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Apptio Planning

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Line item filter that filters both ways - check for valid combinations

I have a situation where planners need to plan investments in Planning tool. I have created a custom dimension for investment and line item filter to filter the investment based on cost center. If the planner starts with entering a cost center, th...
2 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Option to add External labor data which is not editable by planners

In current scenario, planners are able to edit Labor data. We just want users to be able to view the labor data but not edit it. Is it possible to have "external" lines in Labor tab (similar to external lines in Asset and Financial tabs)? Currentl...
2 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Export Layout Feature - maintain column header layout but do not consolidate underlying data

Current when you export, the data below is grouped and text shows as " 2 Unique, 5 Unique". Idea is that all data would be expanded to it's lowest level while maintaining the header formatting. Expanding each column individually is not an option u...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Provide and option to adjust the display names for Departments and Projects dropdown in the ITP UI based on client's naming convention to make it more user friendly

We are facing a situation where we need to use two different hierarchies within Planning: a regional hierarchy and a product line hierarchy. The product line hierarchy will also be used for the approval flow, with product line owners and product m...
22 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Option to ensure targets also get filtered by project hierarchy

Currently, there is an option only to set/view targets at department level. We need an option to give or at least show Top-down-targets for both projects and departments. Currently, project owners see the full target value at each level within the...
22 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Update Reference Data on Plans to provide details of line items that will be deleted/changed

If there are some missing entries in current reference data from earlier uploaded reference data, the customer would like the option to have the Update reference data panel on plans show even the details of which specific entries/line items/rows w...
30 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Enhancements to Variance Analysis

In addition to the capability to compare the variance for Full Year (FY) between to forecast plans (actuals + forecast) in Variance Analysis. We still need improvements before we can migrate from our current approach (outside of Apptio) to using V...
16 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

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 2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0

IT Planning Multi-Year Reference Data Option

As a TBMA supporting IT Planning, we have a use case for enabling multi-year functionality as it relates to our reference data, specifically Labor Rates and Labor Allocation Rules.  Our FP&A team is currently forecasting 3 years within a ...
about 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

Add compare feature for Labor

On other parts of the planning section in Apptio you can compare different plans to each other. Could we get that functionality in the labor section of the tool?
21 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted