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Domain Management -> "API Keys Disabled" checkbox FAR too easy to click

There was an issue lodged by the customer that their Datalink Connections were all failing and they didn't know why. Upon Engineering investigation, it turned out that API keys had been disabled and working with the customer to identify how, user:...
8 months ago in Apptio / User Management & Login 0 Submitted

Enhance Planning Bulk Delete Functionality

Recommend enhancing the bulk delete functionality in Planning to add a button to the 'Other' tab that allows users to select all available rows. This would save time in that users would not have to either select all lines individually or scroll th...
8 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Not under consideration

Ensure stacked bar charts can be limited to show set # of elements on the axis, but no limit on the stacking

Right now we either have the option to show an inaccurate chart limited by the "# of rows" feature, or show ALL rows which makes too much data visually available in the chart. These are not good options and we should be able to just show a stacked...
8 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio 0 Needs more information

Consolidate Reference Data table entries into one entry via Change Identifiers or similar new process

As a Planning/Finance Administrator, I would like Planning (the tool) to to find and replace and, where appropriate, consolidate (the new feature) indicated identifier for all plans across time, regardless of whether the plan is open or closed. Th...
8 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Custom Lists, Line Item Filter & Cost Object permission

It would be nice to have the possibility to synchronise the custom lists, line item filters and cost object permission btw CT and ITP. The idea is to have multiple entities for he custom lists, line item filters. Cost Object permission is an inter...
about 2 years ago in Apptio / Data Sharing (ADM) 0 Under review

Increase Apptio BI limitation of 10 metrics and 15 dimension

Current Apptio BI metrics and dimensions have limitation and caps the report capability and functions.
9 months ago in Apptio / Apptio BI 0 Future consideration

Mouseover to give column explanations

Hi all,  we use a wide range of columns in APPTIO Planning, which at time can be confusing to end users.  We would like to give end users some more input and thought something like a mouseover-functionality would be a great way to show ...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Usability/UX 0 Under review

Ability to Publish Approval Status to Cost Transparency

When publishing data from IT Planning to Cost Transparency, we'd like to be able to see the cost center approval status. We use automated data mgmt a on a daily basis, but we only want to publish the approved cost centers. Sending the status colum...
9 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Future consideration

Permissions to Restrict Only Check In or Check Out

We have multiple developers of varying levels working in TBM Studio. We would like some of these users to have the ability to Check Out tables and reports in TBM Studio so they can create a copy or see additional options, while restricting their a...
9 months ago in Apptio / User Management & Login 0 Submitted

Tabs to Export in Excel the Same as displayed in Apptio

When exporting a report from Apptio to Excel, it is requested that tabs in the report keep the same display name as displayed in Apptio, to streamline analysis for stakeholders. 
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Future consideration