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Data Management

    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 ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / AI / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Recognise dates in strings in ISO 8601 format

    It is common practice to exchange date or date/time information in ISO 8601 format, so it would be helpful if Spotfire automatically recognised strings in this format as dates, and offered the ISO formats in the dropdowns when editing column prope...
    about 7 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

    Sample and Preview Data

    Easily sample and preview data so initial analysis can be done on data before all data is loaded. Expedites analysis creation greatly
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    "Show in user interface" but for Column visibility

    Often a user will create a variety of intermediate calculated columns in order to accomplish a task. Those columns are "working" columns only and are never used for visualization, etc. It would be great for project clarity if you could toggle colu...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 2 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

    Calculated columns takes properties of the first inserted(mentioned) column in expression

    Hi Supporters, If we insert a calculated column with an expression like the following: 'A + B', the resulted calculated column' properties takes the properties values of the "A" column's properties; which is the first mentioned column in the exp...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Make it easier to access the 'replace data source' functionality

    When replacing data tables, the columns added from other tables and the calculated columns need to be recreated. Having the possibility to bring them back would be great.
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 4 Future Consideration

    allow to use configuration block when opening local dxp file

    Please add functionality to allow to use configuration block (in command line parameter) when opening local dxp file if possible. Thanks.
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Change order of Document Properties in Document Properties dialogue

    Sometimes I'd like to group document properties, for this it would be nice if in the Document Properties dialogue, the properties could be moved up/down to create a custom order.
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration
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