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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...
13 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 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. 
almost 2 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Submitted

Ability to filter the rows with errors in Editable table

Currently, users input data into editable tables and often rely on the ‘Upload’ functionality for bulk data loads. However, when there is any error in data loaded, the portal does not provide a consolidated or prominent view of these issues. Inste...
21 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio / Usability/UX Submitted

Default API URL for reports should include all rows of data instead of only displayed rows

When copying API URLs, currently the default is to copy only the displayed rows (first page) of the report data when the Component Information URL is copied. "&rowCount=1000000000" must be added on to include the entire report. It would be mor...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio Submitted

Create role permission to disable right click options for end users

End users can right click on any table in any report and select "Show Full Data Path", "Create Published Table", and "Trace Lineage for this component" - screenshot attached. These are not options that our end users should have the ability to use ...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / User Management & Login 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

Power Bi connector for TBM Studio

While TBM Studio provides robust Technology Business Management analytics and cost transparency capabilities, its native reporting and visualization options can be limiting, especially for organizations that have standardized on Microsoft's Power ...
4 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio Submitted

Editable Tables: auto-size the 'Find' pop-up window when searching for values in a drop-down list

When a user uses the 'Find' option in a drop-down selection of an Editable table, the size of the pop-up window is fixed. It would be great if this could be auto-sized based on the number of columns available to give users a better experience. See...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Usability/UX Submitted

Ability to bulk update the specific period selected for Editable Tables

In TBM Studio, when creating a Table based on an Editable Table, there are four options for the time selections: 1) No Reoccurring Updates2) Previous Month3) Current Month4) Specific Period Note that the Previous Month and Current Month options ar...
8 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing Submitted

The ability to generate a unique URL for each report tab and date range within the same report

In Apptio Costing, report URLs can currently only be shared in the default tab and date range state. We would like to request an enhancement to allow issuing unique URLs for non-default tabs and date ranges. Because the lack of these features is l...
5 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing Submitted