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Apptio Planning

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Add Totals for Number Columns in IT Planning

There are many times that I would like to see a sum at the bottom of the page when I am entering a value that is not associated with the budget numbers. This is used for a Fund Balance, a working number, budget request that has not been funded yet...
about 19 hours ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Undo Feature

Adding undo step functionality would be super helpful!
about 23 hours ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Totals filter functionality

The ability to filter/sort totals would be really helpful. Being able to select 0 value full year to delete rows or filter to a specific total or show over a certain amount would negate the need to export to excel to do this.
about 23 hours ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Hi - Understanding that these fields were just recently added to the instance of IT Planning, and is a very welcome update. We would like these fields added to the processing, when publishing plans from IT Planning to CT. These fields will help identify updates made to our metadata. We were expecting these fields to be included in the push, as a majority of the other fields are included.

It would be beneficial as we can use these fields for additional processing in our reporting environment in cost transparency. In addition, I was basically expecting these fields to already have been included in the push, as all of the other field...
5 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Ability to add variance comments at the full year (FY) column in Variance Analysis or Compare Shortcuts

Add the capability to add comments when comparing an annual forecast plan to another annual forecast plan (actuals + forecast) and save the comments in a layout. Currently, there is no ability to add comments when using the compare shortcuts featu...
18 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Adding a new auto-population column in an existing standard dimension which can be published to CT as well.

As of now it is not possible to add a new column in a standard dimension and auto-populate it in ITP whenever other column in the same standard dimension is populated by the planner. Please refer to Support Case No TS018500846 for more details.
about 2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Project field to be mandatory for all tabs

Currently, the project field is only mandatory for the labor activity tab but would like to make this mandatory for all tabs.
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Needs more information

To Exports Targets from Targets section

This would be useful as all other exports that are used for cost board packs for ex co come from Apptio Planning barr the targets as you cannot export them.
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Ability to create a filter on Contract Expiry Dates for xx number of months, instead of just a date

We want to have layouts and filters to be able to quickly see when contracts are expiring in xx number of months. At the moment, the filter is just entering in a date, which is not dynamic enough as you roll through months. Can this be uplifted to...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

Ability to remove final plans from the plan drop down and only have these available in the compare and summary compare area

Currently all the plans are available in the drop down but you can only edit new and open plans. it would be good if you could hide the final plans but have them available in the expense tab as a drop down and the summary/dashboard report as a com...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Not under consideration