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    Skip NULL fields in JSON responses (REST Data Service)

    When exposing a table/view using REST Data Services, the JSON responses include fields with a NULL value explicitly. In some cases for tables sparsely populated this can add a lot of overhead (tons of NULL fields). This is being the case reported...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / web services 0 Future Consideration

    Hyperlink directly to Information Links/Column Objects directly from within Data Table or Column properties

    You know what I have to do 50 times a day? Edit->Data Table Properties Copy out the GUID of the information link Close Data Table Properties Open Information Designer Search for id::xxxxxxx (GUID) Why cant I just have a hyperlink in data t...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Add an ability to stop users being routed to a particular web player

    We would like to be able to reboot a particular web player without inconveniencing users. Currently we can't stop users being directed to a specific webplayer so we need to inform all users that the system might be down briefly. If we could stop n...
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 1 Already exists

    Spotfire Server - Know the version of the Spotfire Analyst deployed (similar to config version command)

    As it is possible to know the current version of the Spotfire Server with the command 'config version', could this be done as well to know the version of the Spotfire Analyst in a deployment area, from a command line? Would be great to have when m...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 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

    Make a Property's DisplayName usable in custom expressions

    When using properties in custom expressions, one can only use the value of the property, not the DisplayName. This would be extremely useful to allow interaction with the DisplayName, particularly when using Expressions in Properties.
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 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

    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

    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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