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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Sound notification when Datalink connector finishes running

As a Datalink Admin or Apptio Admin, I'd like the ability to opt-in to a sound notification that's triggered when a Datalink connector status resolves (either Success or Failed). I'll know it's complete when I run a connector from Datalink, then h...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

Network Restriction for Shared Views

We would like the ability to restrict access to Shared Views based on being connected to a specific network.
8 months ago in Targetprocess / Views (Lists, Boards, Roadmaps, Dashboards) 0 Future consideration

Disabling instrumentation for a specific pod and jdbc connection

Hi, We request you the possibility to disable tracing for an specific pod or for any specific jdbc connection. Right now the only wat to disable tracing for a pod is by doing ignore processes. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/curr...
almost 3 years ago in Instana / Tracing 3 Functionality already exists

Limiting open plan access for users

Is there a way something can be built so that an open plan can only be visible to certain users. So if 10 users only need to complete updates in a particular plan, the open plan would only be available to those 10 users and not everyone. 
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

Ability to add additional Columns to Rightsizing endpoints

Each client has unique custom tags and mappings. When creating new reports using data from Cloudability (Cldy) in TBM Studio, we often encounter mapping gaps and limitations due to restrictions on adding Resource IDs in Studio. For example, while ...
4 months ago in Cloudability / Data Mapping and Organization 0 Submitted

Import multiple XML files to topology module in AIOps via file observer

We seek to import multiple XML files in Topology module rather than JSON files.The file observer can ingest JSON format as provided in this documentation (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cloud-pak-aiops/4.8.0?topic=jobs-file-observer). Howe...
4 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 1 Not under consideration

Search: Remember last filters. Save filter presets. Recent searches as suggestions

Don't set Order to 'Relevance' by default. Don't set Projects&Teams to 'All' by default. Please add the ability to save search presets for faster searching. 
almost 7 years ago in Targetprocess / User Experience 0 Under review

Being able to select a specific month to drop IT Planning files

Being able to select a specific month to drop IT Planning files vs only having it send to January and replacing monthly files. When loading files from ITP to CT would like the flexibility to have it drop in different months. For example Jan – drop...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Not under consideration

Define which Asset Classes are available for new plans, and which legacy

My organisation has changed the useful life of software assets from 5 years to 3 years, but the class is still the same. As a Budget Process Owner, I have to show the expected depreciation of 5 year assets from my asset register. However, I also n...
about 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Allow greater control over "externalTaskTimeoutMin" API setting by action type

Every different action type has dramatically different timeout expectations. For example, a compute vmotion should have a relatively lower timeout (<45 min), whereas a storage vmotion should account for a longer timeout, with some taking severa...
8 months ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / APIs 0 Future consideration