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    Extend c#-API to make the new (10.10.0) color features of tables/cells available in c#

    Since Spotfire 10.10 you can configure text color and background color of cells in tables, crosstables and so on. It would be great if I could use these features in my c#-extensions.
    over 6 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.
    7 months ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 1 Needs Info

    allow to specify default value for Actin Mod parameters

    Please add option to allow to specify default value for Actin Mod parameters , e.g. (numberic updown, text field, dropdown list ,etc. In case of an action that has parameters, lots of customers just want to run it with all options filled with defa...
    4 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Create API script that replace "match all possible" function

    Since that "match all possible" option is removed. When inserting columns, only a few columns are auto-matched, but the users want to match all possible. We requested to create API script that replace "match all possible" function. This enhancemen...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    expose spotfire's logging API for custom extension to use

    This idea originated from a discussion with the engineering team. We have been using the standard log4net API to write to Spotfire's standard log files by referencing the log4net.dll bundled with the product. + Spotfire.Dxp.SupportDiagnostics.log ...
    4 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Planning to implement

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

    add text input to mod popout components

    Please add text input to mod popout components so we can specify any value with it.
    8 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Extending API for DXP metadata

    Currently Spotfire Library Metadata Agent could not answer to some useful prompts related to metadata like "What pages and bookmarks are in DXP xxx?". As checked with the support this is an API limitation. So accessing to details like page names, ...
    4 months ago in Spotfire / AI / API 0 Future Consideration

    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
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