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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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Add an option to change the severity of a built-in events

We need an option to change the severity of a built-in event as per the requirement from the customer. As of now it's fixed, therefore Priority events are getting missed because those are set as warning. For example, message queue, Top active jobs...
2 months ago in Instana / IBM i 1 Not under consideration

Request for new features in the Cloudability budget notification section

This is a request for new features in the Cloudability budget notification section: 1. Indefinite Budget Duration: Currently, the maximum budget duration is 18 months. We request an option to set budgets for an indefinite period, similar to AWS Bu...
2 months ago in Cloudability / Reports, Dashboards 0 Future consideration

Allow Surfacing of the Workload data points in Reporting

The workload data points within Container Insights are very helpful for reviewing the cost and (over)provisioning within each namespace; while the data can to an extent be manually extracted from the Container Insights page, having workload level ...
2 months ago in Cloudability / Container Reporting 1 Needs more information

Provide a means to view all reports a user has access to in one place

All the available reports do not show under the Apptio BI "All" tab. It excludes the Apptio BI Reports. This is not intuitive. All is expect to mean All. It is true that the help pages do state that All: the "All" button Shows reports that you hav...
2 months ago in Apptio 0 Submitted

Collection Sequencing

Collection Sequencing - is not based on the order the user places, which removes any ability for a workaround to manipulate reporting for collections. Example, when the Strategic Objective is mapped to two distinct portfolios, there is no way to s...
2 months ago in Targetprocess / Reports 0 Under review

Data ingestion for OCI

Currently there are limmited options to ingest data from OCI if you do not have access to the master account. In our oganisation we are the child tenant of a master organisation, therefore we are having difficulties ingesting the CUR from OCI. ORA...
2 months ago in Cloudability / Vendor Credentials and Integrations 0 Planned for future release

Integration of Digital.ai Ticket System with IBM Concert

Objective: To enhance the functionality of IBM Concert by integrating it with the Digital.ai ticket system, thereby expanding the range of supported ticketing platforms beyond the current options of GitHub, ServiceNow, Jira, and Salesforce. Backgr...
2 months ago in Concert 0 Submitted

Full cloud support for MTTrapd probe in NOI 1.6.9

Currently MTTrapd probe is not supported as a containerized service in NOI 1.6.9 full cloud implementation. Few applications only support SNMP traps and we had to install the probe in a separate VM or jump server to read the traps and forward them...
2 months ago in AIOps Integrations 0 Under review

Custom fields duplicating object do not show up with custom field name in list view reporting

Custom fields duplicating object do not show up with custom field name in list view reporting. Ex: Beneficiary Portfolio Custom Connection names do not show in list views. References added as data units on the card do not show the proper name. Ben...
2 months ago in Targetprocess / Reports 0 Under review

Ability to add variance comments at the full year (FY) column in Variance Analysis or Compare Shortcuts

Add the capability to add comments when comparing an annual forecast plan to another annual forecast plan (actuals + forecast) and save the comments in a layout. Currently, there is no ability to add comments when using the compare shortcuts featu...
3 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 2 Functionality already exists