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    Add the capability to disable the default cache to postgreSQL

    Having this configuration available an admin will be able to permanently "disable" any caching to the local postgresSQL database which could be out of compliance for data sensitive systems.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / caching 0 Future Consideration

    Allow triggering a customTool with prompt from IronPython on the web player

    Currently a custom tool can be called from an IP script on the web player. However, prompting is simply ignored. Please implement an API that enables this scenario.
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Add primary keys to the cache management table DDL generation in TDV Studio

    Customer: Qualcomm This idea is important for the team as they are using MYSQL data source as the cache target that was enabled for "Group replication" - in this scenario, any insert statements that were being run by TDV for cache refresh which in...
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / caching 0 To be Reviewed

    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

    Folder structure to organize different map layers

    It would be really helpful if there was a folder structure to organize different map layers for end-users to easily navigate between layers. For example, a user could organize State Roads, State Property, State Parks layers into a folder called 'S...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 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

    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 ...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Treemap should allow Color by Categorial Values (without need for Aggregation method)

    Treemap is a very powerful visualisation for hierarchical data. I found it surprising, that for Color you always have to select an aggregation method. Color has to be a continuous value and cannot be a category. In other visulizations like bar cha...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Set default legend items

    Customer wants to be able to specify which legend values should be shown by default when creating a visualization. For example , they want Scatter plot to have "size by" and "color by", but all other legend options to be unchecked by default. Cust...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Drop empty bars

    Expected: In DecisionSite, there is a drop empty bar function. Similar function is needed in Spotfire client.
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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