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Apptio Planning

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Variance Analysis grouped by Account Category Code but showing Account Category Name

As Variance Analysis is grouped by Account Category Code but showing Account Category Name it can create lines that look like duplicates to end user.  If different Account Category Codes share the same Account Category Name, currently a separ...
11 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Comparison should be more granular in IT planning

Hi, our company just started to use apptio. Our IT division use IT planning at budget process and forecast process. At forecast, we create forecast plan based on original budget. Actually we would like to input forecast value while watching b...
almost 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Inport capability should not overwrite prior months

Im port capability within forecast overwrites prior months and not just future periods. For example, an April Forecast should only allow for modification April-Dec and not have an impact Jan-Mar. Currently, it impacts Jan-Mar and customer believes...
11 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Specific Dates Identified to Amortize Bonus Payments

Customer needs the ability to amortize bonus payments over specific start and end dates.    Some employees get full bonus in first year regardless of start date, others do not.  So the ability to prorate the bonus over a period of t...
almost 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Finalizing a plan with unapproved Cost Objects

It appears that we are currently able to finalize a plan with unapproved Cost Objects (i.e. changes have been submitted by the end user but not yet approved by the CO Owner).  There may be instances where this is acceptable, but I would think...
12 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Ability to add Cell wise comment on the IT-Plannning Expenses page

Users have demanded an ability to add cell wise comments similar to Microsoft Excel. For e.g. If a expense has T&M billing then each cell will have a different forecast value and the user needs the ability to save comment on each cell. 
12 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

ITP Respect Cost Object Permissions for Group Cost Centre Editors

In ITP today, we use group cost centre owners in the division heirachy for both editing, review and rollup purposes. These group cost centre owners only have Editor access in Cost Object Permssions, and do not have Owner access. However, when a gr...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Multiple Compensation Adjustment % depending on time period

Currently, adjustment % on Labor tab is applicable to a single adjustment date.  We have different COLA adjustment rates in different years (X% in 2023, Y% in 2024).  As a result, as we've moved to planning the next two years, our comp c...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Show only menu points user has permissions for (ITP)

In IT Planning menu only sections of Spend Management/Change History/Configuration can be hidden based on permissions.  Within Section of Planning, only the subpoints Dashboard & Variance Analysis can be hidden (from Company profile).&nbs...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Restrict Import Financials, Import Contracts, Import Asset, Import Labor functionality

We would like to restrict the access for Cost Center Owners to not be allowed to Import csv's into the various IT Planning tabs.  They should be allowed to Export but we have encountered many times where they have incorrectly imported files r...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

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