Improved status functionality

In IBM® Cognos® Controller 10.1.1 the status functionality has been improved by introducing two new command centers.

The Company Command Center, for reporting users submitting data for one or a few companies and the Group Command Center, for group users who need to monitor and manage progress for a group of companies.

The Company Command Center allows you to:
  • Easily access different functions that are used during the closing process.
  • Get a better overview of the reporting process and the included tasks (forms).
  • Perform actions to update status, like data entry and reconciliation.
  • Easily change status for multiple tasks (forms) or companies.

For more information, see Accessing the Company Command Center.

The Group Command Center allows you to:
  • Use the improved status monitoring and filtering capabilities.
  • Perform actions to update status, like data entry and reconciliation.
  • Assign tasks (forms) to specific users per company. This is done from Tasks - Define window. In the Command Center you can see assigned users and send notifications to them.
  • Send notifications to assigned users via e-mail.

For more information, see Accessing the Group Command Center.

You can define user roles in IBM Cognos Controller. For more information, see Defining user roles.

User roles enable you to define groups of users. These users can be assigned to specific tasks. For more information, see Defining tasks.

The Command Centers allow you to filter on tasks for specific users and companies.