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    133 VOTE

    Support temporary tables in data connections

    When retrieving on-demand data Spotfire's information designer supports creating temporary tables to avoid huge WHERE clauses (link) which can not only be a performance issue but infact hinder a query from being executed completelly. Temporary tab...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 6 Future Consideration
    211 VOTE

    Insert Chart Object in to a Text Area

    We would like to be able to insert a chart object ie. a line chart - into a text area. This would allow us to really easily: 1) float in/out visualisations in a html text area based upon user selections 2) swap in/out messages and images based upo...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 7 Future Consideration

    Keep the Column Properties dialogue box

    I saw in the release notes for the latest version update that the Column Properties dialogue box would be going away in a future release. Please keep it! It is so much easier to use than the flyout thing on the left. And I don't know of any other ...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 12 Needs Info
    129 VOTE

    Spotfire Analyst - Add more information for transformations in the Data Canvas

    When displaying the transformations under the Data Canvas, when many transformations are performed, it is tricky to just have the transformation sequence number, without the name of a column for example. This would lead to Edit several times in th...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    allow to discard automatically detected name row when importing data from excel

    We learnt from support that I quote, Spotfire automatically identifies the first row containing only string values and uses it as the name row. Currently, this behavior cannot be modified when importing an Excel file. For example if we have a exce...
    about 2 months ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 To be Reviewed

    configure the underline text style in tables and graphical tables

    Please allow users to configure the underline text style in tables and graphical tables to improve the user experience.
    about 1 month ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Improve Configuration UI for Complex Action Mods

    Enhance the usability and flexibility of the configuration interface for Action Mods, particularly for more complex implementations. As mods grow in complexity, the current configuration window can become crowded and difficult to navigate, making ...
    7 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Allow Embedding Data Functions within Action Mods

    Enable support for embedding data functions directly within the Action Mod package, rather than requiring them to be stored and referenced separately in the Spotfire Library. Currently, Action Mods depend on externally managed data functions, whic...
    7 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Enable Data Connection Management from Action Mods

    Extend the Mod API to allow Action Mods to interact with Spotfire’s data layer, specifically to create, modify, or trigger data connections. Currently, Action Mods cannot: Create new data connections (e.g., databases, APIs, local files) Modify...
    7 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Add Document Properties to a Text Area via an Action Mod

    Currently, it is not possible to create a Text Area and embed Document Properties or other objects directly through an Action Mod. While it is possible to: create and edit Text Areas, and create or modify Document Properties via the mod, the...
    7 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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