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Data Functions

    Use (In-memory) Visualizations as input to Data Functions

    WHAT: Enable the data currently displayed in a visualization to be sent to (any) Data Function, either automatically (when the visualization changes) or not. WHY: Much easier development of predictive analytic applications & easier ad hoc usa...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 3 Future Consideration

    Data Function output column names should be Display Name

    When outputting a column from a data function, the column name is not the display name but rather the parameter name
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Show required packages in f(x) flyout

    At beginning of flyout, so user does not have to figure out by error and author does not need to enter in description as free text.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Data Functions need to support native 'String List' type as inputs or outputs

    Spotfire's Data Funcitons are among the top differentiators from its competitor tools and I use them often to create very valuable and sophisticated user work-flows that takes a complex process and makes it seem trivial. In creating a specific wor...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Automatic Retries When Statistics Servers Are Too Busy to Respond to Status Requests

    When the Spotfire Analyst client or a Spotfire Web Player sends a job request to a Stats server, it polls the server every 10 seconds. If it doesn't hear back from it in 10 seconds, it kills the job. We think that it would be better behavior if it...
    almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Limit input options on f(x) flyout

    Limit options for input params so user cannot select data in an unintended way. For instance, Column selection may not want to allow column expression.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Default value for optional parameters in data functions

    When an optional parameter is used, I have to test in the data function whether the parameter is set using is.null() and assign it a default value. e.g. if(is.null(optPar)) {optPar = "something} because otherwise the code usually fails because you...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Drag a Data Function from one DXP to another

    WHAT: Enable the user to drag a Data Function from one DXP to another. Prompt to match inputs (doc properties, tables, columns, etc.) if don't match WHY: Make it easier to share and reuse data functions. Additional comments: 1. If implement idea o...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 1 Future Consideration

    enable to install the specific python library

    Sharing of python libraries. when I write a python script in Spotfire and share it to my coworkers, they need to install the python library in each account, and it takes time to deploy, so please make it possible to install the target library smoo...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 2 Already exists

    allow to customize bind mounts for TERR/Python/R service engine container

    Customer wants to read / write files on host OS or NAS shared folder from TERR/Python/R data functions when TERR/Python/R service is configured to use container for engine process. So to do this we need to add more bind mounts to the container. ak...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Needs Info
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