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    change font of each part of the visualization

    What we know is that font settings only in "Visualization -> Canvas Styling -> Edit custom theme" are applied to PDF/Powerpoint export. The Font tab in Visualization Properties are not applied when export. However the configurable items unde...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Add option to prevent the user from openning multiple Analysis files?

    As a developer, I would like the option to force my users of having only 1 Analysis file opened at a time (not in a new Window or Tab) using the Web Player. For example, consider the following use case:The user switches to EDIT mode and then click...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Library 5 Future Consideration

    Better Logic / Control over Column Name Changes

    Hello, I've recently had a support case (Case#2463638) about unwanted column name changes when using the "add rows" feature in combining data sets. In discussions around that case, we documented some inconsistencies around column name changes that...
    almost 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Remove dragging of folders in Information Designer

    Remove the ability to drag folders to move them in the Information Designer. The function is rarely used deliberately and it's too easy to accidentally move a folder and then struggle to find it again.
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    more robust behavior when changing data tables for a visualization

    I have two unpivoted tables with 3 columns each. Account Name, Date, Cost Service Name, Date, Cost I set up a stacked bar chart for Accounts, completely configure it. I then duplicate it and change the data table to Services. Spotfire gives m...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Bookmarks: Make Apply special -> Filter settings -> Set only adjusted filters etc. available in API

    In the GUI, it is possible for bookmarks with stored filter settings to "Set all Filters", "Set only adjusted Filters" or "Mark filtered rows" via the Apply Special option. According to support, this is not available through the API. It would be g...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    add option to encrypt the <value> of <connection-property> defined in a data source templates

    Please add option to encrypt the <value> of <connection-property> defined in a data source templates. For example, we want to encrypt "private_key_file_pwd" used to connect to snowflake using key pair authentication. <connection-pro...
    almost 2 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Allow html on calculated values or document properties

    Just saying. It could be very powerful to allow users to render html on text areas through Calculated Values or Document Properties. Consider this custom expression: "<b>test</b>" This renders as <b>test</b>, but it would b...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Better text formatting and viewing options

    It would be useful to wrap text comments and not run off the screen in detail on demand, cross tables, and tables. Also, we had a case recently (2467075) where exporting from details on demand and copying and pasting to Excel was truncating the te...
    almost 2 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Current User Login, Domain and Display Names available in expression

    This is useful in the following use cases: You use row-level security at data-source level. This is a top requirement from business in case of of internal reporting! You want to load personalized information (business units, managers and subordin...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 2 Future Consideration
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