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Simple master data editor (edit data table)

Spotfire can store data in library but this data cannot be modified directly. In many cases user needs to create simple master data or mapping tables which are stored on local drives in excel or other formats. This has many drawbacks. Users can up...
almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management Future Consideration

Allow Javascript as a Renderer

In addition to the ideas to allow for more JavaScript charts, it would be extremely useful to allow a JavaScript Renderer (e.g. in Tooltip, TableCell, Labels, etc.). Often times, the Spotfire native charts provide most of the capabilities and conf...
almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization Future Consideration

Organize Markings (Move up or down)

In the Document Properties under Markings new Markings are added in chronological order. You are unable to move the list to better group them later on. This gets complicated as you build large dashboards or analysis. Another problem is as you dese...
almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization Future Consideration

Information Link - Migrate also ALIAS when Export > Import

HelloToday, when we migrate Information link from a environnement to another, we need to re-create manually ALIAS of tables if we don't migrate the Data Source (not to loose login / password)Our developpers are not allowd to modify their informati...
almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Library Future Consideration

Supporting STYLE element

It would be great to have possibility to use STYLE element in HTML text area.
almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area Future Consideration

more flexibility to adjust visualizations size (width & height)

Customer wants more flexibility to adjust visualizations size (width & height) (1) select 1 or multiple (not all) visualizations in a page and arrange them evenly/side by side/stack. (2) set width and height by value (in pixel or percentage) o...
almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization Future Consideration

Ability to add breaks in axis

In case of outliers or very large scale data, it could be nice to insert a (or multiple ?) break in axis to avoid crushing of visualisation.
almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization Future Consideration

Store calculated columns in data connections

If you have a lot of calculated columns in your analysis file, it's frustrating that the only way to share these is by duplicating the analysis file. If they could be stored in data connections these could be reused across multiple dashboards. The...
almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Data Management Future Consideration

Search and locate connections based on guid

Connection to table shows connection name and not GUID. Name is not necessarily unique Source Properties on tables built from a connection does have GUID. This makes reverse trace harder. Searching on NAME is slow and may return duplicates or si...
almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access Future Consideration

All connectors should be available in the web clients' flyout

I expect all connectors to be available in Business Author. Authoring connections to my data sources is the only reason for me to download the Spotfire Windows client.
almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access Future Consideration
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