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    XML Escape/Unescape Functions

    In order to facilitate interaction with XML based data sources (for example, REST endpoints returning XML data), it would be beneficial for TDV to have built-in functions for escaping, and unescaping, XML data. Currently, there is no functionality...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 Will not implement

    Filter before Procedure Join

    We are increasing the use of Web Services, thus more procedures. It is very common for us to join a web service to a relational table, however the procedure join is executed for every row. Is it possible to update the query engine to apply a filte...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / performance 0 Will not implement

    MacOS ODBC Client Drivers

    Is it possible to have macOS client drivers? Our company is increasing its use for apple products and we need the ability to support all our customers. -Chris
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / JDBC / ODBC / ADO 0 Future Consideration

    IFERROR Function

    Adding a IFERROR function (similar to the one in Excel). This helps when analyzing data and prevent dividing by zero issue.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Allow transformations for external (in-db) data tables

    One should have the possibility to define transformations on data canvas for external (in-db) tables. Also a possibility to review the data should be possible.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions / Data Streams 0 Future Consideration

    Do not automatically generate cluster columns after dendrogram clustering in heat map

    I find it a bit annoying that cluster membership columns are automatically generated if I calculate dendrograms in a heatmap. I do this in order to group the rows/columns, not to calculate clusters. There should be an option to inactivate the colu...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Improve JDBC Query operators and Data constructs

    Query JDBC operator should behave/look as close as it could to "In memory tables". One case is the one stated in "SB-44976 JDBC Query Op Output Settings cannot use aggregate expressions" . Another would be that for an In Memory table we can define...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire Streaming 0 Unlikely to implement

    Add ability to programmatically determine what objects are included in a cache policy.

    Using a policy has exponentially reduced the time to complete the full cache refresh (from ~ 3 hours to just over 1 hour). However, there is no way to determine which views/objects have been added to a policy, thus managing the cache refresh proce...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / caching 0 Future Consideration

    Community Expression in Product

    Let's allow expression functions to be contributed by the community. Allow pluggable expression code; Python or IronPython or Spotfire expression syntax; Needs new API
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Improve Lag/Lead Functions

    Now implemented but documentation doesn't specify how the ordering of rows is important; in addition, the ordering of rows is not guaranteed, so the functions are not trustworthy at present
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration
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