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    Leader line on chart value labels

    Currently when you enable labels on a GeoChart object you get really great leader lines on the labels that properly positions labels and makes the underlying content readable. When we add labels to chart values ie on a line chart - it places the l...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Sort columns in the Text Box Property controls

    I am looking for an ability to sort the columns within the Text area property controls(ex: List box).
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Enable X-axis label rotation(Vertical/Horizontal) for the Pareto Chart Mod

    The Pareto Chart Mod currently cannot display X-axis labels vertically, causing unreadable text when many categories or long names are present. Expose a LabelOrientation property (like the native bar chart) to allow vertical text. IronPython worka...
    4 months ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Reverse sort order for integer/real columns

    I can't believe I still can't reverse the sort order of an integer or real column in column properties. If I use an integer as a header in a cross table, I'm forced to use the default ascending sort order, there's no way to change that. My users f...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 5 Future Consideration

    Export Full Text Area to PDF

    Today, when attempting to export a text area, there is no way to ensure the full text is exported to PDF like there is for "Show Trellis Panels" or "Show Rows" not visible on screen for other visuals. This would be a handy enhancement to ensure th...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Easily switch between configured visualizations

    When building dashboards for our consumer users, for some visualizations, I would like to be able to provide one or more options that the user can easily choose between. As an example I may have a visualization that shows Class sales over time as ...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Map projections

    Add/enable a Google Earth style 3D globe projection. This would solve many issues with World Mercator, lack of polar projections, visualization, etc.
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Filter popup from table header

    Rather than add filters manually in a text box above a table visualization, it would be nice to have filters available in a popup from a click on the column name in a table visualization. This would provide consumers with a cleaner way to access f...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 3 Future Consideration

    Add SSO (Kerberos) Authentication for WMS Layer Authentication

    We need WMS Layers in Map Charts to support SSO methods like Kerberos to authenticate to the WMS Servers. This is a critical requirement to demonstrate the capabilities in our environment.
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Include Tooltip in KPI Chart Visualization

    Tooltip is not available in KPI chart visualization. Ask is to show a description from another column in the tooltip when you hover over the KPI tile. Tooltip should be configurable.
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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