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    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...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Rename Document Property

    This is useful on a few fronts. If I can rename a document property, I don't have to spend unnecessary time creating another one with all the same settings, especially if I'm trying to rename a multi-list property If I can rename a document prope...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Multiple Unpivot Transformations in One Pass

    Sometimes, there might be a data table where certain columns come in pairings. For instance, if I have a scaled score in 3 subjects for a student, and then I have a percentile rank for the same 3 subjects for a student, the data is likely to come ...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    add an option to not show "Missing File" dialog if data source's loading setting is set as "New data when possible" on Analyst

    Please add an option to not show "Missing File" dialog (go on loading embedded data without asking) if data source's loading setting is set as "New data when possible" on Analyst, preferable a data table/data source level setting (Data canvas), an...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Support extremely wide data sets

    Spotfire is excellent when working with wide datasets that can contain thousands or even tens of thousands of columns. In some situations, datasets can be extremely wide with millions of columns, which sometimes causes performance and UX issues. I...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Show "Last Reload" Date option at the bottom of the report next to the "Marked Row" section

    Currently if you want to see the last reload data for data, you have to go into Data Table Properties and look at source information. I think it would be beneficial to have a visual queue easily found to show the date the data was last loaded..whe...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Dynamic searching of columns in calculated column transformation

    Hi Supporters, Please find the attached template to reproduce the issue. And refer to the TIBCO Case Number 01453993 We have the below formula which is valid if you do it via Insert -> Calculated Column. But it's not valid if you do it via In...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Data wrangling function to merge multiple dataframes to fill and replace

    Often, multiple sources of data have different level of 'complete cases' - dataset #1 may have 60% filled entries, while dataset #2 may have the remaining 20% that are missing from #1 (both datasets may have all or some columns matching). Currentl...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 2 Future Consideration

    Simple master data editor (edit data table)

    Spotfire can store data in library but this data cannot be modified directly. In many cases user needs to create simple master data or mapping tables which are stored on local drives in excel or other formats. This has many drawbacks. Users can up...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Store calculated columns in data connections

    If you have a lot of calculated columns in your analysis file, it's frustrating that the only way to share these is by duplicating the analysis file. If they could be stored in data connections these could be reused across multiple dashboards. The...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Data Management 0 Future Consideration
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