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    Add Trust option for custom queries for Spotfire Desktop.

    Th Custom Queries feature allows users to execute a database query when connecting to a database but before ingesting data into Spotfire, which works effectively to limit data processing times for a large data table. Custom queries must be execute...
    almost 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    We would like a document summarizing the incompatibility.

    If a TDV version upgrade deprecates a feature, it will be noted in the documentation, but since there is no list of deprecated features, each feature must be checked individually. This is very inconvenient and we would like to have a document that...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization 0 Future Consideration

    Table properties lose their values when "insert columns" is used ...

    Hi Developers, Referring to the Support Case Number: 00739725; TIBCO confirmed that If the new data does not have a value for the property, the value from the old data is used. If both old and new data have a value, the new one is used. If we have...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 5 Future Consideration

    Preloading LDAP Group Members in TDV User Management

    Per the Administration Guide, LDAP users only appear in TDV after their first login. We kindly request an enhancement to allow preloading or syncing LDAP group members into TDV User Management before their first login. This would greatly simplify ...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / access control 2 Needs Info

    Alias Columns in Information Designer Using Custom SQL

    I've noticed that on occasions where I'm required to use custom SQL in my information links that I'm unable to alias the column names. I'm all for renaming columns within a DXP, but several of my users share information links. This can become cumb...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Local File Storage adapter cannot estimate date type

    I have tested the following 5 patterns, but none of them could generate a DATE type. 1. value "20230201" + DateFormat "yyyy-MM-dd" → INTEGER 2. Value "20230201" + DateFormat "yyyyMMMdd" → INTEGER 3. Value "20230201" + DateFormat "yyyyMMMdd" → INTE...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 Future Consideration

    Infer data types by introspecting csv files

    The TDV standard File-Delimited adapter introspects all columns in the CSV file as VARCHAR type. It would save time if the data types were inferred by looking at the data in the CSV file.
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 3 Already exists

    Support introspection of column comments from MS SQL Server

    No description provided
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 Future Consideration

    At the intersection of two datasets within data canvas, have the ability to replace both as if you could with an individual dataset.

    If you want to merge two datasets that could be parts of a whole with many transformations after that merge, there should be an option to replace the dataset at the intersection with the complete dataset so that the transformations that would be d...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Management 3 Future Consideration

    Web UI - Language Localization

    Support localization of the Web UI.
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization 0 Planning to implement
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