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Update the supported function list in Microsoft SQL Server connect

ur helpNow, just a small subset of functions are listed in TIBCO Spotfire when we connect to SQL Server in a external mode, making customer to not know all the options available from the engine. Basic functions like ROUND or CONCAT are not present...
over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

Add Run Button to GUI

Add run script button to any GUI where appropriate. For instance, when I am writing IronPython I often just want to run the script with a new parameter setting to see if it works. At the moment I have to edit the script before I run it, so it woul...
over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

Add auto-retry on failed data function call in case of 401/500 error from statsvc

Problem: If Statistics services returns 401 or 500 error (that happens often enough for our users), current behavior of Webplayer (10.3) is to just fail. Usually it is enough to do manual retry, or do analysis F5 refresh but that is inconvenient f...
over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

Don't execute data functions when required input data is empty

Many data functions you want triggered from markings. However, when nothing is marked, empty inputs are sent to the DF which causes errors. So you have to create specific error handling code for TERR to detect # rows for input and send out empty d...
over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 4 Future Consideration

We need to be able to sort document properties by name in the data function output parameters dialog.

I have a file with a lot of document properties, and every time I set up a Python data function with output parameters, I have to hunt for the document property in the list. Most dialogs let you sort by property name and that makes it much easier ...
almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Scripting 1 Future Consideration

Automate Mapping of Statistica Data Function

We have the SPC Template on the TIBCO community with an embedded data set and Statistica data function. To replace the data and data function is a manual and time consuming process. Please include a tool that will automate this remapping of a data...
almost 5 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

Create and edit data functions in the Spotfire web client

I need to be able to create new data functions and use and edit existing ones in Spotfire Business Author
over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

Duplicate Data Function definition

Sometimes, I want to register a data function with a script that is already present in the analysis but slightly different parameters. For this, I have to register a new data function and select all the input/output parameters again. "Copy" in the...
over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Scripting 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...
almost 6 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 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...
about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Scripting 0 Future Consideration