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    Add hyperlinks directly to Information Designer objects in Document and Column Properties

    Can we add a hyperlink in the Data Table and Column Properties, which opens the Information Designer - and opens the object immediately. It is time consuming to copy the ID and search for the item, or navigate to the folder - especially as the Inf...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Option to show custom application and document tools in any standard Spotfire menu

    As a developer or an administrator I want to show my custom tools in any native Spotfire menu, like File, Data or Help, or in a custom sub-menu below. This would give the flexibility to show custom functionality in more logical places when using ...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Community page to share Dashboard designs and Iron Python scripts like Tableau Public

    We need to have a webpage to share new dashboard design ideas just like tableau has for tableau public. Its high time for all the Spotfire community people to have a common page to share dashboard on a common platform and download by one click rat...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 2 Future Consideration

    make script.WithParameters(params) work on WP@Linux

    Below IronPython script doesn't work on WP@Linux, res, script= Document.ScriptManager.TryGetScript('myScript') newScript = script.WithParameters(params) It fails with error "Operation is not supported on this platform." We use above API to enable ...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    seamlessly Zooming in/out of data - using 'layers' in general charts

    Take an easy example: you are displaying a Bubble chart that aggregates some data on some categories. 'Zooming in' (e.g. via mouse scrolling) would mean that going into detail for that category in focus would show all the data points behind that c...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Scheduling & Routing - See Load Status for File Rules

    It would be very useful to show the load status for each file rule alongside the "Execution" datetime (that shows the last run datetime for the rule) on the "Overview" page of "Scheduling & Routing".This is useful because if the Web Player ins...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Scheduled Updates 0 Future Consideration

    File Routing and/or Deny Open for Scheduled Updates Change

    We like having scheduled-updates.performance.deny-open-when-not-scheduled set to true in config.bat so that users don't try to open large cached analyses outside of their scheduled window. However, we also want to be able to route a specific file ...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Scheduled Updates 2 Future Consideration

    Initiate script (or action control click) through user-defined hotkey or keystroke

    I create and use dashboards with many action control buttons that trigger various scripts. The only way to use these dashboards involves a tremendous amount of mouse movement and clicking. It's slow, and frustrating, and strenuous on the index fin...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Visualize months with single letter code

    When visualizing trends using binned dates it would definitely help to have the possibility to visualize a single letter code for months instead of the three letter codes. When all months are displayed it could help in optimizing the visualization.
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Enable drag/drop files into Spotfire Analyst using Windows Explorer when UNC path exceeds 260 characters

    Issue By default, Windows has a 260-character path length limit (MAX_PATH). UNC paths (like \\server\share\folder\...) count every character, so deep nested folders or long filenames push it over the limit. Explorer drag-and-drop to Spotfire...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration
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