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    Provide support for adding the datasources using ODBC

    Currently we can connect to the data sources using JDBC protocol except of Microsoft excel ODBC. We should expand this to other data sources including the custom adapter data sources so that this will give us the flexibility to connect more data s...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 1 Already exists

    Integated documentation for visualizations

    Spotfire Analysis workbooks that we are using are containing many visualizations, which increases the complexity for the end user. It would be very useful to be able to attach documentation to each visualization, making the learning curve for new ...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Collaboration 1 Future Consideration

    Create a searchable catalogue of Spotfire Analyses

    My thoughts on an improvement to the product would be a concept of a catalogue, where I could build an analysis and then "publish" it with a description of what it is to a catalogue. people could browse/search the catalogue find something that loo...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Library 1 Future Consideration

    Support dynamic secrets for connecting to data sources

    Our security policy requires that all databases (specifically those on the public cloud) use dynamic secrets (rather than static credentials). Dynamic secrets are well suited to processes (e.g., Java, node.js, etc.) that are built using a pipeline...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 Future Consideration

    Allow Admins to post in-tool messages to all connected clients.

    To provide better user engagement and more efficient use of resources, especially in light of dynamically scaling down the number of active Spotfire servers in a cloud configuration, Spotfire Admins should be able to broadcast important messages t...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Future Consideration

    Add a Favourites folder and Recent Locations option to Information Designer

    THis would save a lot of time. The Information Designer doesn’t even remember where you were last, and open at that location. You have to constantly navigate from the root folder. Adding Favourites and Recent Locations would be a great help. Also,...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 2 Future Consideration

    AutoSynch Library TERR Data Function Parameters, not just scripts

    I'm able to force an auto-sync of a library function upon opening a Spotfire template. This is very useful for distributed templates among many users, as incremental changes in the function will be automatically pushed to every user. However, the ...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Scripting 2 Future Consideration

    Need special API from TIBCO which enables us to apply hierarchy column to our custom visualizations (like Adv. boxPlot))

    Hi supporter, Pls, refer to the attached image. User made a hierarchy column, but it's not able to be applied to advanced boxplot(but fine to boxplot). Thanks!
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Allow for dropdowns or fixed options in data function flyout

    When configuring or registering a data function, I'd like to be able to enforce fixed choices for those input parameters. When running the function in a dashboard with document properties you are able to set options, however when you are running f...
    almost 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 1 Future Consideration

    Allow optionality to 'Limit data using filterings' on 'Marking' subsets

    The ability to use and view 'Marking subsets' in a visualization is hugely powerful and heavily utilized in my workflows. While the marking-subset's resulting data shown in a visualization (the data selected by that Marking) is limited by the 'Lim...
    almost 3 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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