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Status Under review
Workspace Apptio
Categories Apptio BI
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 17, 2025

Apptio BI - Limit number of "legend items" on charts to aid visibility

Apptio BI stacked bar charts require the ability to limit the number of items to include in the widget (example, "limit results to: ").  For our cloud reporting, we want to use a widget to showcase a stacked chart of Cloud services used. For our entire org, this list is vast, we do not need "all" of them listed.  We could limit to top cost items (eg >= $100k monthly).  However, if a team who's app cost is <$50k a month uses the same Report, the widget will be blank.

We wish to transition most of our Dashboarding to BI given there is no development planned for Cloudability.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Aug 19, 2025

    Hi There,

    Sadly not no, when I try this, it's limiting me not just on the "Service" Dimension, but appears to on the Month Dimension too. See screenshot. I see the "include other values" being greyed out here too.

  • Admin
    Weronika Wójciaczyk
    Aug 7, 2025

    Hi Ian,

    Did you try limiting the number of shown results using the “Results” selection? It is just under the Alternative Metrics part of the configuration panel. You can also decide to include the “Other” value or not.