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    There should be a way to programmatically determine the load status of a Spotfire dashboard. For example, all tables have loaded, scripts executed, etc.

    It is currently only possible to do so using the Javascript API; however, you will not be able to do so using this property within the Spotfire dashboard via IronPython. This report can be done using the Document.onDocumentReady method in Web Play...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    API to read multiple SBDF files consecutively and append them as a single data table

    I'm proposing an API to read multiple SBDF files consecutively and append them as a single data table. If CustomDataSource is fetching a large SBDF file from a file server (e.g. samba server), I think it would be faster to split it into several SB...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Access the underlying data table from the Mods API

    Add the ability to read the whole data table from the Mods API as unaggregated data, not only the values of the specified axes. As an example this could be used to create a "table plot" mod.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Please expand the GIS-related functionalities

    While Tableau supports Mapbox APIs, Spotfire lacks advanced features like map matching. I would like to see more comprehensive GIS capabilities integrated.
    4 months ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 1 Needs Info

    Mods API to read/write column sort order

    Add API methods to read and write the sort order for specific colums- to discover its current sort order settings, and to alter it as required - either a default for the data type, or to specify a custom sort order.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Re-sign mod with Spotfire account

    The ability to re-sign Mods with a certificate based on the Spotfire account would allow an administrator to easily share trusted mods across the organization. Making the mod signature and certificate verification completely transparent for end us...
    almost 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire CheckBoxHierarchyFilter Get/Set element by API

    It is not possible to get/set the selection done on hierarchy filter from Python. We often use to have two cluster on the same dataset. My aim is to copy the selection done on a Filter (with hierarchy type) from a DataTable to the same filter on o...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Preconfigure the server connections for the Spotfire Mobile apps

    As a Spotfire Administrator I would like to pre-configure the Server connection URL that are available in the app when the user installs it, to avoid that each user has to manually type it in.
    almost 2 years ago in Spotfire / Mobile 0 Future Consideration

    Standard scrollbars in visualization mods

    It should be possible to display scrollbars in a visualization mod that have standard Spotfire look and feel rather than the browser default.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / API 1 Future Consideration

    Please add APis to retrieve metadata like connection string of data source and other information of data source

    CUrrently, we have usecase for data catalog to retrieve information of a dashboard like the data tables used, data sources relevant and the connect info. But we do not see the DXP having this info and there are no underlying APIs to extract such m...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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