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    Option to show custom application and document tools in any standard Spotfire menu

    As a developer or an administrator I want to show my custom tools in any native Spotfire menu, like File, Data or Help, or in a custom sub-menu below. This would give the flexibility to show custom functionality in more logical places when using ...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Fix the way Spotfire in-database connection generates highly inefficient SQL query

    This is more of an issue/bug than an enhancement/idea. Spotfire in-database connection generates highly inefficient SQL query with WHERE clause when it is not at all required. For example, if a visualization is showing a metric/measure such as Sal...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add hyperlinks directly to Information Designer objects in Document and Column Properties

    Can we add a hyperlink in the Data Table and Column Properties, which opens the Information Designer - and opens the object immediately. It is time consuming to copy the ID and search for the item, or navigate to the folder - especially as the Inf...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Fix and enhance Data Table relations

    request for Fix and Enhancement. As an analysis developer I would like to have more control on Data Table relations and how they react to my filtering and range setting because the current implementation is not working as expected. Unexpected be...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics 0 Future Consideration

    Apply the TableVisualizationExternalRowLimit setting at the report level.

    TableVisualizationExternalRowLimit now could setting for in‑database (IN‑DB)could it set to 1. all datasource2.set to the visualization which needs such a limitation or the limitation is different, higher or lower, in one report, e.g. could be A v...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Initiate script (or action control click) through user-defined hotkey or keystroke

    I create and use dashboards with many action control buttons that trigger various scripts. The only way to use these dashboards involves a tremendous amount of mouse movement and clicking. It's slow, and frustrating, and strenuous on the index fin...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Community page to share Dashboard designs and Iron Python scripts like Tableau Public

    We need to have a webpage to share new dashboard design ideas just like tableau has for tableau public. Its high time for all the Spotfire community people to have a common page to share dashboard on a common platform and download by one click rat...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 2 Future Consideration

    File Routing and/or Deny Open for Scheduled Updates Change

    We like having scheduled-updates.performance.deny-open-when-not-scheduled set to true in config.bat so that users don't try to open large cached analyses outside of their scheduled window. However, we also want to be able to route a specific file ...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Scheduled Updates 2 Future Consideration

    Visualize months with single letter code

    When visualizing trends using binned dates it would definitely help to have the possibility to visualize a single letter code for months instead of the three letter codes. When all months are displayed it could help in optimizing the visualization.
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Another problem with data loading in 10.3 - defaults to add rows to table when tables are different!

    I load a table into 10.3 from xlsx file. I load the same table, again, but in the xlsx load dialog, I remove the final two columns from the load by unchecking their checkbox in the xlsx load dialog. Spotfire tries to add rows to the existing table...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration
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