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    To be able to access the data source files from sharepoint when Linked to Source option is set

    This idea is in association with case # 01468964. Please refer to this case for more details. Details : We are unable to access any source data file in web player which is currently placed in sharepoint when Linked to Source option is set. When r...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 2 Future Consideration

    Enable drag/drop files into Spotfire Analyst using Windows Explorer when UNC path exceeds 260 characters

    Issue By default, Windows has a 260-character path length limit (MAX_PATH). UNC paths (like \\server\share\folder\...) count every character, so deep nested folders or long filenames push it over the limit. Explorer drag-and-drop to Spotfire...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Enable indents for HTML script in the textarea

    Improve the visibility and clean coding of the HTML script in the textarea. When you safe a structured HTML script with indents the indent information is all lost and makes it hard to edit the HTML again.
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Random Sample data as Transformation option

    Don't think this is currently possible. Currently, to do a random sample, I create a calculated column for random value like Rand(1). Then I filter the data to my sample size (e.g. I filter out 0.0 to 0.7 if I want a random sample that's 30% of th...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 5 Future Consideration

    Treemap should allow Color by Categorial Values (without need for Aggregation method)

    Treemap is a very powerful visualisation for hierarchical data. I found it surprising, that for Color you always have to select an aggregation method. Color has to be a continuous value and cannot be a category. In other visulizations like bar cha...
    about 5 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Fix the way Spotfire in-database connection generates highly inefficient SQL query

    This is more of an issue/bug than an enhancement/idea. Spotfire in-database connection generates highly inefficient SQL query with WHERE clause when it is not at all required. For example, if a visualization is showing a metric/measure such as Sal...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Fix and enhance Data Table relations

    request for Fix and Enhancement. As an analysis developer I would like to have more control on Data Table relations and how they react to my filtering and range setting because the current implementation is not working as expected. Unexpected be...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Cloud - Scheduled updates of data tables / files

    I am really missing the option to set scheduled updates / reloads for analysis files (and/or individual data tables) in Spotfire Cloud. If we had this feature, it would be a no-brainer to buy multiple licenses of Spotfire Cloud. I would just lik...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Add hyperlinks directly to Information Designer objects in Document and Column Properties

    Can we add a hyperlink in the Data Table and Column Properties, which opens the Information Designer - and opens the object immediately. It is time consuming to copy the ID and search for the item, or navigate to the folder - especially as the Inf...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Option to show custom application and document tools in any standard Spotfire menu

    As a developer or an administrator I want to show my custom tools in any native Spotfire menu, like File, Data or Help, or in a custom sub-menu below. This would give the flexibility to show custom functionality in more logical places when using ...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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