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    Ability to have the disk cache used after a Web Player restart even if it is older than the last scheduled update (but within max age setting)

    Currently (in 7.8) when the Spotfire Nodemanager service is restarted, the web player will attempt to reload all scheduled updates that are written to disk cache. There is one exception, scheduled updates that were in progress during a reset will ...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 1 Future Consideration

    Default value for optional parameters in data functions

    When an optional parameter is used, I have to test in the data function whether the parameter is set using is.null() and assign it a default value. e.g. if(is.null(optPar)) {optPar = "something} because otherwise the code usually fails because you...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / Scripting 0 Future Consideration

    Standard scales in visualization mods

    When developing a visualization Mod it would be great if it was possible to use the Spotfire scales. This would save time for the developer and the user experience would be the same as for native Spotfire visualizations.
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Tiled markers for projections in map charts

    Tiled marker shapes on scatter plots are very powerful for aggregating lots of data and showing distributed 'heat maps' of measures. Currently there is a limitation whereby they can't be used in map charts which use a coordinate reference system. ...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Create Undo/Redo API

    API hook for undo/redo in analysis. Can be tied to Action Control which is useful for automation tasks and analytics apps.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Responsive Table Visualization column widths

    Responsive expansion/contraction to screen visibility of table visualization column whitespace
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Error Bar full customization and shading

    Transparency, thickness, line style, should be customizable on error bars. Shading between error bar max/min also needed
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Apply themes to entire UI

    Side bars, toolbars, should have canvas theme applied. The Spotfire defaults can look out of place / less-professional with custom themes.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Trust all for custom SQL in connectors

    Extremely tedious and error-prone to trust individual SQL statements. A "Trust All" functionality would be helpful.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Limit input options on f(x) flyout

    Limit options for input params so user cannot select data in an unintended way. For instance, Column selection may not want to allow column expression.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration
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