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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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Version Tagging for agent and sensor

We want to have a version tag on the agent as well as for the sensors. At the moment agents have the version latest or a uuis. Also there is the boot version what does not have any functionality.
about 2 years ago in Instana / Agent 0 Future consideration

Centralized Update: Ability to change BACKUP_DIR, TMP_DIR and other parameters dynamically

Have ability to specified parameters like BACKUP_DIR or TMP_DIR or launch pre-script to change theses values before start centralized update from DWC.
over 6 years ago in Workload Automation 4 Planned for future release

Add Proxy support for FTP Monitoring with KIS Agent in ITCAM for Transactions

We are using ISM Agent (KIS) in Version 07.40.02.03 to monitor several protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, LDAP We would start with FTP monitoring, but in our company ftp connections are restricted to connect over a give ftp proxy. I was really surprised ...
over 3 years ago in ITM/IBM APM 1 Future consideration

Sorting Function in "Apply Native Command Set" Menu

Hello, regarding PMR 20378,999,724 we're opening this RFE.When someone wants to apply a Native Command Set to only some devices in a Realm, you have to search the right device(s) in a unsorted list (view Screenshot). A sort function or a standard ...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 3 Future consideration

Dash Board Assistance Required

Assistance required for Centralized Dash Board across multiple applications.
about 4 years ago in Workload Automation 7 Not under consideration

Ability to see the full device group path in DI Alerts Detail widget for 'Device Group Name'

Customer is comparing the NMS UI v/s DI in this case. In NMS using the 'Alerts' attachment, when showing alert details grouped by Device Group, the device group name is shown with a full tree path, for example: All Device Groups/IP/Class A All Dev...
over 1 year ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 0 Planned for future release

SevOne only has single Severity option for Custom Polling Policy

Need to adjust Severity for different thresholds within a policy. Example: >=70 Major, >=85 Critical.
about 2 years ago in SevOne 2 Planned for future release

Column "Created Date" to be Exportable with Layout

Allow a use to export that Created Date column (that is currently not allowed to be exported) plus normal expense-related fields and add the cautionary ‘pop-up’ commentary (not allow them to re-import the specified date fields); then allow them to...
about 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Instana Active User information in Instana itself

The customer would like to be able to get a view of how many daily/weekly/monthly active users are using Instana. Having a view on this according to role/group/team would also be useful.
over 4 years ago in Instana / Business Systems / Portal 2 Not under consideration

Enable contextual search in Custom Reference Data entries

Custom Reference Data entries should enable contextual search during entering on both Name and Code columns.
about 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration