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    Allow the selection/identification of individual bars/pie pieces etc. when writing automation code against web mashup visualizations

    When developing a web app that uses web mashup to display visualizations, it would be very useful to be able to identify individual sections of a visualization for automation purposes. Example: To be able to identify each individual bar or pie pie...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    API to change DataFunction's UpdateBehavior from manual to automatic without trigger function execution

    I am using API to add data function and execute then do some other stuff(create graph,etc), func.Execute((bool done) => { if (done) { applicationThread.InvokeAsynchronously(applicationInvocationSuccess); } else { applicationThread.InvokeAsynch...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Adding an option for a snap grid to aid in visualization layout

    This is a feature that is native (and without the option to disable, which is not optimal) to Qlik Sense. There is a grid that allows you size and align visualizations very easily. This is particularly helpful on more crowded dashboards as you can...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    export specific columns in all pdf pages

    Lets say we have a table with columns ca, c1,c2,c3,c4,etc. if column is too wide then when export to pdf, columns are splitted into multiple pages, e.g. ca,c1,c2 in page1 and c3,c4,etc in page2. Customer wants to always show ca in all pages, e.g. ...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Export 0 Future Consideration

    set style (color,size, border, etc) on table's column header

    Customer wants to set style (color,size, border, etc) on table's column header , to make header more easy to read.
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Import data from internet

    It would be great if Spotfire could import a data table for the internet.; functionality that is similar to what is possible in Microsoft Excel or Power BI
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add a right-click on legend to temporarily remove data from the chart

    I realize I can delete data from a chart; and by adjusting a filter I can also remove a certain category of data. But too often I have a situation where I dont want to delete the data and it is too cumbersome to go to the filters and uncheck a cat...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Allow property control authors to choose the maximum number of values that can be displayed in Drop-down list

    In ver.7.x, the maximum number of values that can be displayed in the Drop-down list of Property control is 10. If the number of values exceeds 10, the user must use the scroll bar to see the hidden value. In ver.6.5, the maximum number of values ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Connector for Apache Kylin

    Spotfire should provide better support for Apache Kylin: http://kylin.apache.org/ At the moment, only a native ODBC connection is possible, where "keep data external" is not an option. As Kylin is a SQL based big data caching engine, "import data"...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add a "Show Data Table" option in the context menu of the filter panel

    There's a "hide data table" option in the context menu of the filter panel. What I also need from time to time is to show a table which is hidden. To do this, I have to go through the organise filters dialogue, which is not that nice to use. Havin...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Filters 0 Future Consideration
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