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    Spotfire API provide access to the time a data source was loaded

    In Data Table Properties, the Source Information tab lists information about each data source in a data table, including the time it was loaded. I would like to retrieve the data loaded time using the Spotfire API, so I write an IronPython script ...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    DocumentChanged/DocumentClosing trigger needs to fire when template fails to open ...

    We need to detect the case when a template fails to open in WebPlayer ... We were expecting that "DocumentChanged" and "DocumentClosing" triggers would be fired when document fails to open in webplayer for any reason. Unfortunatly, this is not the...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    use proxy setting in Spotfire.Dxp.Worker.Host.exe.config to perform mod signature validation

    Mods' signature is validated when Analyst/Consumer utilize it in a analysis. The signature is considered valid if certificate chain is built successfully and revocation verification is successful and it may require internet connection. For Web Pla...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Need an API to read Email (optional field) attached to each user

    when defining a new user, we have an optional field called email that we need to use it especially when we are in cloud where we don't have a domain and we need to send an email for the user or use his email .
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 2 Future Consideration

    adjust visualization width/height by API

    Please allow to adjust visualization width/height by API. Also please expose API to lock visualization, i.e. allow to use API to do the same as what can be done via menu "Visualization" => "Arrange Visualization" => "Lock visualization area".
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Allow access to HttpServletResponse from the custom authentication APIs

    We currently use the Authentication Filter capability (which has been deprecated) of Spotfire to implement a couple of features that don't appear to be possible with the CustomAuthenticator API: In certain situations we'll redirect the browser to...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / API 3 Future Consideration

    Spotfire as a Service

    Spotfire Web should behave as a service. We should be able to load and query a Spotfire analysis via an external API and query it for data, results from aggregated visualisations, visualisation images, etc.. This means that we would be able to use...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Customisable Lines / Symbols on Bump Chart Mod

    The Bump Chart mod in Spotfire is a great way of showing rankings over time, but at the moment it is only possible to display coloured lines and circles to show the rankings. I'd ideally like to be able to change both the size and shape of the ran...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    API Documentation Improvement

    So few examples; difficult for a new user to know which properties/methods are useful as there are many that are not. Triggers, events, custom nodes, property names all very difficult to understand. Community examples need more work
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Question API capability

    For bots and Alexa and similar. Ask questions of a DXP - web service API for querying data engine
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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