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Apptio BI

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Ability to “exclude” checked items in Apptio BI report global filter

Problem: Currently global report filters only have "include" functionality. That is items checked in the filter are included in the report summaries. However, there are cases where users want to exclude all but a small number of options. Right now...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Ability to share a link to a report that automatically applies global filters, date selections and tab selection

Problem:Right now if a colleague asks me a question that can be answered by an Apptio BI report with certain filters applied and looking at a specific tab, I need to:Sh Share the link to the report itself Tell them what tab to go to within the rep...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Data export that triggers download directly in browser instead of having to wait for an email link

Problem:Right now when you generate a csv data export for a visual in an Apptio BI report, you get a pop up message to check your email. Then you have to go to your email and wait for the link to the download to arrive. Then open that back in your...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Ability to expand the size and full-screen of the drill table results popup

Problem:Right now the size of the drill table pop-up in an Apptio BI report is fixed. Drill tables with many columns are difficult to read and navigate in the current pop-up size. Request:Allow a report view to drag a corner of the drill table pop...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 1 Submitted

Ability to download csv data export of drill table results from Apptio BI reports

Problem: Right now a report view can access a configured drill table, update as needed if it's an exploratory drill table, but there's no easy way to get a copy of the results. Not all drill tables even allow them to save a copy in Apptio BI itsel...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Show specific data range included as “previous period” in visuals with a previous period comparison enabled

Problem:Right now when you have a visual with a "compare" to "previous period" enabled, the previous period metric in the visual is just labeled "previous period" and doen't state what the previous period includes. Request:To provide clarity and r...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Ability to copy an entire tab including all visuals on that tab to another Apptio BI report

Problem:Right now you can duplicate an individual visual or an entire report. If you need to move a tab from one report to another, you need to create a new tab in the destination report and then copy the individual visual widgets from the source ...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

In ApptioBI be able to sort my measure value in visualizations where data has Date Range: View By option other than None selected

Problem:Right now when data is grouped by day, month, etc. the data can only be sorted by the dimensions alphabetically in the Edit UI and for a report view. This means as a report owner I can't display the most costly items at the top of the tabl...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

In ApptioBI be able to display row totals in table visualizations

Problem:Right now in Apptio BI if I create a table visualization, there is no way to add row totals at the right side of the table. If my users require this information they either need to download an export of the table and manually calculate tho...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

In ApptioBI be able to customize what is displayed as x and y-axis titles in report graphs

Problem: Right now report axis titles are generated automatically and there is no way to change them. The terms used in data set dimension or measure names may not align with terms gularly used within the business, nor is there a way to add additi...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted