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TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio

Save Column-set when viewing columns in a table or object in TBM Studio

When validating formulas or looking at data in a table or object with more than 75 columns, the user must change the column configuration to view what they need. If the browser refreshes or the data updates, this process must be repeated. It would...
10 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Submitted

Power Bi connector for TBM Studio

While TBM Studio provides robust Technology Business Management analytics and cost transparency capabilities, its native reporting and visualization options can be limiting, especially for organizations that have standardized on Microsoft's Power ...
2 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Submitted

Having a scroll bar, pinned feature, reorder tabs in TBM studio

Our admin team would like the ability to have a scroll feature, pinned feature, and the ability to reorder table tabs added to the bottom of TBM studio.  When performing configuration or troubleshooting, or data loading, the amount of tabs ne...
about 3 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Future consideration

Only publish editable table if editable table data has changed

Currently, editable tables publish to 'normal' tables regardless if the data has changed within the editable or not and this causes a check-in. It would be more efficient if the editable table only published when the data in that editable table ha...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Under review

"Last Uploaded" date

As per the design behaviour, the "Upload" step shows upload times in GMT-7:00 (PST) timezone and not in the Customers local timezone (see attached screenshot). This is in our opinion misleading and confusing. Apptio is requested to change this so ...
over 2 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Under review

Apptio Costing:::Expand the ability to use Map Columns

The Map Columns transform step can only be used with what are called Master Datasets which only exist in components. This should be changed so that the Map Columns step can be used with any data transform. One of the main reasons for this is that ...
5 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Submitted

Waterfall Chart in Cost Transparency

This enhancement request would allow us to view the full page of the waterfall chart in the Cost Transparency > Production environment and hide the data entry table that is only needed in TBM Studio > Development environment.  However, ...
almost 3 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Planned for future release

ML: Auto JE Filtering in GL and Cost Pool Mapping Using Some Field Combinations

Some customers face challenges in identifying which journal entries are related to IT spend and in mapping cost pools within the GL, as the granularity of accounts and cost centers is insufficient. With following functionality, many customers coul...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Planned for future release

Apptio Costing:::Improve enumeration and display of error message in transform pipeline

The error message in transform pipeline will often only surface a single error, even if there are multiple errors. This leads to an inefficient experience of clearing one error, only to be notified of another, and then another. Instead, the user i...
5 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Submitted

Apptio Costing:::Default time period roll forward options

This idea is to add a configuration to automatically roll forward the default time period in TBM Studio projects. Currently this can only be done manually. It would be helpful to be able to set a rule like current month - 1, or current month, so t...
5 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Submitted