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Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud)

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Drop support for SQL Server 2012 and consider removing the use of 'legacy cardinality estimator'

Have had a few discussions with SQL Server dba:s recently during upgrades about the need to change the default sql server settings. There were some changes introduced in SQL Server 2014 that made performance really drop unless running in SQL Serve...
over 1 year ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Not under consideration

How to customize summary information in dashboard

I have created a country wise crosstab dashboard with 2 measure values where one measure value is picking up the maximum value on database for considering at month level (for eg: if there are 100 rows of data for a column in particular month is av...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

Add Lookup Tables to the Structure Changes that are tracked

Our external auditors are adding controls to the mapping of data (trial balance and statisical data) into Cognos. In order to elminate the need for the walk-through of negative and postive testing in Cognos (on a regular basis) it would be helpful...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

Controller on Cloud - Expose SQL DB to allow import of data via staging table and import spec

We have a Controller On-Prem customer considering migrating to Controller on Cloud. They have built a small app that loads data from their ERP into Controller via the Staging Table, and then initiates a data load via an Import Spec. In order for t...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Planned for future release

Ability to add acquired balance sheet and net result in shareholdings

Normally when acquiring a business combination there's an acquired balance sheet needed for cash flow purposes and also eliminating the net result before the acquisition date if the acquired company reports YTD values. Today acquired balance sheet...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

Settings to prevent Cognos Controller Web user to click on Set to Ready

In Cognos Controller Web, user is able to click on set company status to ready when they multi select on the company. The user sometimes confuse other users submission with their own, thus accidentally set wrong submission to ready. So if possible...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 3 Future consideration

Sync Cognos Analytics with PAW when removing users

Hello, To add a user, We first invite the user from PAW, User accepts and then if the user is a Cognos Controller user, we have to add the user in a Controller Users group for user to be able to access Controller. If a user leaves and we delete th...
almost 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

Unlocked cells in web

Cells that are locked in form in Excel, are open in web. This is probably due to the fact that the forms are not opened in an Excel environment, but as a web form. This creates a loophole to input data into accounts that should not reported into.
about 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration

More user friendly and correct IC Reconcile Intercompany Balances report, if using large dimension/BA structure

See attached file with current report and suggestions to change the report to show correct and useful and a lot more user friendly information.
about 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 0 Future consideration

Status for REPO should not be affected by imported journals

The customer is using period locking on company level for REPO. When submission 1 is closed for the company, a company journal can be entered and this will not affect the status for submission 1. But if the same journal is imported through "Import...
over 2 years ago in Cognos Controller (On Prem and On Cloud) 1 Future consideration