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    option to load all numeric data(int,real,etc) as real

    Spotfire automatically determines data type from first 100 rows of data when loading data from text/excel. A new option is expected by users, that is, "load all numeric data (determined as integer or real or others) as real", in order to use real ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Map features / polygon transparency should affect the outline

    As the title says. Currently it only affects the fill transparency.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Adjust Map Chart marker outlines

    Ability to change color of marker outlines or have no color at all
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    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

    JavaScript in V7

    Hello We used javascript function in 6.5. It seems that some on them (like on('change',function() ) does not work anymore. We had some accordion in text area that know won't work correctly. I there a documentation somewhere about what change to wh...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Will not implement

    Allow manual sorting of the "selected columns" associated with a property control

    The current alternative to workaround not being able to sort the columns within a spotfire property is to used fixed values option would reduce the flexibility of the solution, should columns be renamed for example, and also maintaining the fixed ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 1 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Developer SDK method for returning Data Table Source Information as string

    Have built a DXP documentation tool for audit and documentation purposes but it has proved difficult to build an equivalent of the Data Table Source Information tab as most of the related objects/methods are not available in the SDK
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Put a cumsum line in as a possible set line for bar graphs

    This is a very common line on a bar graph
    almost 7 years ago in Spotfire 4 Already exists

    Keep formatting in cross table when display name of column changes

    When the display name of a column (cell value) in a cross table changes, the formatting settings are reset. This is highly annoying, especially when column names include a document property which is changed by a user. After each change, the format...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Mods API

    Please find some of the suggestions for Spotfire Mods Improvement: Integration with Multiple Data Tables: Currently, Spotfire Mods is limited to single table visualizations. Enabling integration with multiple data tables would greatly expand its a...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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