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Apptio Planning What's New: Release 3.86 - February 17, 2025

  • 1.  Apptio Planning What's New: Release 3.86 - February 17, 2025

    Posted 14 days ago
    Edited by Ngoc Le 7 days ago

    Apptio Planning Release 3.86 

    Release Date: February 17, 2025 

    Enhanced Variance Analysis 

    This release expands variance analysis capabilities, allowing Admin users to compare Forecasts against plans (Budgets or Forecasts) in Open and New states for any selected time period, such as full-year variance. 
     
    Key Enhancements: 

    • Users can configure variance analysis between Forecast and Plan (Budget or Forecast) for flexible time periods, enabling more comprehensive financial tracking and planning. 

    • All active plans in Open and New states are now available in the Compare To Plan dropdown when configuring variance analysis. However, please note that Cost Center Owners will not have access to view variance analysis when comparing to a plan in the New state.

    • The Account Category column has been added to the Variance Analysis table, enabling better categorization and tracking of financial data. 

    Previously, variance analysis was limited to Forecast versus Actuals, but this enhancement provides greater flexibility to analyze financial performance across different scenarios.  

    Note: When comparing to Forecast Periods, Admin users can select "Update Variance Analysis" to refresh variance calculations, ensuring variance amounts reflect the latest forecast updates. This option is available in the "..." menu on the Variance Analysis page.

    Variable Contract Extensions for External Contracts

    We have expanded the Variable Contract Extension Adjustments feature to support External Contracts, which are used to import contract line items as read-only. 

    • Set up compounding contract extension adjustments for External Contracts. 

    • Define unique adjustment percentages for each contract extension. 

    By incorporating these adjustments, you can achieve more accurate financial modeling, accounting for factors such as inflation and rate changes over multi-year planning cycles. 



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    Ngoc Le
    Principal Product Manager
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