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    API to set the analysis to editing mode when opening

    We are building an application that embeds the Spotfire web client. From our application we launch a Spotfire Analysis, and we want to be able to set it to open in editing mode so the user does not have to do that.
    almost 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Add tooltip capabilities to cross tables

    I need to be able to hover over values in a cross table and see further information on those values through tooltip expressions.
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Map Layer where you can draw

    Geologists/Engineers in the energy industry do a lot of custom geo-analysis. This feature would just need a pencil that draws points, an eraser for mistakes, and a way to change color or thickness of a line drawn.
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Ability to mark grand total or subtotal

    On a cross table, I'd like a feature that would allow the user to click on the Sub total or grand total cell mark the corresponding data. Currently, if a subtotal is made up of 100 rows in the visualisation, the user has to mark those 100 rows whi...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    pass resulting DataTable back to (SDK) CustomDataSource for final property manipulation

    our custom data source has some additional properties that could readily be applied to the resulting data table - such as primary key, tweaks to data types (numbers of decimal places, etc), and the like. this would enable our custom data source to...
    about 5 years ago in Spotfire / API 5 Unlikely to implement

    New type of Curve Draw to create Ellipses in Spotfire visualizations

    We need is a Curve Draw type, where the user provides both x and y as a function of another parameter. Right now the Curve Draw functionality works best when the function y(x) is single valued. Any function where the derivative of y with respect...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Avoid visualisation malfunction when columns are renamed

    When you have a custom expression in a visualisation which contains ${} and you rename a column that is used in the expression, the custom expression is not valid anymore. I've contacted support and they say it's as designed, but I find this behav...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Display a custom panel when no document is open

    Ability to have custom panels be accessible before any document is opened is needed to support scenarios where the panel has functionality that allows the user to open a document or creating a new document from data.
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Make dialog box sizes adjustable

    Just a useful feature to have. Example: When I use the < Insert Rows -> Match Columns > feature, I tend to miss some that haven't readily matched. This happens because the scroll space is pretty small. Would find it useful to have the wh...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / API 5 Future Consideration

    Allow a Spotfire DXP file to be opened from a Web location

    Our current implementation for the Spotfire analyst client is still converting the webdav URL to an UNC path and then feed Spotfire. The UNC-based solution requires the windows WebDav client service to work properly. An implementation was done in ...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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