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    Duplicate Data Function definition

    Sometimes, I want to register a data function with a script that is already present in the analysis but slightly different parameters. For this, I have to register a new data function and select all the input/output parameters again. "Copy" in the...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Negation (NOT) and IN operators in on-demand settings

    Hi, Currently if you liked to filter on two or more distinct elements in an on-demand table, you will be up to some challenges. (Creating a property and populating it with a control and then deleting the visualization containing the control.) In m...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Lastperiods() with negative period numbers

    Hi, The lastperiods function can only accept positive first parameter (which indicates the number of periods to include in the calc (as opposed to the previousperiod function which can take negative arguments). if you tried to use this function in...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 1 Future Consideration

    Modify error messages in notifications to hide the stack trace

    Due to security reasons, we do not want to expose the entire stack trace and application logic to users in error messages. We want to replace the error messages with non-descriptive ones, so the feature that enables modifying error messages in not...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    add function to update the value of document property

    Please add function to update the value of document property from custome expression & calculated columns, it's very helpful in some use cases if we can assign value from data table to document property.
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Add callback function to the JavaScript API to trigger when filters are changed in an analysis

    Currently there is a callback function that can be registered for Marking changes, but this isn't possible with the Filter. This is useful to catch changes in Spotfire filters in a wrapping web application. Right now the only way to do this is a m...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / API 2 Future Consideration

    Loading Selected Columns from large files

    Currently, if you have a very large file with several worksheets and columns within those worksheets Spotfire must read every column in that file even if you're only using a handful of columns. This makes download and refresh times very long compa...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 2 Future Consideration

    API to obtain another page on same screen

    I had a request from a customer regarding the possibility to open a page of a dxp in a new window via API. In essence they would like to click an action item in a viz and obtain another page on same screen, like what you get when right-click on pa...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 1 Future Consideration

    Please add the ability to assign deployment areas by group not only to the Administration Console but also to the Administration Manager.

    Please add the ability to assign deployment areas by group not only to Administration console but also to Administration manager. Long-time Spotfire users are accustomed to operate Administration manager and would like to be able to assign deploym...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Future Consideration

    Allow formatting of cells in cross tables to be the same when data "does not exist" and when it is "empty"

    While it is possible to format both types of "empty" values, they cannot be formatted to look the same. Although "Non-existent" and "Empty" values are conceptually different ; visually, they represent the same thing -- for some analyses. 'Empty ...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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