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please expose API to export visualization to excel file

please expose API to export visualization to excel file, aka utilize below functionality in IronPython script or Action Mods https://ideas.spotfire.com/ideas/SPF-I-42 SPOT-2150 14.0.0 Export tabular visualizations to Microsoft Excel with preserved...
10 months ago in Spotfire / API Future Consideration

Support IronPython Script for Data Export to Excel in Spotfire Web Player

Currently, IronPython scripts that export data to Excel work seamlessly in the Spotfire client version but do not function when used in the Web Player. This limitation poses a significant challenge for users who rely on automated data exports from...
about 1 year ago in Spotfire / API / Export Future Consideration

API to set the page scroll position

For Spotfire pages that are taller or wider than the screen, I would like to be able to set the scroll position through the API. This could enable me to scroll a specific visualization into view.
about 3 years ago in Spotfire / API Future Consideration

API to adjust visualization size

Customer would like to call API to adjust visualization size from IronPython script. Please expose relative APIs. Preferably, (1) adjust height,width of any visual (2) switch position of 2 visuals (3) retreive current page layout configuration (to...
about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API Future Consideration

Use `MapChart ` API to programmatically duplicate map layer

#### Goal Use `MapChart ` API to duplicate certain map layer across all/any map viz in .dxp. #### Issue The [`MapChart` API](https://docs.tibco.com/pub/doc_remote/sfire_dev/area/doc/api/TIB_sfire-analyst_api/html/T_Spotfire_Dxp_Application_Visuals...
over 4 years ago in Spotfire / API Future Consideration

Ability to customize context menu for a mod

I'm currently using popouts in multiple mods to let users change the settings of those mods (e.g. the shapes of nodes in a network graph mod, or enabling / disabling UI controls in a 'filter panel' mod). To display those popouts I'm currently usin...
almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

A global API to force synchronous data-function execution

The default behavior for data-functions is to run asynchronously. In some cases, we need to force the data functions in an analysis to run synchronously. We truly need a global flag that can be set via API to force all data functions in the analys...
about 5 years ago in Spotfire / API Future Consideration

Multiple language support in visualization mods

It should be possible to have support for multiple languages in a visualization mod. The mod developer should be able to add text resources for multiple languages for UI texts used in the manifest or JavaScript code. It would be nice if existing p...
over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

Add a standard way to provide about information and help for Mods

It's possible to add links to add pop-ups and buttons that links to additional documentation inside a Mod, but it would be better if access to help and about information was handled by the Spotfire framework to make it consistent across all Mods. ...
over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Mods Future Consideration

Access miniatures in text areas via the API

Sometimes the need arises to manipulate a text area using IronPython to change specific parts of the text area. However, when changing the html content of a text area using IronPython you often destroy the Spotfire dynamic contents (calculated v...
almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / API Future Consideration
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