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    Sort legend columns by another column

    Column selections for shape by, color by, marker by, etc should be sortable by another column.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Fitting tool on map chart marker layers

    Incorporate a fitting tool similar to our extension so that for any given marker layer you can click “add fit layer” and fitting and creation of an appropriate feature layer happens automatically. [Fitting means calculated layer that’s displayed a...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Heatmaps on scatter plots

    That summarise millions of points by aggregations that you can zoom in and out of. Render points at different zoom levels
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Include marker transparency in line charts

    Regardless of marker size, they still show on line charts when transparency is used.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Minimize/fold graphical table columns

    Allow minimizing/folding of graphical table columns to improve readability
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Color by Column Values

    Use hex, rgb, or html colors in a column to color another column
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Read/Access the KPI Chart values using Ironpython?

    The KPI chart allows you to compute calculations like that of other visualizations. It would be nice to be able to extract those calculated values using IronPython like it is possible in a Cross Table. This would defeat the purpose of using the KP...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Sort scatterplot points by the Y-axis value

    I want to sort the X-axis, which are String labels, based on the Y-axis values. This is possible via Histrogram but not Scatterplot.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Add control of for the correct use of http status codes

    Follow W3C standards for http status codes. For instance if a published REST service doesn't receive a required input parameter, TDV currently returns a status code of 500, which is incorrect - it should return 412 or 422. The inability to send t...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / web services 0 Future Consideration

    Plot unfiltered data as background on scatter charts. Combine with data limiting expression for flexibility.

    Allows complete data cloud (or limited by expression) to be plotted as a background to the filtered data. Very useful to understand patterns, relationships but still being able to focus on key data.
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Already exists
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