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    Allow column selection and filtering when loading a Library Data File (SBDF)

    When using Information Designer, it's possible to use filtering to restrict the rows that are returned and to be very specific about the columns that are returned. We're seeing a significant increase in the use of Library Data Files (SBDFs) as dat...
    almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 4 Future Consideration

    Vertical alignment of table and cross table values

    Customer wants to align the values in table/cross table vertically. Currently, values will always be displayed at the top of the cell when row height is set to values larger than 1. Customer wants the values displayed in center.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    calling an custom Export Tool from Iron Python

    te Excecute methot within the CustomTool API is not valid for an customExportTool (even if this inherits it). therefore there is no public method to be called from IronPython in order to trigger a custom export from a button for example. Furthermo...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    change the default setting of custom themes or tohers

    I would like to be able to set defaults for things like custom theme editing and graph settings per user rather than per DXP.
    11 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Improved page scrolling

    When the sheet (vertical) is enlarged in the page layout options, scrolling is applied to the sheet. I'd like this fixed so that scrolling on a visualization applies to the visualization, and scrolling on the sheet applies to the sheet.
    11 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    to toggle the display of titles, etc. when exporting graphs to PowerPoint.

    I'd like a feature to temporarily disable titles, legends, X/Y axis selectors, etc. when exporting graphs to PowerPoint. I delete unnecessary information when exporting, but this is a time-consuming process. It would also be nice to have a feature...
    11 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Manually Setting the Row Column Display of a Trellis

    When using the Row Column setting for a trellis, the display becomes distorted when there are a large number of items, so I'd like to be able to set it to make it easier to see. I'd like to be able to set the number of panels vertically and horizo...
    11 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    make more clear message for errors in calculated column functions.

    I'd like to see clearer error messages. It's hard to tell what kind of error a function error is. It's hard to tell from the message what's wrong and how to fix it. Even if it's written in character count, I have to count it, which is hard to unde...
    11 months ago in Spotfire / Data Management / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    to export and import property setting data as an external file.

    I'd like to be able to export and import property settings like color settings. It would be even better if they could be applied to multiple visualizations at once. I'd like to be able to save templates for reporting.It would be even better if the...
    11 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Change properties for visualization on multiple pages all at once.

    In v14.6, you can now configure multiple visualizations at once, which has been well received by customers. However, currently this is limited to visualizations on a single page. Many customers create multiple, large numbers of pages, so being abl...
    11 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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