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    transparent error bars

    Let's say we have a line plot, with two lines displaying the corresponding average values for each data set. Now, when we include error bars (confidence intervals, standard deviation or similar) it would be great to be able to chose that the color...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    streamlined error bar settings

    Depicting error bars in spotfire during exploratory data analysis is laborious, because when the variable being graphed is changed, the column used to generate the error bars as well as the aggregation function used to set the error bars must be r...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Please add APis to retrieve metadata like connection string of data source and other information of data source

    CUrrently, we have usecase for data catalog to retrieve information of a dashboard like the data tables used, data sources relevant and the connect info. But we do not see the DXP having this info and there are no underlying APIs to extract such m...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Data function does not have option to enable/disable prompting

    Unlike tables from data sources, the data tables from data functions have their 'Prompt for new settings before loading' check box disabled. This means that we have no real control on when a data function prompts users for new settigns! It would b...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Improved support information link sub-queries

    The support for sub-queries in information designer is quite limited such that it is e.g. not possible to move prompts inside the sub-query. You can find details in the community and in the support portal.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Make Spotfire URLs more user friendly and allow for co-branding

    In 7.5 and above when users open a report in Web Player they will see an URL similar to this: server/spotfire/wp/render/C_nAons1wzreNS-mxU/analysis?file=/ReportPath/ReportName&waid=hJB-6u25O02ACz5uOtCG--211636b4deSuN9&wavid=0 The "C_nAons1...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 2 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Analyst - Provide summary on Data tables

    For information or troubleshooting purpose, it would be great to have a menu item Data -> Data table statistics for example having some information like the attached screenshot. Having the possibility to copy the content would also be useful. T...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Automation Services - Enhance Export Data to File when choosing Microsoft Excel Workbooks

    The current possibility with Automation Services in Spotfire 10.3 with the action Export Data to File and choosing the Export data as is set to Microsoft Excel Workbooks, does not provide the possibility to define a tab name. Other related feature...
    almost 6 years ago in Spotfire / Automation Services 1 Future Consideration

    Official support to connect to MongoDB via JDBC

    Although you can use a JDBC driver on the Spotfire server and connect to MongoDB via Info Links, this is not yet officially supported as I was told. Consequently I do not get support as I'm having weird issues. Since Mongo is more and more used, o...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 6 Future Consideration

    Please provide action log analysis for PostgreSQL

    Please provide action log analysis for PostgreSQL in the Spotfire Server installer file (TIB_sfire_server_12.0.4_win.zip),i.e. PostgreSQL version of "\TIB_sfire_server_12.0.4_win.zip\scripts\mssql_install\actionlog\logged_user_actions_mssql.part0....
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Likely to implement
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