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Status Future consideration
Workspace Apptio
Created by Guest
Created on May 3, 2024

Exclude unused objects from Cost modeled metric's Diagram view

As a TBMA, I would like to see only used/connected objects in the Diagram view of the Cost modeled metrics. Other views (eg Model Overview) of the metric already excluded unused/disconnected objects.

Today, unused/disconnected objects appear in the Cost modeled metric.

For example, the [Data Advisor], [Contract], [Application Licenses v2], [Storage], and [Communications] objects appear in the Diagram view of this sample Cost modeled metric shown in the screenshot below. None of these objects have inbound/outbound allocations/drivers connected to the Cost model. My expectation is to not see these objects in the Cost model's Diagram view.

And, from this sample screenshot you can see the [Contract] object is not connected to any allocation tied to the Cost model. In fact, they're all tied exclusively to the Payables model.

I'll know this enhancement is applied when I'm unable to see unused/disconnected objects shown in the Diagram view of the Cost modeled metric.

  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Dec 9, 2024

    @Matt Temple  We will not make the desired changes in the current model "diagram" view.  As part of the UX Modernization effort, we will be re-writing the entire studio front end.  The end user reporting experience and new report designer is the focus in 2024.  As we move into 2025, we will be uplifting the data pipeline and modeling experience where we will consider/incorporate many of the community ideas.