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TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio

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Set a threshold to ignore fallout to a certain degree in model report

When checking the model report, even the slightest fallout of one dollar is shown. I´d like to be able to set a threshold like 1% or an absolute like 5k which than is ignored when displaying the report.
2 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Corporate Font addtion to Studio

We have been following an ideation of having the option to have Corporate Colours added to Studio for reporting and have heard this has been built and will be in an upgrade soon. Would it also be possible to have Corporate Fonts added as an option...
almost 2 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration

Sort by Row Count in Append Step in TBM Studio

Currently one can only sort by Table Name in the append step in TBM Studio. We should also be able to sort by Row Count in Append Step. Sorting is a very basic functionality that shouldn't be limited to just one column.
2 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Need “Overwrite” capability in the Custom Calendar feature in Time Settings

Time Settings -> Custom Calendar feature only has “Append” option available to update dates.If we have to change the custom calendar dates(that we have already included in the file and checked in), we always have to rollback several days/months...
about 2 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration

Reporting that shows the financial impact of Changes at Towers, Services Business Units

As an Apptio Developer I would like to be able to see the impact of my changes in a report BEFORE I check in, against the cost metric at Resource Towers, Business Services and Business Unit allocation. Then I know that the changes I am making are ...
10 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Under review

Total Cost Default Calendar Settings

In order to view the last full month of cloud activity,  we would like to set the default month to last month not current month.
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Under review

Add Project Setting to define an alternating row color for non-report tables in TBM Studio

As a TBMA, I would like to see alternating row colors for all non-report tables displayed throughout TBM Studio. The setting would be applied to any table not displayed on reports (inclusive of those displayed in Object views, Allocation Strategie...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio / TBM Studio - Report Studio 0 Future consideration

Map Visualization for reporting

Workforce accounts for a majority of spend and being able to view it in a map view to understand footprint and cost per area would be very helpful. View attached image for a reference. Would like granularity not just based on country but by states...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration

Show estimated end time of Caluclation

Although it is possible to check the progress status from Calculation Queue, sometimes it does not match the actual progress %. We would like a function to see the scheduled end time.

See Time Dimensions vertically along with other dimensions and values in a table

I create reports in TBM and would like to be able to build out reports with a Months column, a YearToDate metric column, and any additional dimensions and metrics.  To display the monthly values vertically, we would need the capability of tre...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration