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    Duplicate Data Wrangling in Data Canvas

    Hi, Now that there is so much editing capacity in the data canvass, it would be useful to be able to duplicate an entire data wrangling set and then make small edits in it as needed rather than starting from point zero to create something similar...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Set On-Demand Input for Data Table Column with a Boolean Data Type

    Currently it seems that, when setting a data table to load data "on-demand", it is not possible to set an input for data columns for the table that have a "Boolean" data type. I'm not sure if this is a bug, but it would be useful to be able to als...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Change order of data table loads

    This linked to another idea where report joins could use already loaded datatables. Therefore I would need to ensure a datatable has loaded prior to using this join. This cannot be done unless removing and re-adding datatables. By change the load ...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Will not implement

    Spotfire should allow in-place replacement of unavailable non-embedded data sources

    When a Spotfire report pulls in a data source in the data canvas that is not embedded and the source is no longer available, the user is unable to replace the data source in place without using the replace button at the top of the canvas, which re...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Management / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Export data table build process from one .dxp to another

    Sometimes, you go through a whole lot steps to construct a data table from a variety of information links and using a series of transformations in the process. It would be great to easily be able to transfer that process to another .dxp. Just lift...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Add colomn description in Data Panel or Filter Panel via Tooltip

    Hello We can add useful description on colomn when creating a query (information link).But user can't see it ! Could it be possible to show it via Tooltip when you pass your cursor on the colomn name (or a special small button), in Data Pannel or ...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management / Filters 0 Future Consideration

    Expand slider capability in matching columns

    When using the feature replace data source on spotfire analyst, looking at "From current data" "From new data" dialog box, we can not expand the part where the column name is; while it is possible to expand on the "Matched column" dialog box. It i...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Data Canvas UX: Add indicator for data quality

    See attachment Add bars or indicators on column names that show good, bad, empty values in column (I use blue, orange, gray here). If column is calculated, may show "calculated" over that column indicator. (Note data in image attachment is pub...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Data Canvas UX: Highlight transformation changes in data preview

    see attachment For each step in a transformation, highlight changes in the Data preview for rows/columns/values. This makes tracking work easier to follow, especially for other's analyses.
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Data Canvas - Add where used

    It would be great to show where a table is used within the dxp ... For example this would help determine tables that aren't used and visualisations that would be affected when changing the logic of a calculated column
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration
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