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    Time zone conversion function

    Currently we have the timezone conversion set up on database side, but if the user wants to change the timezone, then this will restart the pain stacking data import. One can solve it robustly by adding timezone difference with the DateAdd functio...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 1 Future Consideration

    Filter data by expression prior to pivoting

    Currently, creating a pivot table requires the entire source table to be used for the pivot when I frequently would only like a specific subset of data to be pivoted. An option to use a custom expression to filter the data prior to pivoting would ...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Capture the exception code from the database when encountering errors on TDV

    We hope that when frontend users execute API services released by TDV, in case of an error, the error message can include the error code provided by the data source. Then the front-end can collect error codes for futher analysis and application.
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 4 To be Reviewed

    Support for Postgresql 11 as a data source, cache and data ship

    We would like Composite to provide Datasource adapters for Postgres version 10 and 11. Currently we are unable to upgrade to the latest version because of this limitation and use the latest features including usage of datatypes like JSON and JSONB .
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 4 Future Consideration

    Allow axis in a visualization to be used as a part of an OVER expression regardless of axis type

    Currently, an axis has to be of type Categorical for it to be available in an Custom Expression with OVER() - e.g., [Axis.X] - in a given visualization. However, to add Line and Curves in the same visualization, the axis has to be Continuous. Enab...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    More visible Destroy Cache button

    One of the TDV customers requested that the Destroy Cache button be placed in a more visible position as shown in the attached image.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / caching 0 Unlikely to implement

    Custom Expressions - formula in-line context

    Add functionality like found in other coding languages (R, SQL, even Excel) which would show preview text when creating a new custom expression. For example: When you start typing... dateadd( you would see something like... dateadd( 'increment'...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Add an Adapter for InfluxDB

    InfluxDB is a highly utilized database for times series data in our industry. There are currently no other options for pulling time series data into TDV.
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 Likely to implement

    Add a dict data type to StreamBase

    Currently StreamBase offers following primitive field types: bool blob int long double timestamp string The primitive types can be used in higher order structures: tuple list There are also 2 auxiliary structures: function capture group The ...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire Streaming 0 Future Consideration

    Allow batch inserts into a table in datastreams cache

    in most recent projects the adapter type has been kafka and the message contain an array of data points (e.g stock quotes, sensor values, data points). These noramly arrive as an array of data points. To add tehse to the data streams cacahe it is ...
    almost 3 years ago in Spotfire Streaming 0 Needs Info
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