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Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Allow security menu group rights to be imported

Customer received internal audit comment with >4000 comments for their existing 41 users in Controller and needs to make adjustments to the security group limitations. However, it is too tedious to edit manually. They are requesting enhancement...
12 days ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Procedure to do a mass delete in the SQL-tables (outside the Controller interface).

It is very much work to execute the UNSUPPORTED solution described hereby. We require this because we perform regularly a datarefresh to another pillar. In the target pillar, other users need access to Controller, and it should taken many hours to...
about 2 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 4 Not under consideration

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...
8 days ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Is a defect

In Controller Web it should be made possible to enter data for intercompany "M" accounts

In Controller Web it should be made possible to enter data for intercompany "M" accounts. There are many customers requesting this. It is not always an option for customers to import this information or to enter the information via Controller Clas...
12 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 3 Planned for future release

Controller Classic Transfer / Export Structures - make Controller Web Import Specs and Lookups selection specific

Instead of having to import all Controller Web Import Specifications and/or all Web Lookup tables, it would be helpful if you could select specific Import Specifications and Lookup tables. (especially as Transfer/Export Structures is IBM's work ar...
25 days ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

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 ...
about 2 months ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

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

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 Cognos 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 Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 4 Needs more information