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Apptio BI

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Allow custom metric reporting without a primary dimension defined

Problem: I have several custom metrics defined in my Cost Transparency data set. I would like to be able to show both grand values and trended breakdowns per month for a selected time frame. Right now when I try to build that summary I get the err...
2 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Under review

Incorporate Calendar Month in Custom Formula Calculated Metric

Calculated Metrics are being used to define the budget for a given month. We take a value and multiply it by the number of days in the month. We would like to be able to configure a calculated metric to be able to dynamically determine the number ...
2 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Make AWS ARN available in Cloudablity Datasets

Problem: Right now the Resource ID is available in the Cloudability data sets such as Cloudability Cost & Usage, however AWS ARN (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference-arns.html). The ARN combines a lot of metadata into a ...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Needs more information

It would be useful to have a "View by Week" grouping

It would be useful to have a "View by Week" grouping so that users can compare "Week on Week" costs.
3 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Under review

Ability to Drill Down within a dashboard widget

The ability to drill down into data on a widget would be incredibly helpful without understanding the data. For example, one particular District is high, ability to drill down to the accounts within that District to help isolate the cause.
5 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI / Cloudability Government / Reports, Dashboards 2 Future consideration

ApptioBI report filter add scroll bar

As a builder of ApptioBI reports, I find that there are often many filters needed. Sometimes too many for the screen to show all at once. It is not obvious to most of my users that some of these are therefore hidden, nor how to reach those additio...
5 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 2 Future consideration

Chart formatting capabilities

Formatting options to include Title font sizes, bolding, colors. Ability to change contract for Cldy. Bar/line color options so we can create widgets that always have AWS in Blue and Azure in Red for example.
5 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI / Cloudability Government / Reports, Dashboards 1 Planned for future release

Ability to “exclude” checked items in Apptio BI report global filter

Problem: Currently global report filters only have "include" functionality. That is items checked in the filter are included in the report summaries. However, there are cases where users want to exclude all but a small number of options. Right now...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Under review

Data export that triggers download directly in browser instead of having to wait for an email link

Problem:Right now when you generate a csv data export for a visual in an Apptio BI report, you get a pop up message to check your email. Then you have to go to your email and wait for the link to the download to arrive. Then open that back in your...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Under review

Ability to expand the size and full-screen of the drill table results popup

Problem:Right now the size of the drill table pop-up in an Apptio BI report is fixed. Drill tables with many columns are difficult to read and navigate in the current pop-up size. Request:Allow a report view to drag a corner of the drill table pop...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 1 Submitted