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Let the API actions be seen in the Action Log

We found out that under Security and Access -> Audit trail -> Action log, only the actions done using the Instana UI are shown. The actions done via the API are not. It would improve auditability and security to be able to see the actions do...
21 days ago in Instana / Access Control 1 Functionality already exists

need to add an option to convert and show currency in Million to Crores

The customer currently contributes an ACV of USD 192K and is one of the very few India-based customers using Apptio. Their financial reporting is managed in Crores rather than Millions, which makes it difficult for them to track KPIs effectively w...
23 days ago in Cloudability / Reports, Dashboards 2 Functionality already exists

Checksum Verification for Build Files

Include a checksum verification file (e.g., SHA256 or MD5) with the build so that users can confirm the integrity of downloaded files. This process helps confirm that the files were accurately downloaded and are safe to use.
about 1 month ago in SevOne / Other 1 Functionality already exists

Apptio Planning: Save Budget/Forecast Comparisons in Layouts

BACKGROUND: I created comparisons in my forecast for current and future years against another budget. Due to my plan length (5 years), I had to add comparisons via the individual columns (right clicking column header - Add Comparison...) and not t...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Functionality already exists

Automatic event creation for process alerts

We are looking for a solution to employ a predefined list of Processes on the agent config and would need an event for "process down" created if the Instana server detects that process metrics came in from a host at any point and maintain that sta...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Alert 1 Functionality already exists

Alphabetical sort of the freeze columns interface

easier end user experience to find the column(s) you are trying to freeze
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Functionality already exists

Convert Epic to an Idea

We are currently unable to convert an Epic to an Idea within Target Process, despite expecting this functionality to be available. The conversion option is either missing or disabled, which is impacting our workflow and backlog management. 1. Navi...
about 2 months ago in Targetprocess / Other 1 Functionality already exists

Difficult to check what the changes have been made

Can we make group by in the top ? by the plan ?then by the amount ? so we can check how much amount was added or removed in the timeframe selected, filters of cost centre or others can be provided ( this should be visible to Admins and also for Co...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Functionality already exists

Need to be able to define Adaptive Smart Alerts against Endpoints

While Adaptive Monitoring against Services is useful, there are many cases where it can miss key problems that are happening. Sometimes, only specific URLs are being impacted. Since the data is being aggregated to the service level, those problems...
2 months ago in Instana / Alert 3 Functionality already exists

Please consider supporting non-us formats e.g. setting for deu-DEU formatting for metric display

Please consider supporting non-us formats e.g. setting for deu-DEU formatting for metrics such as Dropwizard metrics
3 months ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 1 Functionality already exists