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add option to display text right after the checkbox input parmater for action mod

Please consider below two for checkbox ("type": "Boolean") input parameters. (1) add option to display text right after the checkbox (2) add option to disable the menu (for changing input type) shown after the checkbox
6 days ago in Spotfire / Mods To be Reviewed

add option to disable any of the input type options for action mod input parameter

Please add option to disable any of the input type options for action mod input parameter as shown in attached screenshot. The use case is that we only need to use "Columns" to select 1 or more columns. Then we need to extract the name of all sele...
6 days ago in Spotfire / Mods To be Reviewed

Please expand the GIS-related functionalities

While Tableau supports Mapbox APIs, Spotfire lacks advanced features like map matching. I would like to see more comprehensive GIS capabilities integrated.
about 1 month ago in Spotfire / API / Maps Needs Info

Improve Configuration UI for Complex Action Mods

Enhance the usability and flexibility of the configuration interface for Action Mods, particularly for more complex implementations. As mods grow in complexity, the current configuration window can become crowded and difficult to navigate, making ...
about 2 months ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

Allow Embedding Data Functions within Action Mods

Enable support for embedding data functions directly within the Action Mod package, rather than requiring them to be stored and referenced separately in the Spotfire Library. Currently, Action Mods depend on externally managed data functions, whic...
about 2 months ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

Enable Data Connection Management from Action Mods

Extend the Mod API to allow Action Mods to interact with Spotfire’s data layer, specifically to create, modify, or trigger data connections. Currently, Action Mods cannot: Create new data connections (e.g., databases, APIs, local files) Modify...
about 2 months ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

Add Document Properties to a Text Area via an Action Mod

Currently, it is not possible to create a Text Area and embed Document Properties or other objects directly through an Action Mod. While it is possible to: create and edit Text Areas, and create or modify Document Properties via the mod, the...
about 2 months ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

Spotfire Mods vs Native Visuals

After working extensively with Mods in production scenarios, one limitation keeps surfacing over and over: Mods operate on a materialized data view, while native visuals operate on top of Spotfire’s semantic layer. This difference might seem subtl...
about 2 months ago in Spotfire / Mods Needs Info

add text input to mod popout components

Please add text input to mod popout components so we can specify any value with it.
2 months ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

expose API to get / set the formatting of each item in BoxPlot Statistics Table

Please expose API to get / set the formatting of each item in BoxPlot Statistics Table Currently only the formatting of Y axis is accessiable via API.
5 months ago in Spotfire / API Future Consideration
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