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    Column selection/prompting for a Data Connection or Information Link

    Description Background Data Connections and Information Links have a _prompting_ option such that users may filter the incoming data, *before* it's loaded into a .dxp. The users' selections are translated into _WHERE_ clauses in the underlying SQL...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Allow editing of MDX queries through information designer

    There are many ways to optmize or improve the load time of information links -- change drivers, modify SQL, change cach, pivot, etc. There are zero options for optimizing connections to cubes. Allowing MDX queries to be edited would be helpful or ...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Organize reports by folder when connecting to Salesforce

    We have a lot of reports in Salesforce. It would make it easier to find the right report to import into Spotfire if the reports were organized by folder in the connect UI. E.g. If I could browse My Personal Reports or my teams folder. If I could s...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    add new datatable based on cross table in the current analysis

    Customer would like to add new datatable based on cross table in the current analysis. Using pivot might be able to accomplish this but data source based on cross table is much easier to use. Thanks.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    add support of LONG BINARY type from Vertica

    Customer is asking for support of LONG BINARY type from Vertica. Currently only BINARY/VARBINARY is supported by Vertica connector. They use BINARY/VARBINARY/LONG BINARY in Vertica to store images, however both BINARY and VARBINARY are limited to ...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Support for Microsoft Project as a Data Source

    We have a usage case that would like to use Microsoft Project as a Data Source. Right now the only option maybe ODBC driver
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Hortonworks connector, custom ODBC "Server Side Properties"

    When using the Hortonworks Hive ODBC driver, in the DSN setup:Advanced Options:Server Side Properties we can set key-value properties such as "tez.queue.name=QueueName". In our organization this is mandatory to utilize Hive in any meaningful way. ...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Integration with dbt Semantic Layer

    Connector/Integration with dbt Semantic Layer
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    use 2 or more columns to list connetors in File and Data flyout

    Please use 2 (or more) columns to list connetors in File and Data flyout in order to see all connectors without too much scroll down, as the list is getting longer. Thanks.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Multiple values as prompt type in Input Parameters to Stored Procedure element

    Spotfire Information Services should support multiple values as prompt type in Input Parameters to Stored Procedure element.
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 0 Future Consideration
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