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Backing up of Apptio BI Reports

Hi , my suggestion is that thru report collections to include also filters and insights meaning to include 100% of the information of Apptio BI reports in the export Json file . maybe with a way to export these thru an API (for further automatizat...
about 2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Improvement "Related" functionality in TMB Studio

It will be very handful to add into functionality "Related" tables that are using current table as a source table. The same for Lineage, now it`s not showing any relation between these tables.
about 1 month ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Can we get the sustainability metrics like CO2 emissions and power consumption in Kwh directly from Cloudability into TBM Studio as part of the existing cloudability connector (cldy_monthly_**) ?

Right now you are providing cloud sustainability API supported by the cost reporting endpoints, but once used, it will lead to another extra table with our Apptio model. Also, I see that these 2 sustainability metrices ( but with blank values) are...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

2 Step Authentication

I was unable to connect to Tableau since it uses 2-step authentication (POST, then a GET request). It would be useful if Apptio added this feature so I could connect in-house.
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

Can we have Load time indicator or progress bar to set expectations.

At times, reports in Apptio take significantly longer to load without any prior indication. For example, during a live screen-sharing session where we’re reviewing financials, switching to another report can trigger a long ‘Calculating…’ phase. In...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 0 Submitted

Alert when trying to edit at the same time

Display an alert when someone attempts to edit something simultaneously with you. This helps prevent overwriting and losing content. E.g. Business mappings, visualisations...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Retain user filters and formatting when production refreshes

When Production updates, filters, column pickers etc are rest to default. This is resulted in a bad experience for our users, they lose the focus on the data they were analyzing. In Demand Planning we collect data from thousands of users and this ...
6 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio 0 Submitted

Editable Tables: auto-size the 'Find' pop-up window when searching for values in a drop-down list

When a user uses the 'Find' option in a drop-down selection of an Editable table, the size of the pop-up window is fixed. It would be great if this could be auto-sized based on the number of columns available to give users a better experience. See...
7 months ago in Apptio / Usability/UX 0 Submitted

Default API URL for reports should include all rows of data instead of only displayed rows

When copying API URLs, currently the default is to copy only the displayed rows (first page) of the report data when the Component Information URL is copied. "&rowCount=1000000000" must be added on to include the entire report. It would be mor...
12 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio 0 Submitted

Apptio FrontDoor Create Cookie to Save Email for Next Login

BACKGROUND: We have Single Sign On configured and working for Apptio. Users need to type their email address each time they log in. Once they enter their email, the system logs them in via SSO. ENHANCEMENT REQUEST: In other SSO enabled systems, th...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / User Management & Login 0 Submitted