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Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Increase timeout for Cognos Controller on Cloud & Excel Add-ins

Even when users are actively working on Excel for more than 60 minutes following a report refresh, the Add-ins prompt them to log out and re-login with their IBMid. This occasionally causes Excel to hang, forcing users to end the task via the Task...
9 months ago in Cognos 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...
8 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release

Lock direct form access for the correction of journals in Controller Web Reconciliation tab

For reconciliation errors ‘Between Accounts’ and ‘Opening Balances’, users are able to correct a journal reconciliation error by opening a form and entering an amount to correct the reconciliation error. This amount, as entered by form, appears in...
11 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Journal Update According to Reconciliation of Accounts in Controller Web

Where Controller Classic setting ‘Journal Update According to Reconciliation of Accounts’ is enabled. This setting is ignored by Controller Web. For example, in Controller Web, if a user posts a value in the journal to a movement account, on save,...
11 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

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 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release

IF function - Account mappings Controller Web

Cognos Classic includes a feature that maps an account code from an imported to a TB code based on whether it is a Dr or Cr. This is executed through an IF function which directs the balances to the correct Cognos code based on the imported value....
about 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 3 Planned for future release

Format possibilities of summation accounts in Controller Web Free forms.

While doing Data Entry it is important for the user to know what type of information the different cells holds. One area of making this self explanatory is to use color coding. For instance having all summation accounts in a specific color. By doi...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release

Controller Web Exclude certain IC journals from Reconciliation tab

Elimination of intercompany revenues are often configured as a "one-legged" elimination. That is selling company reports an intercompany revenue. This is then eliminated and also booked against a cost account. The buying company do report an inter...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release

Addition of loop formula for import spec design on CC Web

Controller Web cannot currently replicate the Controller Classic client for loading data that crosses multiple columns. For example, where a data file contains 12 columns relating to 12 months of a budget file, this can be loaded on Controller Cla...
8 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Workflow in Controller Web - Submit

After submitting a submission in Controller Web, you get the following alternatives regarding where you want to go next: Back to overview Back to projects Cancel The best alternative for a logical workflow, would be to be able to select "Start rep...
over 4 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release