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Data Overlap in the Lookup Table in IBM Controller, Batch queue > queue>maintain view

The issue happened due to the data overlap in the lookup table in IBM Controller due to which SAP_Stage data in lookup table i.e. Data import specification or in Maintain> Batch queue manage view by using the ADM id which shows the status faile...
4 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Submitted

Make scroll cursors more consistent when lists/collections are involved

This RFE is for removing the protection to disable collection types in scroll cursor at the prepare phase, and fail only at runtime if the cursor retrieves a row greater than row limit.
about 1 month ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Under review

Detailed Status and Logging for API-Based Data Loads in Controller

Current Challenge In the Classic Client, detailed log reports are available for data uploaded to Controller. Similarly, Controller Web provides status and detailed logs for consolidations, manual web imports, and a summary of Classic imports, incl...
4 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Planned for future release

"Condense xacclock table" in Database Optimize should not run where one or more submissions are open for the chosen period/actuality combination

"Condense xacclock table" in Database Optimize should not run where one or more submissions are open for the chosen period/actuality combinations up to and including the period chosen. It would be good if the user was presented with a message deta...
25 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Controller Web import specifications must allow the reuse of a column for different field definitions to avoid customers having to produce duplicate columns

In the version 11.1.1100.47 and forwards it is not possible for in import specification created in Controller Web, to re-use a column in a file 2 or more times for a field in the import spec. This was possible in previous versions. The fact that t...
3 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 2 Planned for future release

Self-Service Restart, Status Monitoring, and Alert Notifications for API-Batch Service in Controller Web

Description Currently, when the API-Batch Service encounters issues or stops functioning, users must raise an IBM support case and wait for the SRE team to manually restart the service. This dependency introduces significant delays, especially dur...
4 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Have an new TEMP_TABLE_SIZE = [LARGE|SMALL] onconfig and session parameter

It appears that LARGE temp tables are not best practice, as these are slower than SMALL temp tables. It would be nice to avoid application code changes because of this Informix behavior, and force programmers to use CREATE SMALL TEMP TABLE ... All...
3 months ago in Informix / Informix Server 0 Under review

Automated Monitoring and Recovery for Finance Analytics Publisher (FAP) Service

Description Currently, the Finance Analytics Publisher (FAP) Service requires manual monitoring and restarting through Controller Web. There is no alert mechanism to notify stakeholders when the service stops due to errors, resulting in a highly m...
4 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Improve IBM Controller Excel timeout experience

Current Challenge When IBM Controller Excel times out, users face two issues: Closing the logon pop-up triggers an error (see screenshot "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"). Attempting to log on again without restarting Ex...
4 months ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Is a defect

Option to manually stop/ deactivate scheduled jobs in CCR

Currently in our production environment there is a database optimized scheduled job in CCR setup by user which has been resigned from the team and the job is still scheduled to run despite the user is removed. This would pose audit issues and lice...
14 days ago in Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Submitted