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Data Connectivity (Datalink)

Datalink Connection Status Indicator similar to Datalink (Classic)

In Datalink, when a connector is initiated, the only status shown is “Running”, with no additional details. In contrast, Datalink (Classic) provides visibility into the connector’s progress while it is running. This allows users to confirm that pr...
7 days ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Submitted

Add destination time periods for "Start of Current Period's Year" and "Start of Previous Period's Year"

Data often needs to be loaded into yearly versions through Datalink. In these cases, the destination time must be manually set to a specific period or month, which requires all connectors to be updated at the start of each new year to point to the...
14 days ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Submitted

Tag Datalink Connector Jobs to Correlate Calculation Queue Builds/Calculation Explorer metrics

We would like Apptio Datalink to support a tagging mechanism that allows Datalink connector jobs to be correlated with the corresponding builds in the calculation queue. This tagging should be available during the Datalink connection wizard when c...
16 days ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Submitted

Display Error Details in Datalink History for Failures Caused by Deactivated ULS Service Account

For reference, we have observed that in some other scenarios (such as token expiration), error messages are displayed in the Details section as expected. In contrast, when the failure is caused by a deactivated ULS service account, no error messag...
about 2 months ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Submitted

Allow for Workday connector to support format=simplexml

Hello, We would like the Workday connector to be updated so that we can utilize formats like "?format=simplexml". This is the only way we are able to pull the data from workday via a report and are unable to use the connector because of this. We n...
about 2 months ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Submitted

As a new user for FOCUS data sources using DataLink for Cloudability, I would like the functionality to archive and delete import files for cleanup and daily automation.

This would help eliminate duplicate and incomplete source files before they impact reporting and reconciliation. By consistently ingesting validated daily data, regularly purging outdated files, and enforcing standardized cleanup rules, users gain...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Submitted

Enable Event Chaining for DL's that pull from Dev

Our nightly process requires running multiple datalink groups (in DEV) to ensure data is accurately reflected in our CSM and BoIT extracts. Our DL's are scheduled based on past calc times with a buffer. Sometimes the calc runs so long that remaini...
6 months ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Under review

Datalink: "Time Period" selection should be available in the front page

There are connectors which need to run monthly for multiple months due to changes in the previous periods. In order to load this in Apptio we need to either adjust manually each time the name of the file (with the month and year) or to go inside e...
about 3 years ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Future consideration

Datalink Connector List Export

The current connector list in DataLink only offers limited information. In order to see what tables connectors load into, source and destination time periods, and other details, you need to click into each connector. Attached is a mockup showing t...
almost 3 years ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Future consideration

No "Pause" option for scheduled connector groups

Sometimes we have a DL group that is scheduled to run but needs to be paused or bypassed
6 months ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) Under review

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