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    add API to get the data type of a document property in action mod

    We want to get the data type of a document property, e.g. for (const p of document.Properties) { // get the data type of p here } const p = document.Properties.Get("my-property-name"); // or get the data type of p here The name of the property is ...
    5 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    add option to display text right after the checkbox input parameter for action mod

    Please consider below two for checkbox ("type": "Boolean") input parameters. (1) add option to display text right after the checkbox (2) add option to disable the menu (for changing input type) shown after the checkbox
    5 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    add option to disable any of the input type options for action mod input parameter

    Please add option to disable any of the input type options for action mod input parameter as shown in attached screenshot. The use case is that we only need to use "Columns" to select 1 or more columns. Then we need to extract the name of all sele...
    5 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Data function does not have option to enable/disable prompting

    Unlike tables from data sources, the data tables from data functions have their 'Prompt for new settings before loading' check box disabled. This means that we have no real control on when a data function prompts users for new settigns! It would b...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API / Data Functions 0 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

    API to set the analysis to editing mode when opening

    We are building an application that embeds the Spotfire web client. From our application we launch a Spotfire Analysis, and we want to be able to set it to open in editing mode so the user does not have to do that.
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    calling an custom Export Tool from Iron Python

    te Excecute methot within the CustomTool API is not valid for an customExportTool (even if this inherits it). therefore there is no public method to be called from IronPython in order to trigger a custom export from a button for example. Furthermo...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Control over on-demand table settings in API

    Hi, It would be nice to be able to control the on-demand settings of data tables through the API. Just as one can modify filterings and markings of visualisations, the same would be very useful for data table settings as well. Thanks, Laszlo
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Allow Custom Expressions to be written using IronPython

    The current custom expression language is adequate for simple expressions, but having a full fledged python interpreter would greatly increase the readability and utility of these expressions/functions. Further, since the current custom expression...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 2 Future Consideration

    Allow Javascript API to reference specific visuals on a page

    I would like to request that the javascript api be allowed to reference specific visuals on a page and not just the whole page itself. This would allow greater reuse of existing DXPs as I could have a DXP used from within the normal Spotfire web p...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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