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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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Custom Agent installation path

This request is related to a missing option that allows to define a custom path for agent installation on both Windows and Linux. The need is to install the agent in a folder other than the default folder, for security compliance reasons.
12 months ago in Instana / Agent 2 Not under consideration

Reporting that shows the financial impact of Changes at Towers, Services Business Units

As an Apptio Developer I would like to be able to see the impact of my changes in a report BEFORE I check in, against the cost metric at Resource Towers, Business Services and Business Unit allocation. Then I know that the changes I am making are ...
7 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Under review

Enable Views to be shared based on role assignment rather than named users.

Support Case Ref:00355348 This applies to Apptio TOTALCOST including Cloudability and TBM Studio/Cost Transparency. Our access management approach is such that we expose certain features to our end users based on their Mission Organization. A Mi...
7 months ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Correct discovery of links in topology when mib ifstack is not enabled.

According to case TS016456788, the IBM engineering team reported that they need to investigate a way to discover topology links when the mib ifstack is not enabled on the equipment.
3 months ago in Tivoli Network Manager 0 Future consideration

Resource alerts in Topology

When looking at a resource in topology, we have a tab showing the resource's alerts. Unfortunately, we can only see a summary, severity and the last change. Seeing full details on the alarm, we have to switch to the Alerts Viewer. It would help a ...
3 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 1 Future consideration

Instana Pod Monitoring on Windows Nodes

The current requirement is to enable Instana pod monitoring on a Windows worker node in the absence of a Linux worker node within the cluster. This necessitates the implementation of Windows pod monitoring capability within the existing framework.
7 months ago in Instana / Kubernetes 1 Future consideration

Add owner of the Application Perspective in the Configuration tab

Please add the username/name of the person who created the Application Perspective in the Configuration tab, that way we know who created it. Thank you.
7 months ago in Instana / Application perspectives 0 Future consideration

Out-of-the-box vs Custom Reports

As a TBMA, I'd like to be able to pull a report that shows me which of our existing reports are out-of-the-box vs custom. We are building out a report dictionary and this is a field we'd like to have available. This will also help us work around u...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio 0 Under review

Custom Business Metrics on True Cost Explorer

I have had a few prospects and customers ask if they could use custom business metrics in True Cost Explorer since the BMs are their main way of reporting out spend.
about 2 months ago in Cloudability / Data Mapping and Organization 0 Submitted

DASH - (MRF) Monitoring Response Forensic // Security Logging Message Requirements and Locations

In need of the DASH to support the MRF logging requirement by the Bank of America. We are currently out of compliance due to application not providing supported logging. You can refer to PMR TS017617555 for more information related to this request...
about 2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review