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    Paste a list of values into ListBoxFilters

    It would be very handy for users if they are able to paste a list of values into a ListBoxFilter. An example use case would be the following: A user wants to copy a list of values from an Excel spreadsheet. They select the values by press Ctrl + C...
    almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / Filters 1 Future Consideration

    Bringing shape/geometry fields via Spotfire TDV connector

    Currently TDV is able to bring in geometry fields from arcgis but spotfire TDV connector does not support this field. Bringing in this geometry/shape object will help consolidate all the request via TDV connector.
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / data sources 4 Future Consideration

    API to read multiple SBDF files consecutively and append them as a single data table

    I'm proposing an API to read multiple SBDF files consecutively and append them as a single data table. If CustomDataSource is fetching a large SBDF file from a file server (e.g. samba server), I think it would be faster to split it into several SB...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Please expand the GIS-related functionalities

    While Tableau supports Mapbox APIs, Spotfire lacks advanced features like map matching. I would like to see more comprehensive GIS capabilities integrated.
    4 months ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 1 Needs Info

    Load all tabs of an Excel file at once

    When importing an Excel file, provide the possibility to load all tabs into different data tables in one step
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Access the underlying data table from the Mods API

    Add the ability to read the whole data table from the Mods API as unaggregated data, not only the values of the specified axes. As an example this could be used to create a "table plot" mod.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    The ability to make SpotfireControl objects in text areas common for any text area

    When you add a filter, drop down, etc. into a text area for a report it shows up as something like <SpotfireControl id="909008u8ssahhjhkjashj" />. For this to work you should be able to copy the above to another text area and have the same o...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Ability to Manage acceptible Ironpython/Python modules in Production

    Currently, IronPython is able to load Python modules from its core installation as well as able to load windows libraries. Administrators would like to be able to manage/control what are acceptable packages that could be run on the Production Web ...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Library 0 Future Consideration

    Leader line on chart value labels

    Currently when you enable labels on a GeoChart object you get really great leader lines on the labels that properly positions labels and makes the underlying content readable. When we add labels to chart values ie on a line chart - it places the l...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Wildcard or partial string matches for Data on Demand

    I'm trying to work with Data on Demand with "string" type fields. We have a large database of error logs, and are trying to search through the log text to find mentions of a specific substring that can appear in slightly different places within th...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration
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