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    use parameter as identifier in Information link SQL

    From time to time, we receive requests from our customers that they want to load data from database where table name is dynamic, e.g. on demand load data from different tablenames all of them have the same column structure. Unfortunately currently...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Show background progress activity circle when executing a script in the background

    When executing an IronPython script from a button, or for example by triggering a script when changing a document property the user should have some visual feedback of the fact that there is a background process running.
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Scripting 1 Already exists

    remove duplicate rows (as in excel)

    Sometimes joining data tables produces duplicate rows. It would be nice to have a remove duplicate rows as found in excel.
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Show Axes--> Rows Side by Side in Graphical table, similar to Cross table

    It would be nice if you add an option show Axes --> Rows side by side in Spotfire, something similar to Cross table or put a checkbox to select which type of option needed
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire 2 Future Consideration

    Avoid visualisation malfunction when columns are renamed

    When you have a custom expression in a visualisation which contains ${} and you rename a column that is used in the expression, the custom expression is not valid anymore. I've contacted support and they say it's as designed, but I find this behav...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Make dialog box sizes adjustable

    Just a useful feature to have. Example: When I use the < Insert Rows -> Match Columns > feature, I tend to miss some that haven't readily matched. This happens because the scroll space is pretty small. Would find it useful to have the wh...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / API 5 Future Consideration

    API for creating Information Services data sources

    Currently it is possible to update Information Services data sources using API (https://docs.tibco.com/pub/sfire_dev/area/doc/api/TIB_sfire_server_WebServices_API_Reference/com/spotfire/ws/pub/package-summary.html). It would be useful to also be a...
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Enable spotfire webplayer/analyst to be able to use spreadsheets from Onedrive as datasource to generate reports/analysis fiels/dahsboards

    It should work similar to how we are able to use spread sheets or text files from network drive as data source.
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Odata plus headers

    Some odata sources need headers in order to get accesed. Spotfire should include configuration for this kind of data sources. In our case, an authorization header must be included as a header. Spotfire does not provide a simple way to access this ...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    retain library id when copy and paste to overwite a library item

    We'd like to have an option to retain library id when copy and paste to overwite a library item. e.g. when copy file "/folderA/file1" to folder "/folderB/" which already has file1 in it, a dialog is prompt to select how to deal with duplication, i...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Library 0 Future Consideration
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