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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Disable irrelevant data in filters based on pre-applied filter

Is there a way for the filters in Apptio to be dependent on the other filters selection? Example, if we select Country = USA, the only states relevant to USA should be shown in States filter. States from other countries should not be visible or cl...
11 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 0 Submitted

Reports to be Accessed for Closed Time Periods

End-users who do not have admin access should be able to access the reports even for closed time-periods otherwise the reports might not be helpful to them and each time an admin would have to intervene to keep changing the time-periods.
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio 0 Submitted

Spend limit alert

When users introduce data in Planning, they are asking for an alert so that they don't exceed their budget. If for that cost line they can spend 1000 but in January 2024 they have written 1100, there should be some sort of alert. Same if they put ...
7 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Data visualization tools enhancements

1. No configurable colour palette. 2. Report size and text is fixed (and often too small) 3. Alignment of objects in a report has to be done manually.
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 0 Submitted

Ability for users to manage email notifications.

Ability for users to be able to opt in or out of receiving emails from Apptio.  
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 0 Submitted

REST Connector to be able to make 2 calls

We need the Datalink REST connector to support making 2 calls. This is impacting our Workday Authentication with a new security requirement at our company.  The first call is to get the Bearer token. The Bearer token is active for 15 minutes....
8 months ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

Include optimization options as dimensions in reporting

I'd like to generate a report on rightsizing opportunities and for that report to show me the various options (#1 #2 #3).  Currently, I can see data in the rightsizing UI and have to click on the three dots to see the other recommendations ou...
9 months ago in Apptio / Other 1 Submitted

Allow Custom Report Collections in Vendor Insights

We are building some custom reports in the Vendor Insights Project, that need to be added as new Report Collections in Vendor Insights. Currently, Vendor Insights project doesn't allow us to create/add custom named Report Collections to it. It wil...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Other 0 Submitted

Help functionality improvements.

Currently, the only help available takes you to the generic Apptio hello screens. This is not useful for our users because it in no way reflects the CBA model or reports or with CBA specific information. Suggestion: Ability to add field descriptio...
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Usability/UX 0 Submitted

Changing labels is considered customisation.

Allow for a filed name and field display name to allow changes of field display names. Introduce "Language settings" which enable labels to be configured without customing and OOTB report.
about 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 0 Submitted