals

Currently Currency-conversion and consolidation is not done for Group-journals, stored on GAC's. In the old consolidation model this was not possible, in NYKOMO this should be possible
over 8 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

"Automatic journal types as Base" box ticked and remembered for every session

Request to have "Automatic journal types as Base" box ticked and remembered for every session
almost 9 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

New currency conversion method

We are not able to calculate the needed key measures when we operate with multiple currencies. As an example, on group level we have to eliminate the currency conversion factor to calculate the correct key performance indicators, ex. growth from l...
almost 9 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Attachment of supporting document to journal

There is no functionality to document journal or/and to comment lines in a journal in Cognos Controller. In order to attach supporting documents to journals, the client requested to have that functionality available. It is required to have the com...
almost 9 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Avoid manual update of Controller FAP Cube after changing default settings

Every time someone logs on to cognos controller, and changes his default settings (default actuality and period), the Controller FAP Cube needs an update. This is alot. If I need to log on to the GUI in order to maintain this, this will take a lot...
almost 9 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

Add official support for Microsoft Hyper-V

It seems as Microsoft Hyper-V is gaining traction as a virtualization engine. Currently Cognos Controller only supports VMWare; but at least BI is supporting Hyper-V, so adding support, at least on a 'compatible' level would be a good thing to have.
almost 9 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration