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    one config to change the output folder of all log files of Spotfire Server

    We'd like to have the ability to have one config to change the output folder of all log files of Spotfire Server, aka all log files written to below folder, C:\spotfire\spotfireserver\14.0.6\tomcat\logs Currently we know there are several items ne...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Future Consideration

    Box Plot transparency for outliers only

    When adjusting the transparency of box plots (in Visualization Properties > Appearance), this should apply only to outlier points and not box itself. Transparency is useful for seeing when multiple points overlap. I'm less interested in making ...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Add method in IronPython API to export visualization (as-is) to Excel

    Currently, the CreateDataWriter method is available to export to Excel (reference); however, this export strips any formatting in the underlying visualization - e.g., Table. Spotfire v14.x offers an in-UI feature to export visualizations, as-is (r...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Bring back option to have the file name as part of the file URL

    Prior to Spotfire version 11.4, when you saved a file to the library, the resulting file URL had the option to have the name of the file as part of the URL. In v11.4, it's a string of letters and numbers which makes it impossible to tell what file...
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Library 1 Will not implement

    Pass Parameters while connecting to Odata using Odata Connector

    Odata Connector currently doesnt allow passing paramters in to the URL, it would be nice to have the functionality out of the box to be able to filter the data while loading into spotfire
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 4 Future Consideration

    Greenplum Connector : add SSL option

    Currently, when we use the Pivotal Greenplum connector in Spotfire, there is no way to specify the use of SSL. And it is by default "No SSL". For security reasons, our Greenplum database is set to use SSL. The dedicated Pivotal Greenplum connector...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Option to turn off padding on Text Area

    This would allow creation of side bars and text area control areas with a different background color of other visualizations, and have it look nice. Currently it looks blocky
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Collaboration / Conversations Customization via IronPython API

    The collaboration / conversations feature in Spotfire where users can make comments on a specific visualization is cool, except there are some features that I would prefer to control programmatically. For example, I would like to be able to disabl...
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Collaboration 1 Future Consideration

    Improve JS Mashup API

    Cannot get a full data table; can't explicitly call IronPython script - only through workaround; cannot extract individual visualisations from a DXP
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    PDF Reporting Public API

    The new PDF output of visualizations could be very useful if it was accessible via a public API. One can create prepared reports but those are too defined for most self-service scenarios. It would be very useful if there was a public API for creat...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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