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    Consistent formatting of data

    Everywhere in the product that data can be displayed it should be possible to apply formatting rules. At present there are some places that we can apply formatting, ie display a numeric as currency, or format with or without decimal places etc, bu...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 3 Future Consideration

    Leader line on chart value labels

    Currently when you enable labels on a GeoChart object you get really great leader lines on the labels that properly positions labels and makes the underlying content readable. When we add labels to chart values ie on a line chart - it places the l...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Sort cross table headers in the same order as the data table

    A customer is requesting that the order of the headers of a cross table be in the same order as the data table. Currently, as shown in the figure, they are not in the same order. It is possible to reorder them using the Custom sort order function ...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Visualization Frame

    The customer requests that the visualization frame be displayed to make it easier to see the scope of the visualization, as shown in the blue frame below.
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Description of axis name when the same column is set to Dual Scales

    A customer has requested to be able to describe the axis name on the right-hand Y axis when the same column is set to Dual scales in a combination chart.
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    There should be a way to programmatically determine the load status of a Spotfire dashboard. For example, all tables have loaded, scripts executed, etc.

    It is currently only possible to do so using the Javascript API; however, you will not be able to do so using this property within the Spotfire dashboard via IronPython. This report can be done using the Document.onDocumentReady method in Web Play...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Sort columns in the Text Box Property controls

    I am looking for an ability to sort the columns within the Text area property controls(ex: List box).
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Reverse sort order for integer/real columns

    I can't believe I still can't reverse the sort order of an integer or real column in column properties. If I use an integer as a header in a cross table, I'm forced to use the default ascending sort order, there's no way to change that. My users f...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 5 Future Consideration

    Export Full Text Area to PDF

    Today, when attempting to export a text area, there is no way to ensure the full text is exported to PDF like there is for "Show Trellis Panels" or "Show Rows" not visible on screen for other visuals. This would be a handy enhancement to ensure th...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Gantt Chart Mod doesn't resize properly

    Currently the Gantt Chart Mod, has the following issues: Background is grey. No option to set the color. Even a default while background would have been fine with us Ability to set the fonts for the labels such as date, year and other attributes R...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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