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    Make it possible for the admin to remove "Create Data Source" from Information Designer yet keep the ability to add elements and joins.

    At our company we only want the admins to create data sources. We store them in a shared but secure folder. All users work from that folder to create the elements that everyone uses. When user's create their own data source is confuses others and ...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 2 Future Consideration

    Having confidence intervals in normal probability plots and in q-q-plots

    The main tasks for statisticians is not to estimate, but to find confidence intervals for their estimations. So should it be for a statistical software. The normality plot and q-q plot show on which line the data should have fallen, if it were ide...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire Statistica 0 Future Consideration

    Automatic alerting when data sources are deleted

    We had a recent incident which was major as someone accidentally deleted 3 data data sources through library administration. Since all the refernces were broken and recreating the data source will change the underlying unique id, it was not easy t...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Library 0 Future Consideration

    Allow users to unhook embedded data function from Spotfire library

    If a user has a dxp file containing an embedded TERR data function that is synchronized with the Spotfire library, the path to the library is visible in the Data Function Properties dialog. If the user makes a change to the local copy and saves wi...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Replace remaining scripted nodes

    I know, this is ongoing longer process but I want to insert this as idea in order to escalate this activities a bit. In Statistica there are still several "old" scripted nodes which should get new type alternative of node in order to be consistent...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire Statistica 0 Future Consideration

    Open File & Replace Data Tables on Data->Other->SQLDirect

    In order not to lose work, it would be good if a database connected by SQLDirect (in Menu Data->Sources->Others->) has been deleted (for example, because a server has been migrated), the dxp allows to replace said tablepointing to a new d...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Provide and match default input and output handlers for Data Functions

    WHAT: Currently a Data Function author much specify the inputs and outputs for the Data Function, and that information is included in the Data Function definition. However, when a data function is added to a DXP (whether from a .dfd file or the Li...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 2 Future Consideration

    Synchronize Data Functions with copy in library

    Once a data function is loaded into a DXP from a file, it is impossible to then synchronize/link that data function with a known identical copy in the library. Would be useful to be able to re-establish this link, once it is broken. (Each copy has...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Line chart label options to include automatic first, last, min, max points by line

    Add option to Properties > Labels menu as check boxes to automatically label the first, last, min, and max values by line color. This would eliminate the need to manually mark certain data points. The show all and max number of automatic labels...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Mini mods

    ability to create mini mods available in text areas
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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