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    Text modals upon execution of action controls / visualization actions

    Ability for actions in visualizations to launch text modals/popups, such as a tooltip on usage. This will help consumers know their actions are taking place and guide their usage of analytics apps
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Reorder columns in UI elements

    Ability to reorder column and table display orders in select boxes and filters. This helps promote commonly used columns in those elements and give more flexibility than only alphabetical sorting.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Catalog of Community contributions embedded in Spotfire

    E.g. data functions, themes, intelligent recommendations; calculated column expressions; colour schemes. Users should be able to contribute from the product directly and consume from within the product directly
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Zoom any visualization regardless of zoom slider visiblity

    Recommend replacing zoom sliders with a magnifying glass on charts, similar to tableau. Zoom sliders take up a lot of space and are cumbersome to handle and toggle.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Dockable sidebar for navigation

    Allow collapsible side bar with accordions and hierarchies on side bar for better tab navigation. More modern look and feel. Easier to manage many tabs
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    f(x) flyout package installation directly

    When a required package is determined to be missing, allow install directly from input param flyout
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Drop Down input control for f(x) flyout

    Drop down for pre-determined values in input values. If document property related, must be able to store options in SFD file.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Tagging/grouping of data functions in f(x) browse

    Be able to group and/or tag data functions into collapsible groups. Would be nice to be able to control the icons and have language indicated automatically. This would make it easier to access and find data functions.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Add method in IronPython API to export visualization (as-is) to Excel

    Currently, the CreateDataWriter method is available to export to Excel (reference); however, this export strips any formatting in the underlying visualization - e.g., Table. Spotfire v14.x offers an in-UI feature to export visualizations, as-is (r...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Greenplum Connector : add SSL option

    Currently, when we use the Pivotal Greenplum connector in Spotfire, there is no way to specify the use of SSL. And it is by default "No SSL". For security reasons, our Greenplum database is set to use SSL. The dedicated Pivotal Greenplum connector...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration
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