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Apptio

Show Read-only Variance Analysis for Forecast Plans in Final State

Currently Variance Analysis data and commentary is hidden when a forecast plan is moved to the Final state. A message appears saying "Variance Analysis is only available for Forecast plans in New and Open states.". Please change this to show the v...
about 2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning Functionality already exists

Ability to use filename of loaded data in HTML component

We have some automated file loads which include a timestamp in the filename. The timestamp is relevant for teams during critical month-end periods to understand what numbers they are looking at in Apptio reporting. We would like to be able to add ...
3 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio Functionality already exists

Introduce a “Current Fiscal Year” default KPI display option in expense tab so summaries automatically align to the active fiscal year while still allowing users to change the timeframe as needed

Today, Apptio KPI summaries can display unexpected totals depending on individual user configuration (e.g., First Year of Plan, Selected Timeframe, or Rolling 4 Quarter Forecast). This often results in dashboards continuing to show prior‑year valu...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning Functionality already exists

Improve Extension Adjustment on Contracts tab for YoY Changes

Currently, when applying the extension adjustment in coordination with the Extend feature on the contracts tab, it is applying this percentage to the first extension, but not future years. This means that if clients are trying to multiyear plan an...
7 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning Functionality already exists

Edit Asset Loads by Month

I would like to have the ability to load assets by the purchase price and also edit by month if need be. Currently today the monthly allocations is controlled by the purchase price and then straight-lined by a reference table. I would like the abi...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning Functionality already exists

Plan with column for Budget/Forecast Remaining Number

We do have YTD actuals in the plan but not budget or forecast remaining. If we could add that column in the plan will help us immensely.
5 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning Functionality already exists

Issues with ITP rows with prior months data

In ITP today, users can delete a row that has data in prior months and when a row is duplicated, prior months populate as well as future months
12 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning Functionality already exists

Ability to Filter by Location

Add the ability to filter by the Standard Dimension: Location
7 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 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...
9 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning Functionality already exists

Alphabetical sort of the freeze columns interface

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