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Pre-populate data table column descriptions from data catalog

Spotfire 12.4 introduced a new feature allowing authors to apply descriptions to data table columns manually in the data analysis flyout. While this is great, and can be a tool for documenting projects, the fact that you have to do this in each in...
over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

Support for in-memory star-schema relational model without requirement of Insert Columns

Support for 2+ tables in the same visualization. Note: The current functionality (as of 7.8 and earlier) supports two FACT tables in the same visualization, but not a FACT table and 1+ DIMENSION table(s). This enhancement request (Original enhance...
over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

Option to make normal table data editable and/or make new record entry in backend table from Webplayer

There are often needs for users to present the current status of the configuration tables and also allow the users to be able to modify the configurations. Right now all normal tables (dashboard) are readonly. It will really help to have option ...
almost 5 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...
5 months ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

Unpivot new columns of specified data types automatically

I am bringing excel file into Spotfire that has dates as the column names. I have loaded the data into Spotfire by conducting an unpivot transformation on all date columns. When new columns (new dates) are added to the excel file, however, it does...
over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

Transforming data from web client

In the Windows client there are several transformation methods that can be used to transform data, either when adding a data table, or, as a transformation step after a data source or data table is added. I want these methods to be available from ...
almost 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

More options for easily rearranging table rows and columns

When dealing with tables, it would be helpful to have greater control over the order of columns and rows. Specifics listed below: allow users to click and drag to rearrange columns and rows as needed add a " move up 1 row" and move down 1 row opti...
over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

Allow viewing and un-hiding hidden columns in data table or remove ability to hide columns

Spotfire allows a user to hide a column which is a precedent to a calculated column. But there is no way to unhide the column or see the columns that are hidden. Since the columns still exist, there should be a way to reverse the action of hidin...
about 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 3 Future Consideration

Replacing a file for an information link from the Data Panel does not prompt Match Columns dialog

I am using Spotfire version 7.12. I ran into a scenario where I needed to replace a spreadsheet with an information link. The columns in the spreadsheet are named and cased differently than the information link. I expected that when I replaced the...
about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 3 Future Consideration

Alias Columns in Information Designer Using Custom SQL

I've noticed that on occasions where I'm required to use custom SQL in my information links that I'm unable to alias the column names. I'm all for renaming columns within a DXP, but several of my users share information links. This can become cumb...
about 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration