Cognos Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance

Cognos Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance

Be sure that your Cognos BI environment is compliant with the Sarbanes-Oxley act.

Envisn takes the work out of insuring that your Cognos BI environment is compliant with the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Our solutions make it possible to be compliant with a minimum amount of work by building into your BI existing processes our best practices for auditing, documentation, and security.

  • Certification of Accuracy
  • Documents all links between key reports and source data.
  • Documents all business rules across the enterprise to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Captures and archives all changes to reports that are made.
  • Captures and documents access to all financial reports:
    • Who
    • What
    • When
    • Frequency

Disclosure of Material Results

  • Documents all NoticeCast agents for identifying material transactions in key metrics.
  • Identifies and documents all personnel who have had access to material transactions.
  • Provides the full ‘data chain” to ensure validation of material transactions.

Assessment of Internal Controls

  • Instantly identify where key data are being used in the reporting process.
  • Quick and easy validation of security applied to all financial reports.
  • Identify potential weaknesses in your disclosure process.
  • Eliminate any unused or unneeded reports.

Documentation and Data Retention

  • Documents all financial report content, data sources and business rules.
  • Strong and effective version control process for all key reports.
  • Documentation is easily archived in electronic format and readily accessible.
  • Documentation archives can extend for multiple years with easy manageability.

U.S. Securities and Exchange

Cognos Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance Testimonial

"Envisn's solutions close the loop to ensure that our Cognos BI environment meets the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for our company."
- Richard Westbrook, Director Business Intelligence Eastlake Products, Inc.