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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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How do I identify the view “creator” amongst the owners with UI or API

How do I identify the view “creator” amongst the owners? There is no indicator, that I’m aware of, for who created the view and this is an issue we would like to avoid in the future.
4 months ago in Targetprocess / Views (Lists, Boards, Roadmaps, Dashboards) 0 Under review

Ability to pin left navigation panel open in IT Planning.

Admin related sections of IT Planning (e.g. Configuration), and CT report collections panels can be pinned open using the double arrow near the top of the left panel.   This is not the case for Reporting sections of IT Planning (e.g. Pl...
almost 2 years ago in Apptio / Usability/UX 0 Under review

Show all out of box Project attributes in IIP

Currently, the only Project attribute fields you can show via Show/Hide columns in the expense view for IIP is Code, Name, and Project Group. Customers need the ability to view all associated attributes that are out of the box like Description, Pr...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Add exclusive edit permission for specified columns to Controlling / TBMO

Our Controllers and TBMAs want a custom column that is only editable for them and not to other users. This would allow to add comments and annotations that cannot be overwritten.  Or simply a yes/no flag that says "checked by Controlling" tha...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Filter by custom terms in quick custom filters

Currently, it's possible to filter by the custom terms that belong to the default process. Example: However, this doesn't work for any terms of non-default processes
4 months ago in Targetprocess / Filters 0 Under review

Display More Than 14 Days in Board Lanes

It would be useful to be able to display more than 14 days between Past and Future when a date field is used for vertical lanes.Example: Planned End Date
4 months ago in Targetprocess / Views (Lists, Boards, Roadmaps, Dashboards) 0 Under review

Instana needs to send notifications/alerts when active directory certificates expire in OpenShift on Z

Without this notification, it's a manual effort to keep checking for expired certificates
4 months ago in Instana / IBM Z / Synthetic 1 Under review

Oracle DB Sensor - Generate Built-In Event for User Locks

Oracle DB Sensor - Generate Built-In Event for User Locks
4 months ago in Instana / Automation 0 Under review

Capturing IMS Calls with WM EntireX Adapter

Title: Capturing IMS Calls with WM EntireX Adapter Detail: We want Instana to capture IMS calls which are maded from client side with WM EntireX Adapter. We would like that client adapter to be supported from version 10.7.0.21.1826 and above.
4 months ago in Instana / IBM Z / Tracing 1 Under review

Encryption of credentials in configuration

It would be desirable if the credentials configured in Alert Channels were not displayed in plain text. This makes it possible for anyone with access to Instana to go into the configuration and see the credentials (username and password) in plain ...
4 months ago in Instana / Alert 0 Under review