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    List what rows had problems of interpretation related to data format when adding flat files

    Add flat file could generate some kind of erros due misinterpretation of formats of the data. It will be helpfull to show in Notification Panel the rowid (or other way that identify the records) of these records, so they can be fixed in the origin
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Better visualise KPIs with direction on map with line thickness

    Spotfire can show directions on a map: two points are connected with an arrow. Idea is to add to this the thickness of the line. Think of a Sankey diagram, but not on a circle, here it is shown on a map instead. This is ideal for showing movement ...
    about 5 years ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Time zone conversion function

    Currently we have the timezone conversion set up on database side, but if the user wants to change the timezone, then this will restart the pain stacking data import. One can solve it robustly by adding timezone difference with the DateAdd functio...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 1 Future Consideration

    Set intersect point for x and y-axis in Line Chart.

    The first data point does not start at the y-axis but slightly to the right of it. I would like to have the option to set the first data point at the y and x-axis intersection.
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Show/Hide Top N bars (not segments) on stacked bar chart

    If you create a Pareto chart with stacked bars, using the "Show top N" option (oddly) counts the number of bar color segments to display as opposed to complete bars. I realize it's possible to use some fancy rank functions and calculated columns t...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 3 Future Consideration

    Filter data by expression prior to pivoting

    Currently, creating a pivot table requires the entire source table to be used for the pivot when I frequently would only like a specific subset of data to be pivoted. An option to use a custom expression to filter the data prior to pivoting would ...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Developer SDK method for returning Data Table Source Information as string

    Have built a DXP documentation tool for audit and documentation purposes but it has proved difficult to build an equivalent of the Data Table Source Information tab as most of the related objects/methods are not available in the SDK
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Export data table build process from one .dxp to another

    Sometimes, you go through a whole lot steps to construct a data table from a variety of information links and using a series of transformations in the process. It would be great to easily be able to transfer that process to another .dxp. Just lift...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire should allow in-place replacement of unavailable non-embedded data sources

    When a Spotfire report pulls in a data source in the data canvas that is not embedded and the source is no longer available, the user is unable to replace the data source in place without using the replace button at the top of the canvas, which re...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Management / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    show horizontal bars on combination chart

    Customer wants to show horizontal bars on combination chart, with lines are drawn vertically.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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