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Apptio Planning

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Plan line items with error to be identified

As a plan editor and plan approver, I'd like to able to see all plan line items with an exclamation mark at the top of the list so that I can easily identify and review any errors present in the plan. When a filter is not applied, it becomes chall...
7 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

ITP – Department Drop-Down

Expand the Department drop-down box to allow for more characters, improving visibility for all users.
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

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

Additional field recognized as numeric needed for contract variance analysis.

We are maturing our planning capabilities and have come to the conclusion that a 3% price increase on our contracts is no longer sufficient across the board. In order to forecast more accurately, we are comparing a vendor's current contract price ...
5 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Planned for future release

ITP Module: ITP> Expense > Summary/Labor/Contract/Other Tabs: Add Undo Option

ITP Module: ITP Expense Summary/Labor/Contract/Other Tabs: Add Undo Option
5 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Publishing only select reference data items to open forecasts

As an admin, we regularly update our IT Planning reference data. In some instances, there are times when the updates are unable to be published into an open plan because certain reference data items have changed that are restricted from being publ...
over 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

Calculated / Dynamic Columns for Rate * Quantity

Similar to Service Demand Planning, it would be very helpful to have the ability to add calculated columns to ITP for services that are rate * quantity. Currently the dollar amount for volume driven services have to be manually calculated in ITP.&...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Automatic Forecast Update for New Resource Internal Labor Rates

Once an update is made to the internal labor resource rates for new year, would like ITP to recognize the new rate once the new year is in effect without the user having to do a manual update 
about 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

ITP Automated Notifications - Ability to change their verbiage and logo

At every main phase of an IT Planning plan (opening, closing, etc.), communications are sent to cost center and department owners. In order for these emails to be more impactful to customers and for them to not be categorized as spam (or even as p...
almost 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Ability to "Freeze" rows for Actual Labor Headcount

Currently, under Labor Tab,  any Existing/ Actual Labor Headcount that is published to a Forecast Plan is editable by the Cost Center Owners. In some cases, these rows were inadvertently being updated or deleted by CC Owners that increases th...
over 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

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