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    Merge columns even if the data types are different.

    When merging columns (data joins), even if the column names are the same, they won't be automatically matched if the data types don't match. When there's a large amount of data, setting each column individually can be time-consuming, so we'd like ...
    10 months ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Enhancements to the "Place Visualization" feature

    I want to align visualizations evenly, and be able to freely set the number to display vertically and horizontally, like in a trellis panel. I want to be able to specify the number of visualizations that can be displayed vertically and horizontall...
    10 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    streamlined error bar settings

    Depicting error bars in spotfire during exploratory data analysis is laborious, because when the variable being graphed is changed, the column used to generate the error bars as well as the aggregation function used to set the error bars must be r...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Data function does not have option to enable/disable prompting

    Unlike tables from data sources, the data tables from data functions have their 'Prompt for new settings before loading' check box disabled. This means that we have no real control on when a data function prompts users for new settigns! It would b...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    transparent error bars

    Let's say we have a line plot, with two lines displaying the corresponding average values for each data set. Now, when we include error bars (confidence intervals, standard deviation or similar) it would be great to be able to chose that the color...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Add ability to create more than one filter in a Text Area at a time

    Adding items to the Text Area is currently a tedious -- one at a time -- process. If I want to add three filters to a text area, I do the following... 1. Toggle into edit mode 2. Click the add filter button 3. Minimize EVERY SINGLE TABLE UNTIL I F...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 3 Future Consideration

    Please provide action log analysis for PostgreSQL

    Please provide action log analysis for PostgreSQL in the Spotfire Server installer file (TIB_sfire_server_12.0.4_win.zip),i.e. PostgreSQL version of "\TIB_sfire_server_12.0.4_win.zip\scripts\mssql_install\actionlog\logged_user_actions_mssql.part0....
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Likely to implement

    Improved support information link sub-queries

    The support for sub-queries in information designer is quite limited such that it is e.g. not possible to move prompts inside the sub-query. You can find details in the community and in the support portal.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Line Charts - Break line if data point is missing

    It would be useful to have an option to break the line on a line chart whenever the data point does not exist in the data. This is a different scenario compared to the already available behavior where there is a row in the data table just the valu...
    10 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Analyst - Provide summary on Data tables

    For information or troubleshooting purpose, it would be great to have a menu item Data -> Data table statistics for example having some information like the attached screenshot. Having the possibility to copy the content would also be useful. T...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration
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