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    Allow configurable default numbers of bins for histograms

    We'd like to recommend making the default number of bins configurable for histograms. We'd like users to be able to set their own preferences. We get asked about this a lot by users. Most of the time they find the default number of bins too small....
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    CSS for ALL elements

    Currently calculated values, canvas backgrounds, and other elements are 'off limits'. Allowing access to all elements enables "theming" based on CSS templates
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Data Function output column names should be Display Name

    When outputting a column from a data function, the column name is not the display name but rather the parameter name
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Show required packages in f(x) flyout

    At beginning of flyout, so user does not have to figure out by error and author does not need to enter in description as free text.
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Sort categorical legend groups (color, symbol, etc.) by any column statistic & add sparklines to legend for that statistic

    There are frequent requests to sort color-by legend groups by a statistic (often count, sum, avg) for some data column shown on that graph. I suggest to generalize this by making it possible to sort any categorical legend group (color, symbol) by ...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    We would like a document summarizing the incompatibility.

    If a TDV version upgrade deprecates a feature, it will be noted in the documentation, but since there is no list of deprecated features, each feature must be checked individually. This is very inconvenient and we would like to have a document that...
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization 0 Future Consideration

    Support different versions of Python, R in the same environment

    An organization may have projects using different versions of Python, R. Supporting different versions of Python and R in the same environment helps with upgrade planning. Version 1 is "production use" and Version 2 is "testing upgrade". This alle...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire Statistica 2 Future Consideration

    Consistent Updates for adapters of major DBMS versions

    Commit to adding support for new versions of the popular RDBMS within 6 months or the next service pack from their release. The major vendors should be supported, these are Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM.
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization / data sources 0 Future Consideration

    Gather native stats from database platforms that support it

    Currently, TDV calculates stats manually from analyzing the data. Where possible we should gather stats from database platforms that support it.
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire Data Virtualization 0 Future Consideration

    Unpivot new columns of specified data types automatically

    I am bringing excel file into Spotfire that has dates as the column names. I have loaded the data into Spotfire by conducting an unpivot transformation on all date columns. When new columns (new dates) are added to the excel file, however, it does...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration
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