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    Visualize months with single letter code

    When visualizing trends using binned dates it would definitely help to have the possibility to visualize a single letter code for months instead of the three letter codes. When all months are displayed it could help in optimizing the visualization.
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    In Spotfire 14 LTS (14.0.3), actions performed by analytics tools are not tracked/logged to the actionlog database.

    In Spotfire 14 LTS (14.0.3), the "Export" operations for the following three newly added features, performed by Analysis Tools (Category: analysis_pro), are not being tracked or logged in the action log database: 1. Export "Visualization to Mic...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics 0 Future Consideration

    File Routing and/or Deny Open for Scheduled Updates Change

    We like having scheduled-updates.performance.deny-open-when-not-scheduled set to true in config.bat so that users don't try to open large cached analyses outside of their scheduled window. However, we also want to be able to route a specific file ...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Scheduled Updates 2 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

    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...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Support AWS S3 for Spotfire library import/export path

    Currently Spotfire config tool provides only options for configuring Library import/export path for windows local folder or a file share path. Given the instances are not domain joined, can't configure a central file location for all spotfire serv...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Library 0 Future Consideration

    Initiate script (or action control click) through user-defined hotkey or keystroke

    I create and use dashboards with many action control buttons that trigger various scripts. The only way to use these dashboards involves a tremendous amount of mouse movement and clicking. It's slow, and frustrating, and strenuous on the index fin...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Check data (during load) for quality and changes in column values

    Users appreciate Spotfire’s ability to match column name changes during data reloading. This ideas proposes the ability for Spotfire to check data (during load) for quality and changes in column values (especially when metadata changes or when dat...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Add preferences/options on how null values should be default handled.

    Add an option to Spotfire that allow you to configure how NULLs are handled when used in expressions and calculations. For instance I would like the option to specify that when using an expression or calculation, that NULLs are treated as empty st...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Button to Force LDAP sync without having to restart the Spotfire Server Service

    It would be very useful to have a button that instantly forces an LDAP sync. The current process mandates a Spotfire Server restart to put into use a new schedule to trigger an LDAP sync. A server restart should not be necessary.
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 2 Future Consideration
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