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TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio

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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...
12 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Punctuation in TBM Studio

In TBM studio in regular tables all sums below a table are shown without comma or dots between three digits. That means when you have 10000000 is hard to read. I would like to have 10.000.000 or 10,000,000 or even spaces would be okay. 
5 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

"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 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Under review

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.
23 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

New pipeline step for Sort

Would like to have a new step in the transform pipeline which allows us to select a column and sort it by value (if numerical field) or alphabetically (if text field). Use Case 1 Generally when admin are going through tables and are investigatin...
8 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration

Print pdf layout in CT to consider custom colour paltette applied to a report

The print to pdf feature in Cost Transparency, prints the report using the standard colour palette. Although applying a custom colour palette to a report, the print functionality doesn't consider the custom colours.
7 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration

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, ...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 1 Planned for future release

Reporting that shows the financial impact of Changes at Towers, Services Business Units

As an Apptio Developer I would like to be able to see the impact of my changes in a report BEFORE I check in, against the cost metric at Resource Towers, Business Services and Business Unit allocation. Then I know that the changes I am making are ...
5 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Under review

Enable Views to be shared based on role assignment rather than named users.

Support Case Ref:00355348 This applies to Apptio TOTALCOST including Cloudability and TBM Studio/Cost Transparency. Our access management approach is such that we expose certain features to our end users based on their Mission Organization. A Mi...
5 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Logo Admin Enhancement Request

Add ability for Apptio Admins to view logos loaded for clients within AWS and be able to load or remove logos as needed vs having to submit a support ticket. Slack: https://apptio.slack.com/archives/C0H96R4AV/p1701989912244109?thread_ts=1701989152...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration