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Ability to delete files from Datadrop directly

At the moment we are unable to directly delete files from our DataDrop viewer and need to raise a support ticket. It would be great if this was an option for us to self-serve. Background of our issue: many files get copied into DataDrop each day...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Future consideration

Add Project Setting to Enable/Disable Case-Sensitivity

As a TBMA, I would like the ability to disable case-sensitivity in CT. I often resort to forcing columns I use for lookups or data relationships to upper case to ensure they will work. However, I have never had a case where I wanted data to match ...
10 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 0 Submitted

Add Project Settings option for Number Formatting to apply to all tables (not shown via reports)

As a TBMA, I would like to see numbers displayed in non-report tables displayed in TBM Studio formatted with a  thousands and/or decimal places, when defined in a new "Number Formatting" option in Project Settings. The formatting will not onl...
10 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 0 Submitted

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...
10 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 0 Submitted

Report Collections - Move OOTB Reports

https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/APPTIO/UploadedImages/qEsfhSaQZ6GlQxNK9E8m_2023-02-15_9-51-11-L.jpegCurrently, OOTB reports assigned to collections are not able to be moved. The only workaround to this is to copy the report, move it t...
about 2 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio 0 Under review

Would like to give user(s) access to their own project in TBM Studio without also giving them access to the main Cost Transparency project.

Users in other areas of the business will be able to utilize Apptio without gaining access to confidential data or compromising the integrity of another user's project or the main CT project. It will help drive exposure and expansion of the applic...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 0 Submitted

ITP Expenses Assets tab: Date Picker for Purchase/In-Service Date

Idea: Adding the possibility to select Purchase Date & In-Service Date via a Date Picker rather than manually typing the date in ITP Expenses -> Assets tab. Why: current process of filling Date manually can cause confusion, as different us...
11 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 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...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration

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

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...
almost 2 years ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration