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    allow to add custom tool into native Tools menu with more than 2 hierarchy

    Our customer wants to add custom tool into native Tools menu like, native Tools menu => SubFolder(e.g company name) => SubSubFolder(e.g. tool category) => CustomTool_here Currently only below 2 option are available. (1) native Tools menu ...
    10 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    In-DXP display of file location for current .dxp

    When opening a .dxp in an Analyst client, there's currently no way for users to see its file path via the GUI. This creates a quandary when saving the file under the same filename - e.g., unintentional overwrite. Programmatically, this can be done...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Allow dynamic items and property controls to generate HTML within text areas

    Property controls and dynamic calculated items are rendered as text. It would be useful to have the option to calculate HTML values and have them render directly. It's possible to work around the limitation using JavaScript, but complex...
    about 10 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Be able to design an analysis on the desktop/laptop but intended for the mobile app

    Eg, have a "design mode" in the authoring application so you can wysiwyg develop a mobile spotfire analysis. Now, there is no way of telling how a laptop-designed analysis page will look like on a mobile device. And let's face it, even of spotfire...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    On demand load for data from library

    We have lots of measurement data in a database and basically all dxps use on demand load of data. However, for some special measurements, the data can only be made available in the library. However, as the amount of data is quite big, is usually m...
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Need design and run mode when opening spotfire analysis file in the Spotfire client.

    Whenever we open spotfire analysis file in the spotfire analyst (Desktop), it opens up the report along with the data and it takes a lot of time even to verify few connection parameters or to view its metadata (column properties, data table source...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Library 3 Future Consideration

    Add sort by date option for search results to open file

    You can sort by date when browsing the library. Add this to search results. Often the most recent one is the one you want, and you might as well add sort by last modifier as well. Can't tell you how many times I hit this lack of capability and spe...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / Library 1 Future Consideration

    Spotfire should support have a native connection template for accessing OLAP on hadoop cubes like Kyvos, atScale or Kylin.

    As OLAP on hadoop is a hot topic at the moment, the support by spotfire is lacking some native connectors. Kyvos for example, can only be connected via the MS SSAS connector and atScale is only availabe via SQL connectors. A better support and int...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    remove local file results from library file open dialog search

    When I select "Spotfire Library" from the file open flyout, then type in a file name to search on, I get results from the file system. This is not expected, since I am searching the Library not the file system. This is confusing and many times I e...
    almost 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Improve Spotfire Server to allow it to start when connection to LDAP server fails

    This has been a long standing issue for us in that the Spotfire Server will not start when connection to any LDAP server it syncs with fails. We are large organisation and sync our Active Directory users via LDAP for 4 different Windows Domains. A...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Future Consideration
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