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    Use Document Properties in SQL Statements for ODBC

    Use a document property that is linked to an sql statement that could be used to edit the statement without needing to open the full statement. ie date range, product code.
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    API/Protocol for launching Spotfire web client with analysis file from an external source

    When Spotfire analysis files (DXP) are stored in external libraries (not in the Spotfire Library) it would be useful to being able use an API or protocol to launch the Spotfire web client with an externally stored analysis file. The user should al...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Maps with Notes

    Customer who is using spotfire maps wants to add notes using annotations or collaboration visualization. When he moves the map around the notes should move automatically without any manual effort.
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    display more information in automation job running

    This is from case 01461191 Hi, We're developing a automation task, we want to show user some information when the automation task is running, like what exactly it is doing. But we couldn't find an API for that purpose. We noticed there is an API ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Automation Services 0 Future Consideration

    Display a more user-friendly message when error is encountered during stored procedure execution

    We used stored procedures to pass data to Spotfire. This should alleviate heavy data access from our server and to isolate the tables from our users. However, when error is encountered using this approach Spotfire returns a series of cryptic error...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Customize the BusyIndicator object's animation

    We would like to define our own animation when using a BusyIndicator type object. An instance of this class that can be used when implementing new extensions, for example a new visualization, in order to notify the user that something is loading, ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Allow authoring in web clients, needs global setting

    The setting “Allow authoring in web clients”, needs a way to be disabled on all clients globally, or a method to turn this off on all analysis in the library.
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Already exists

    Filtering datasource file before importing

    It would be great to be able to filter data in text/Excel files on import.The current possible workaround is not very efficient. Have the ability to directly create a filter (the same way that's done on Excel for example) in the 'Import settings' ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Already exists

    Limit numbers of data loaded in analyst if using information links (TS-41016)

    At the moment it is not possible to limit number of rows loaded in Spotfire analyst if Information link is used.This cause the unusability of analyst in case of large number of data coming from several different table (if not duplicating every tim...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    pin preferred connector on top

    Please add option to pin preferred connectors on top in "Files and data" -> "connect to", in order to find the mostly used connectors more easily.
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration
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