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    Type to Search on Prompts

    I'd like to have a type to search box on single and multi select prompts.
    almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Native Spotfire Connector for SDE Datasource

    This would allow for Spotfire to natively connect to spatial geo database information. The data would import as a table and could be used as a feature layer in the MapChart or for use in TERR.
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    use parameter as identifier in Information link SQL

    From time to time, we receive requests from our customers that they want to load data from database where table name is dynamic, e.g. on demand load data from different tablenames all of them have the same column structure. Unfortunately currently...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    speed up csv load

    Attached screenshot indicates that csv file load is much slower than stdf or sbdf. It makes sense that sbdf is fast because it's binary, however we didn't expect stdf is almost as fast as sbdf. Since both csv and stdf are text files and the size o...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Allow a Cross Table to be a "virtual data table"

    Would allow ability to aggregate data and then base visualizations on that aggregated data. Aggregations upon aggregrations get challenging to manage in Spotfire. Thinking this might be a good way to do this without doing it in a database.
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Data Connector for HCL Domino

    Looking for a direct Connector for HCL Domino. Currently no direct connector like SQL server or Oracle. Two methods are available today; either REST API via Domino Data Services or via HCL Domino NotesSQL/ODBC
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Support dxp file as file datasource

    User want to reuse data embedded in old dxp files. It is appreciated Spotfire support read data from dxp file (in which data embedded, also support linked data table if possible) . Dialog window is prompted and let user to select data table when d...
    about 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Enable spotfire webplayer/analyst to be able to use spreadsheets from Onedrive as datasource to generate reports/analysis fiels/dahsboards

    It should work similar to how we are able to use spread sheets or text files from network drive as data source.
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Odata plus headers

    Some odata sources need headers in order to get accesed. Spotfire should include configuration for this kind of data sources. In our case, an authorization header must be included as a header. Spotfire does not provide a simple way to access this ...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Allow descriptions to be added to prompt filters

    It would be great, if when defining prompt filters in the Information Link, if you could add text providing additional information to the users at each prompt. This could be used to describe the data point, and the impact of the choices being ma...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 1 Future Consideration
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