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    add timeout configuration to forcibly close database connection used by information link

    Customer would like to be able to set timeout configuration to forcibly close database connection used by information link if it takes too long. Thanks.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Refresh with Prompt doesn't exist in Spotfire 10

    For data prompt retrieve window function, it is much more helpful with refresh with prompt. In SPF10 we have to check “Prompt for new setting” before reload data, and then uncheck it before save template since Web player and AS do not support prom...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Add ability to edit data source properties

    i am creating a custom data source that gets data from a URL. we periodically update the URL. i want to be able to edit the data source properties on demand, but not get prompted for it unless i specifically request it. This would be a major usabi...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 2 Future Consideration

    Add ability to rename table aliases in information designer

    I've created table aliases, now I found I should name them in a more descriptive way. As confirmed by support, there's no option for renaming table aliases. I don't want to create a new alias and swap out all the columns, this would be too tedious...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    global changing of the data type in the Data Connectors

    I would like to globally set the data type for a custom query saved as a data connector in the library. Instead of setting the data type in every analysis file, I would like to set the data type (perhaps in Manage Data Connections) and save it to ...
    almost 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Add On-demand Data table at Business Author

    Business Authors cannot add on-demand data tables. If the user needs an on-demand data table, you need to add the on-demand data table in Analyst. If Business Author can add on-demand data tables, Business Author users will also be able to do on-d...
    almost 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Smarter data loader progress dialog needs to be smarter

    The "smarter" data loader progress dialog introduced in 10.8 should minimally do what the doc says it's supposed to do. There is no mention at all of the "more details" that this dialog purports to show. It does not do anything more than the origi...
    almost 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 2 Future Consideration

    Want to have the ability to reset Column Properties when data table is refreshed

    When a data table is refreshed (with or without prompt) any modified column property value is retained. this is intended behavior and it is by design in the current versions of Spotfire. This request is to make the column properties reset when rel...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 2 Future Consideration

    Rightclick Export data used in a visualization

    From the File menu, a user can export Visualization and Data; but right-clicking on a visualization, a user can only export Visualizations (PDF, PNG). It would be useful to export data as well via right-click on a visualization, with the tables as...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Improve data wrangling with "cell expansion" data transformation

    This would be a unique class-leading feature. Give us a new data transformation that would expand non-atomic data table cell values. Give us a wizard, like the Pivot transformation, to pull out individual values from a column whose cells containin...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration
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