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TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio

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Email Distribution Enhancements

The email subscription feature has been very useful in report delivery since it's launch in November 2024. It would be very beneficial if we had the ability to set up subscriptions via AD groups, allowing the tenants or cloud program primes to add...
24 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

When users update a file through a reportwith different column headers or different file types instead of receiving a warning message users shouldn't be able to check in the changes.

Repro: User uploads a file in a report with different column headers, or a different file type and a warning message appears Current State: Users can still save and check in data. They might see the warning message but no confirmation that they di...
25 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

EditRows() function should strictly follow checkbox selections when they are enabled on the Editable Table report component

If the Checkbox option is enabled on an Editable Table component in a Report, the use of the EditRows() function in the action script of a button should only update rows that have the checkbox ticked. If no rows have been ticked, it should not upd...
about 2 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Set a threshold to ignore fallout to a certain degree in model report

When checking the model report, even the slightest fallout of one dollar is shown. I´d like to be able to set a threshold like 1% or an absolute like 5k which than is ignored when displaying the report.
2 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Sort by Row Count in Append Step in TBM Studio

Currently one can only sort by Table Name in the append step in TBM Studio. We should also be able to sort by Row Count in Append Step. Sorting is a very basic functionality that shouldn't be limited to just one column.
2 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Ignore today's date when running comparison reports

When running cost comparison reports, today's date is included in the analysis. For example, if I select "This month" and compare it against "Last month-to-date", it's never an equal comparison as "This month" includes the day that you are running...

Show estimated end time of Caluclation

Although it is possible to check the progress status from Calculation Queue, sometimes it does not match the actual progress %. We would like a function to see the scheduled end time.

Would like to give user(s) access to their own project in TBM Studio without also giving them access to the main Cost Transparency project.

Users in other areas of the business will be able to utilize Apptio without gaining access to confidential data or compromising the integrity of another user's project or the main CT project. It will help drive exposure and expansion of the applic...

Allow the Group Step to ignore blanks instead of turning them into {Various}

We receive a data file that for a single key the data is across multiple rows, see example picture attached. (A similar common scenario is appended data with new columns that duplicates a key, however in this case we know the columns and can use a...
6 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Currency conversion in Model objects

Currently, currency conversion is applied only in reports to reflect the user's preferred currency. The customer has requested that currency conversion also be integrated into the model objects.
6 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted