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    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

    Spotfire Automation Services - Allow custom link in emails

    Currently, the hyperlink to the analysis in the library can not be customized. You can send an email containing images of the visualizations, resulting of bookmarks for example, but when clicking on the link to open the report, the "default" page/...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Automation Services 2 Future Consideration

    Hide "Maximize visualization"

    We use JSAPI for loading components, so we don't have to ship "Maximize visualization"; we have to hide it. Thanks!
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / API 4 Future Consideration

    Include all reports inside Memory Statistics Log (currently it doesn't contain scheduled reports that haven't been opened)

    At our company, Web Player RAM is a critical bottle neck of Spotfire. In order to manage the Spotfire environment we need to be able to identify reports that are too big based on the actual memory they consume. We've learned that this information ...
    almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 2 Future Consideration

    Show background progress activity circle when executing a script in the background

    When executing an IronPython script from a button, or for example by triggering a script when changing a document property the user should have some visual feedback of the fact that there is a background process running.
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 1 Already exists

    Button in Text Area ribbon menu to toggle between `HTML` and regular `Text Area` modes

    Currently, users have to right-click > Edit Text Area/HTML to toggle between modes. Adding a button in Text Area ribbon menu to toggle between the two facilitates editing and allow quick preview of changes.
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Enable formatting of background and text

    We need to be able to apply color formatting to both the background and the text of a given object (in a regular data table). Formatting flexibility enables us to differentiate between past due, upcoming, etc. activities in our data table. Current...
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    CrossTab - Freeze Grand total for rows & columns

    An option to freeze grand total for rows and columns when scrolling (horizontal and vertical) would be really useful to compare individual vales to the total values. Just like the 'Freeze row headers' feature
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Maximize canvas programmatically

    Hi, It would be great to have a hotkey or toggle option to utilize in the Spotfire Analyst that mimics the View> Maximize Canvas feature, using an IronPython Script. The "F11" key helps entering full screen mode, however it doesn't do the same ...
    9 months ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    allow to add custom tool into native Tools menu with more than 2 hierarchy

    Our customer wants to add custom tool into native Tools menu like, native Tools menu => SubFolder(e.g company name) => SubSubFolder(e.g. tool category) => CustomTool_here Currently only below 2 option are available. (1) native Tools menu ...
    9 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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