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    Add global parameter that can be applied to custom queries

    Add a global parameter that can be applied to custom queries query parameters so the parameter can be defined prior to executing the queries. Allow the use of these params in custom queries so the query can be run with settings of imported data, a...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    add option to not register supported file extensions while installing Analyst

    Many of our customers are facing the issue that csv/xls/xlsx files are associated to Analyst automatically after Analyst is installed. Below is the explanation from support, =================== Unfortunately, this is the default behavior of certai...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Installation 0 Future Consideration

    Enable indents for HTML script in the textarea

    Improve the visibility and clean coding of the HTML script in the textarea. When you safe a structured HTML script with indents the indent information is all lost and makes it hard to edit the HTML again.
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 0 Future Consideration

    Fix and enhance Data Table relations

    request for Fix and Enhancement. As an analysis developer I would like to have more control on Data Table relations and how they react to my filtering and range setting because the current implementation is not working as expected. Unexpected be...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics 0 Future Consideration

    Random Sample data as Transformation option

    Don't think this is currently possible. Currently, to do a random sample, I create a calculated column for random value like Rand(1). Then I filter the data to my sample size (e.g. I filter out 0.0 to 0.7 if I want a random sample that's 30% of th...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 5 Future Consideration

    Fix the way Spotfire in-database connection generates highly inefficient SQL query

    This is more of an issue/bug than an enhancement/idea. Spotfire in-database connection generates highly inefficient SQL query with WHERE clause when it is not at all required. For example, if a visualization is showing a metric/measure such as Sal...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add hyperlinks directly to Information Designer objects in Document and Column Properties

    Can we add a hyperlink in the Data Table and Column Properties, which opens the Information Designer - and opens the object immediately. It is time consuming to copy the ID and search for the item, or navigate to the folder - especially as the Inf...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 1 Future Consideration

    Spotfire Cloud - Scheduled updates of data tables / files

    I am really missing the option to set scheduled updates / reloads for analysis files (and/or individual data tables) in Spotfire Cloud. If we had this feature, it would be a no-brainer to buy multiple licenses of Spotfire Cloud. I would just lik...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 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

    Spotfire Community page to share Dashboard designs and Iron Python scripts like Tableau Public

    We need to have a webpage to share new dashboard design ideas just like tableau has for tableau public. Its high time for all the Spotfire community people to have a common page to share dashboard on a common platform and download by one click rat...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 2 Future Consideration
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