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    Map projections

    Add/enable a Google Earth style 3D globe projection. This would solve many issues with World Mercator, lack of polar projections, visualization, etc.
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    API to read multiple SBDF files consecutively and append them as a single data table

    I'm proposing an API to read multiple SBDF files consecutively and append them as a single data table. If CustomDataSource is fetching a large SBDF file from a file server (e.g. samba server), I think it would be faster to split it into several SB...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Support scalar stored procedures

    Currently a stored procedure needs to return a table with at least one column in order for Spotfire to create the stored procedure element in Information designer. In Databases like Snowflake, we can have stored procs that only return a scalar val...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Filter popup from table header

    Rather than add filters manually in a text box above a table visualization, it would be nice to have filters available in a popup from a click on the column name in a table visualization. This would provide consumers with a cleaner way to access f...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 3 Future Consideration

    Support impersonation in Data Connections via WebPlayer

    As per case 02092109 we understand that what is no problem with Data Connections + fat client, Information Links + fat client and Information Links + WebPlayer, is not supported for Data Connections + WebPlayer. If the solution to https://ideas.ti...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Multi-factor authentication to connect to Azure database

    Trying to connect to Azure SQL DB (using Active Directory - Password), but every time trying to connect to the DB via Spotfire gets the error : ERROR MESSAGE:Cannot connect to '<servername>.database.windows.net'.System.AggregateException: On...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Wildcard or partial string matches for Data on Demand

    I'm trying to work with Data on Demand with "string" type fields. We have a large database of error logs, and are trying to search through the log text to find mentions of a specific substring that can appear in slightly different places within th...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add SSO (Kerberos) Authentication for WMS Layer Authentication

    We need WMS Layers in Map Charts to support SSO methods like Kerberos to authenticate to the WMS Servers. This is a critical requirement to demonstrate the capabilities in our environment.
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Manage scheduled updates within Library folder web interface

    We would like to see the ability for web player users to be able to setup scheduled updates for DXP files they have the security to view. It would need a new license right in web player such as 'schedule from analytics folder'. I would also like t...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Scheduled Updates 1 Future Consideration

    Add option to data functions for marking filters to send all data when no marking applied

    Often we use markings to run data functions on-demand as a user interactions with visuals and data. We may also combine this with a filter scheme. However, the data function gets sent no data when there is no marking, resulting in an error being r...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration
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