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    Package builder should support ability to deploy to server

    While not a frequent activity, it is convenient to build and deploy an SDK package to the server. This no longer works with 11.x and external auth.Previously we could connect to the TSS directly and use LDAP credentials even though we also had an ...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Unlikely to implement

    Remove 'Prepared Reports' via Spotfire API

    Create ability to remove prepared reports with the Spotfire API. Right now, I believe only viewing a list of existing reports and exporting existing reports is possible.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Provide a global "Cancel" functionality (using a hot-key) within the Spotfire session

    We need a global "Cancel"/"Abort" functionality (using a hot-key like Esc or Ctrl-C) within the Spotfire session, to stop/kill the last operation/process/thread. In many occasions, users invoke (by mistake) an operation that takes a very long time...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 1 Future Consideration

    DB2 in-database connector for zOS

    Would be great if you can support zOS for in-database connectors.
    almost 10 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration

    Add ability to specify column data types when importing programmatically from Excel.

    I am currently running a script which will replace data tables with excel sheets through a simple file explorer interface. However I am noticing that Spotfire is automatically guessing the data type of a column based on the first n rows of data im...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Change the Font size of Chart Axis

    Hello Team, We would like to get the option to change the Font size of the Chart X or Y Axis axis name (not the scale labels) in the Chart Properties or Tools>Option>Fonts pop-up window rather then changing from the Custom Themes settings wh...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 4 Future Consideration

    show boxplot x axis column name on the top left corner of statistics table

    Please add option to show boxplot x axis column name on the left top corner of statistics table. See attached screenshot. Using annotation may achieve similar but it's difficult to adjust the position, text size, box border, etc.
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    To improve collaboration, Store Lists in the same way Bookmarks are stored.

    Spotfire allows two methods to store the knowledge users generate when they assemble lists: Spotfire lists work great for single users, but are not good for collaboration. Tags allow for sharing list information, but require re-saving the DXP to ...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Lists 0 Future Consideration

    Font support for Mods

    There should be a Mods API to enable the developer to support the Fonts configuration for Visualization Mods so that it feels just as like native visualizations for the end user.
    over 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Option to change default data loading method

    Data loading currently defaults to “Always New Data” Can we change the default to “New Data When Possible”?
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration
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