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    Enable mass rename of columns during the transform data process

    Multiple data tables are often joined using the "Add as columns to" option. Often, the data sets being appended have the same value column names (ex. $, $ YA, Units, Units YA) which results in the subsequent data value columns having ([%C (n)]) or...
    almost 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Use List Document Property in SQL "IN" Statement within Custom Expressions

    It would be useful to be able to pass a list type document property (e.g. "String List", "Date List", etc...) into a SQL "IN" statement in a custom expression or calculated column. This can then be used to provide input for options for consumer us...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 3 Future Consideration

    Access to dashboard with old db connection

    There is a dashboard created a long time ago and the database connection is not accessible any more. We want to just take the dashboard and use it with a different database before we reach the DB, but as soon as we open the dashboard, the db cred...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 4 Future Consideration

    Expose Connection Path for DataConnectionOperation Class

    Request Expose Path to connection in library property for DataConnectionOperation Class. Background For DataSourceOperation Class, it has the GetDataFlow() method, which gives its path via DataSource.FilePath property; however, this is not availab...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Leave aliases once set, even after unchecking them in the grid panel

    If a column with an alias is unchecked in the grid panel, the alias will disappear. Please see the attached file for details. This is inconvenient because if the column is checked again, the alias must be set again. I hope this will be improved.
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / development 0 To be Reviewed

    Scatter plot line connection only for selected columns on Y-axis

    In scatter plot line conneciton properties, lines are drawn for all columns on Y-axis. There is no option to choose line connection only for a particular column/columns out of group of columns on Y-axis. This is useful prticularly when plotting ra...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Orthogonal Distance Regression (ODR)

    Hi We would like to see the orthogonal regression as an additional comparison method under Tools-->Data Relationships to add this type of regression to the data relationship tool
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Allow columns that are not primary keys as key columns for linked data like Tags

    Hi All: Currently, I need to create a primary key column (a column with one unique value per row) in a Spotfire data table in order to link data like tags. For many situations, this is not ideal. We often have tables with columns that are not pr...
    about 7 years ago in Spotfire / Tags 0 Future Consideration

    Waterfall Total as Stacked BarChart with percentages

    After my WebCast today (PerkinElmer's What's new in Spotfire 7.11 LTS and 7.12) I recieved a couple of questions on how I built the Waterfall chart with percentages in the total. Well I must admit that this is a combination of two charts a Waterfa...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Statistica should have an offline mode (Statistica desktop)

    This is with context of a Statistica Enterprise installation. Statistica Enterprise users are often unable to launch Statistica if the Enterprise database is down/ if they don't have the database credentials working. Users should be able to wor...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire Statistica 1 Future Consideration
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