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Search results: Apptio Planning

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Export Layout Feature - maintain column header layout but do not consolidate underlying data

Current when you export, the data below is grouped and text shows as " 2 Unique, 5 Unique". Idea is that all data would be expanded to it's lowest level while maintaining the header formatting. Expanding each column individually is not an option u...
5 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Planned for future release

IT Planning Multi-Year Reference Data Option

As a TBMA supporting IT Planning, we have a use case for enabling multi-year functionality as it relates to our reference data, specifically Labor Rates and Labor Allocation Rules.  Our FP&A team is currently forecasting 3 years within a ...
over 2 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Planned for future release

Cost Center Owner access approval should be one and avoid manual addition

After a new user has got added to "Cost Center Owner" group the new user still does not have access. The new user needs to again request access to "Cost Object Permissions" which needs to be done manually by a Planning super user. This manual dire...
3 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Export All should use a fixed column order, and not vary with my Layout

The current functionality is confusing and non-intuitive, and interferes with many assumptions about how process flow should work. "Export All" should be a trustworthy 'I don't know what I need, give me everything' button that I can drp into Excel...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 1 Planned for future release

In IT Planning the client wants to see in one tab the ability to show labour activities and the financial outcomes without having to move between tabs

Because it means an easier UI experience for the user
5 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

Ability to import 'external financials' for "Labour" and "Assets" tabs in the "Planned" section, just like "Other" tab

We complete a large amount of centralised loads of data for forecasting purposes into "Other" tab, and it allows for greater transparency and control of data quality as these lines are locked for editing by a user. Unfortunately, the same function...
3 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

Do not throw error for unneeded columns in imports that are present in the export file

Importing a file directly produced by the export data action should not throw any errors. The system should be able to export and immediately reimport with no issues or alterations to the data required by the user. I understand that cost center co...
3 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Under review

Ability to Nest Contracts through Parent Child Contract Relationship

Business Need: We need the ability to nest contracts within Apptio Planning Contracts. We are looking for the ability to have a parent contract line showing the contract date for the enterprise and then the child entries split out by our divisions...
5 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Plan line items with error to be identified

As a plan editor and plan approver, I'd like to able to see all plan line items with an exclamation mark at the top of the list so that I can easily identify and review any errors present in the plan. When a filter is not applied, it becomes chall...
11 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Planned for future release

Ability to set default plan for all cost center owners

Most of the times, we have to close existing plan to make way for reference data updates before creating a new one. Old plan we will archived it with a different name but the problem is when cost center owners login to Apptio planning, they are st...
3 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0