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Adding dedicated custom Entities in Automated Data Management (ADM) to move active plan to different tables in ApptioOne Cost

We have a use case where we need to move the active (open) plan from ApptioOne Planning to different tables in ApptioOne Cost.Also the frequency of those transfers is different, the one is being moved on a daily basis and the other one upon reques...
17 days ago in Apptio / Data Sharing (ADM) 0 Submitted

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

In Sankey Diagram, customer needs YTD for cost metric and not just month.

Hi All, ADIA is prime Middle East customer for us. They moved into Apptio from one of our competitors. They feel Sankey Diagram is the best thing on reporting side, but they need option to have YTD cost and not just monthly which is provided by ou...
3 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 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

3+ Object Reporting

Currently reporting is limited to only 2 objects in one report but there is an increasing ask for multiple object reporting for CIO/CFO detailed reporting. The ask is to increase the number of objects to 3 at the least to enable more granular vie...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio BI 0 Future consideration

Pareto chart - Cost Transparency

The Pareto chart is one of the most popular charts, as it allows users to quickly grasp the rate of the top X at a glance. This will enable TMBO to leverage Apptio for C-level reporting.
9 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 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

Freezing of a Scenario in Costing Essentials

The ability to lock a scenario, so future changes does not affect the current scenario. The reason this is really needed, is for Finance and CIO to freeze a budget on both a financial level, but also on allocations throughout the year. This is wha...
7 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Essentials Portfolio 4 Planned for future release

ADM Scheduling for Ref. data and actuals

Would it be possible to add scheduling functionality for ITP reference data and actuals in ADM? Currently, all connectors run independently, which can cause failures when dependencies exist. For example, Department reference data depends on Cost C...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Data Sharing (ADM) 0 Submitted