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    Better visualise KPIs with direction on map with line thickness

    Spotfire can show directions on a map: two points are connected with an arrow. Idea is to add to this the thickness of the line. Think of a Sankey diagram, but not on a circle, here it is shown on a map instead. This is ideal for showing movement ...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Support for Postgresql 11 as a data source, cache and data ship

    We would like Composite to provide Datasource adapters for Postgres version 10 and 11. Currently we are unable to upgrade to the latest version because of this limitation and use the latest features including usage of datatypes like JSON and JSONB .
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 4 Future Consideration

    Streamline communication of changes when new versions are released

    Thoroughly understanding changes to the software when new versions are released is currently very difficult. For the 7.9 release, I found three TIBCO websites that had varying levels of detail explaining the changes, as well as the release notes. ...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire 5 Already exists

    Expose only certain columns in shared data connections

    All columns of a data source are exposed on the connection. It is necessary to be able to expose only certain elements from a data source to users to build connections based on folder level security. Data connections is missing the abstraction lay...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add ability for on-demand query to Microsoft SSAS

    This ability will allow the user to parameterize the data extract.
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add Social Media Connectors

    Ability to connect to Social media like Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Pinterest. This is useful for Marketing and category managers to measure effectiveness of the promotions and conduct sentiment analysis.
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Be able to determine which markers overlap with which features between two layers of a map

    I often find shapefiles that I use as an overlay over markers plotted with lat/long from a different layer on a map. For instance, I might have complaints to the NYC 311 (with lat/long) service that I may want to overlay with police precincts (as ...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Mixed actions and multiple Script/DataFunction executions in text area action items

    It would be nice if multiple scripts or data functions could be executed within one text area action item. In addition, being able to mix all types of actions would be good, for example first apply a bookmark, then execute a script, then navigate ...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 2 Future Consideration

    Input server-side-properties in Spotfire Cloudera Impala Connector

    Hello dear, I hope to be able to input server-side-properties in Spotfire Cloudera Impala Connector. The backgound is : In our Impala infrastructure, we can only connect to Impala by setting the REQUEST_POOL command. In Windows ODBC Data Source Ad...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Dynamic table support for Information links

    With the current implementation of information links, it only works well for tables that are relatively static or rarely has schema changes from adding or removing columns. In scenarios, where a table is relatively dynamic with frequently schema c...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration
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