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Datalink: Show destination time period and add filters in main report

Add a column to show destination time period: It would be helpful especially at year end if we could see the Destination time frame. Annually we have to check each datalink (or maintain a separate list) of the tables that load to the first period ...
about 2 hours ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

Add a extra set of Variance Drivers and Comment to Variance Analysis so we can explain deviations year to date and also for the FY forecast

We are doing a monthly forecast and Variance analysis YTD so we can explain (add comments) to deviations from Budget to Actuals, In example Jan-Sep in October Forecast. But it will also be very helpfull if we also could do it for the Full Year to ...
about 6 hours ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Instana ACE Tracing Should Not Modify MQ RFH2 Header or Message ID

Problem statement: Enabling ACE tracing for Instana introduces changes to MQ message structure (e.g., RFH2 header, CCSID, and traceparent field). This behavior breaks message compatibility with existing systems expecting unmodified MQ headers. Enh...
about 14 hours ago in Instana / ACE/IIB 0 Submitted

Add AI-specific Benchmarking Categories to Apptio Benchmarking Summary View

Request to add AI-specific benchmarking categories aligned with TBM v5 to Apptio, enabling organizations to compare AI-related costs against industry standards for better financial planning and transparency through the Benchmarking Summary view.
1 day ago in Apptio / Apptio Benchmarking 0 Submitted

Automatic disable scheduled runs of datalink during maintenance/release upgrade

If a datalink run is started during maintenance it can result in tables being in use in Apptio CT and failed runs in datalink
4 days ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

Improve quality and detail within error messages

to help understand what the problem is and to identify potential workaround and solutions
6 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 0 Submitted

Clear All

When using the search bar in a table in Costing or Studio, to reset you need to clear out the filter. This is cumbersome if you have filtered on multiple columns. It would be great to have a global 'clear all' button to easily reset the table.
30 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 0 Submitted

Notification of when Calculations are complete in IBM Apptio TBM Studio

If there was some type of automated notification of when the calculations completed in IBM Apptio - TBM Studio, it would help everyone! This would help us to know exactly when we can push to production and get that information out to our customers...
28 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

See the sustainability impact of using AI/ML tools in the cloud

As a FinOps lead trying to influence my colleagues to use things responsibly, I need accurate sustainability metrics for AI/ML usage, to get my colleagues to use AI/ML with due care. The sustainability metrics are not available for the majority of...
2 months ago in Apptio / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Currency doesn't show in charts

Issue is with metric: Even if you tag the currency, it won't show in the charts and if currency is Euros, it also won't show the Euro sign.
18 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 0 Submitted