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Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Controller Web Journal entry search bar

We have hundreds of journal entries and it is cumbersome to scroll down to the bottom to find the journal we need to update in Controller Web. It would be helpful to have a search bar within the Controller web journal entry screen so we could sear...
over 3 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Delivered

Intercompany reconciliation based on transaction amount ( in web) when IC type J

Calculate differences only for Transaction Amounts (My & Counter Company), show local amount only as info ( no translation) when IC account type J. When IC account type "I " use the same than today ( local amount translated)
over 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Delivered

GetVal functions for intercompany dimensions like transaction amount and transaction currency

Enhancement request:We would like to build a report in Cognos Controller Excel using f.GetVal-formulas to pull out intercompany transactions from forms ICBS and ICPL using the fields Transaction Currency (XDB field travkd) and Transaction Amount (...
about 8 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Delivered

Enable Options to attach supporting in Journals

There is no option to attach backups for Cognos journal. Enable option to attach documents.
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Delivered

Filter option in Controller Web

Filter option in Controller Web has various options like Mandatory Comment, Optional Comment etc. Requirement is to filter for cells with/without values similar to Excel application where a filter can be applied for values. This option would be us...
about 3 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Delivered

Size limit of file upload

Current size limit of file upload in Cognos Web is 2 MB per file. However, there are scenarios where each file is more than 2 MB and Cognos Web doesn't allow to upload. As a result, we have to split the data into multiple files and then upload ens...
about 3 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Delivered

Controller Web Journal Entry Disappears when user clicks off the input screen

If a user is in the process of entering a journal entry in Controller web, and clicks off the entry window into another part of the controller web screen, the in-process entry is lost without any warning to the user that they will lose their work.
over 3 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Delivered

Support of MS Chromium Edge in web

it will adopted soon by a lot of companies, now that MS has decided to actively push the software out to Windows 10 as a modern replacement old Edge. KBC e.g. told me that it will become their standard browser by the end of this year.
almost 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Delivered

Order of Dimension Structure Items in the Tree Structure Report

The order of the items of the Dimensions in the generated Tree Structure Report. We have reordered the imported dimensions on the reorder tab, but the new order does not reflect accordingly on Tree Structure Report. Currently, it is using the cr...
about 5 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 3 Delivered

Prompt for Confirmation for Company/Group Journal Deletion

users clicked on wrong delete button and accidently deleted the company / group journals. Deleted journals cannot be "undeleted" which causes difficult of journal trail and has to recreate journals. it causes more problem when it involves Opening ...
about 5 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 4 Delivered