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    Trim Hierarchy Filters if all empty below a level (or provide an option)

    If a hierarchy filter is "ragged" then it can look quite confusing to users to see levels such as (empty), (empty), (empty). Especially when using the filter to represent things like folder type structures. It would be great if the hierarchy fi...
    almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / Filters 0 Future Consideration

    Get rid of those inescapable dialog boxes

    The dialog boxes are often modal, meaing you are not allowed to work with the program until the dialog box is closed. But, you will often need to search for info such as variable numbers, or do something else. So, you then have to close the dialog...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire Statistica 1 Will not implement

    Permission to file creator

    For dxp files, we should be able to grant 'Browse+Access+Modify' permissions to the file creators as an option, regardless of the permission of folder they belong to.
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Library 0 Future Consideration

    call another data function inside a data function

    Customer wants to call another data function inside a data function. We understand one can package the data function being call and deploy it. However this idea is simply do it inside a analysis. Thanks.
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Dropdown Multiselect Document Property

    Need to add in the ability in the text area to have a dropdown Menu that is a multi-select checkbox. This would allow for a lot less space to be taken up than a multi-select list box. It would be great if it could spill over on top of another visu...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Allow Declares on Filters

    Maps allow declare actions. I'd like to be able to add a declaration in a filter, where is predicates determining output could then made use of the declare. For exaple: DECLARE _rand random() Predicate for output 1: _rand < 0.1 Predicate for ou...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire Streaming 0 Future Consideration

    Expose the API to set individual column width within CrossTablePlots

    The DataTable visual allows for setting individual column widths via IronPython. This API is not consistently implemented across similar tabular visuals, in particular the CrossTablePlot. Though users can adjust individual column widths using thei...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    export "Scheduled jobs" and "Job activity" to text file from Web management console "Automation Services"

    Customer wants to export "Scheduled jobs" and "Job activity" to text file from Web management console "Automation Services".
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Automation Services 2 Future Consideration

    Update a node automatically when it be automatically trusted.

    I think the features described in the following links are really very good Https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfire_server/7.9.0/doc/html/TIB_sfire_server_tsas_admin_help/GUID-06B38C0E-0DA7-4E7F-A134-22AE0102E81B.html Https://docs.tibco.com/pub/spotfir...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Installation 0 Future Consideration

    show cross table cell value text as vertical

    Customer requests this feature that allows cross table to show cell value text as vertical to increase usability.
    almost 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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