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    Provide option to bypass the public CRAN_mirrors URLs in the TERR Tools package management tab

    Provide an option for a Spotfire Administrator to point the Spotfire Analyst desktop client's "Tools > TERR Tools > Package Management" dialog tab to the URL of a custom R package repository. This option would bypass the dialog's "CRAN packa...
    4 months ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 To be Reviewed

    Support Map Feature Service

    To be able to add existing feature services layers from ArcGIS to a map in Spotfire. For companies who already have many layers built out, it would be very convenient to be able to consume them. WMS layers aren't enough, as you cannot combine them...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 4 Future Consideration

    Build a "Global Data Canvas" view to look at multiple tables, and their interactions, on the same screen

    Currently the data canvas shows any transformations, row/column additions, and data functions applied to a single, foundation, table. For complicated dashboards that require data flow over multiple tables (and between IronPython and TERR scripts) ...
    about 5 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    add option to configure fiscal year offset on application level for Analyst desktop

    Please add option to configure fiscal year offset on application level for Analyst desktop, so that it can be specified one place and apply to all dxp files. Currently one must change the appropriate document property in each dxp file to set this.
    4 months ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Add an order by feature for Listbox values in the Text Area based on another column

    All the listed values in a listbox (within an text area) are ordered just alphanumerical based on the values itself. It would be great to have a feature to select a column for order by.Currently a workaround is needed to show the values ordered in...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 2 Future Consideration

    Text Area slider needs to be data driven - min/max via expression

    I need to set the Text Area slider control min and max values dynamically based on data properties. Can you allow those values to be set via an Expression? It sounds pretty simple.
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Lock Map Zoom & Extents

    Lock a zoom location totally custom; no changes on data marking and not possible for user to move
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Schedule time zone picker should have standard timezones listed.

    Automation and Scheduled updates time zone picker has to be reworked to support timezones not only by city names, but by standard timezone name and/or UTC offset. Problem: Imagine the following use-case. You need to set schedule according to Bosto...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Scheduled Updates 0 Likely to implement

    Missing add data table transparency in an existing Data Connection

    Spotfire doesn't allow user to set import method when extending a SQL server data connection after 1 data table already included in connection. I have a dashboard with MS SQL server data connection embedded in analysis. As of now there is only 1 t...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire 0 Future Consideration

    To have offset in DayofWeek similar to FiscalYear

    Week day is different in GCC countries hence it will be great if we have offset option in DayofWeek function
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 2 Future Consideration
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