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    Dynamic table support for Information links

    With the current implementation of information links, it only works well for tables that are relatively static or rarely has schema changes from adding or removing columns. In scenarios, where a table is relatively dynamic with frequently schema c...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Allow excluding a column from the resulting view for Information Links

    When loading data from SQL or other external sources, the right hand panel labeled "Columns in Selected View" allows users to unselect fields that are not needed in the analysis. When loading data from an information link, the user is required to ...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Information Designer: Open elements and joins in information links directly, e.g. by double-clicking

    I sometimes would like to open elements and joins which are used in an Information link. To do so, I have to look for the path and then open the element/join from the elements window on the left. This is annoying and error prone. A double click in...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Information Designer read access

    We want Information Designer read access to enable the functionality of checking SQL queries and Data Source Name. In current scenario, users does not have access for Information Designer and Data Source. Users should be able to view the SQL queri...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 7 Future Consideration

    Cancel the opening of a DXP file while reading data from a data source (Information Link) - query to database should be cancelled

    When a user cancels the opening of an analysis file and the analysis file is connected to an information link and reading the data; *the Spotfire Server should send a cancel to the database to cancel the query*. Currently, even though the user has...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Make Information Designer a non-modal form

    50 times a day, I open Information Designer, navigate a complex folder hierarchy, make my change and close the Designer. Why can’t I keep my Information Designer open all the time in the background and minimise it. Either that or make it a separat...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services / User Experience 1 Already exists

    Maximize window buttons for Administration Manager, Library Administration, Information Designer inside Professional Client.

    An inability to see all of the information requires that EACH time I open these tools, I have to manually expand the window size. The window should also remember its last setting so that if was maximized last time, the next time I open it, it open...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Better control of Information Services database jobs and scheduled updates to improve system stability

    With Resource Monitor it's possible to set limits on how many open analysis Web Player can have and how much memory Web Player can use but this barely scratches the surface of what we want to set limits on to assure the stability of a large Spotfi...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Add a "Favourites" folder, and "recently visited" option to the Information Designer

    This would be very useful if you use the Information Library a lot, and have complex folder structures (like me!!)...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Support Synonyms in Spotfire

    Synonyms have been around since 2005 for SQL Server. Per support, synonyms are not available in Spotfire Analyst due to "issue/lack of feature" in the MSSQL JDBC driver. You can find many posts on this issue online, a couple of them are these: ht...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 2 Future Consideration
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