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    Match columns window does not show the full/complete parameter names to be matched

    Dear Supporter, The match column window does not show the full/complete parameter names to be matched. It's possible to hover over them but this is annoying for 100s of parameters which have similar names and only differs in the last (nonvisible...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 3 Future Consideration

    Enable data selection using expression in match columns windows

    We need the user to be able to write an expression to easy select columns in “Insert column – match columns” window.
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 2 Future Consideration

    Enable/Add ClickHouse database adapter

    Require TDV to be able to connect ClickHouse Database
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 Future Consideration

    Merge columns even if the data types are different.

    When merging columns (data joins), even if the column names are the same, they won't be automatically matched if the data types don't match. When there's a large amount of data, setting each column individually can be time-consuming, so we'd like ...
    9 months ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    remove duplicate rows (as in excel)

    Sometimes joining data tables produces duplicate rows. It would be nice to have a remove duplicate rows as found in excel.
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Smart Data Source Optimizer

    In many enterprise Spotfire deployments, reports connect to wide tables or views via JDBC or Infolinks, often bringing in 50–200 columns by default—even when only a fraction of these columns are actually used in visualizations, expressions, or scr...
    9 months ago in Spotfire / Data Management / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Support JSON data type of PostgreSQL

    Unfortunately, TDV doesn't support JSON data type when working with a PostgreSQL database.
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 To be Reviewed

    Data wrangling recommendations based on usage patterns extracted from existing analysis files in the Spotfire Library

    By performing data mining on the analysis files in the Spotfire Library, it would be possible to find out which data sources have been joined with others in the past, and in particular by the current user. Mining could be performed nightly on all ...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Table relations and cycles

    When you get to a certain level of complexity in your DXP file, you often hit problems with cyclic dependencies between data tables. It would be extremely helpful to be shown where the cycles exist when you are trying to add new relations. Further...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Columns in tables: technical name and description

    Changing columns name is sometimes painful. Those included in expression or document properties get messy.
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration
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