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    API: Add option to obtain guid for the sbdf file of a SbdfLibraryDataSource in case its name is not uniqe

    I've confirmed the following with support: There's currently no way to obtain the guid of the sbdf in the library which is used as data source in case its name is not unique in the library. My request is to add an option to obtain the guid easily ...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    Ability to set an (Boolean) expression under which a certain visualization is shown or not

    It would be great if for any table or chart a valid state could be defined. If that state is not true, then a custom message should be shown. For example, I want to show a visualization only if a specific subset of my data is filtered, e.g. only a...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 2 Future Consideration

    PersistentDataView constructor does not support expressions for Group-by

    We heavily rely on Spotfire PersistentDataView class to generate summaries but we found out that unfortunately, this class does not support group-by expression as shown below: public PersistentDataView(string name, IList<string> columnExpres...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / API 1 Future Consideration

    Dashboard operation function displayed in Spotfire Analyst or Spotfire Web Player using voice input

    We would like Spotfire to implement the function to operate the dashboard by voice input, more specifically, 1) to handle voice data directly in Spotfire, and 2) to instruct dashboard operation from the imported voice data as a standard specificat...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Allow columns that are not primary keys as key columns for linked data like Tags

    Hi All: Currently, I need to create a primary key column (a column with one unique value per row) in a Spotfire data table in order to link data like tags. For many situations, this is not ideal. We often have tables with columns that are not pr...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Tags 0 Future Consideration

    Specify which data function an alert or warning refers to

    There are two scenarios (that I can think of off the top of my head) where multiple data functions are run at one time -- upon opening of a DXP and when data functions are set to update automatically. When data functions run, the user gets a list ...
    over 7 years ago in Spotfire / Analytics / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Data modeling for Data connections

    Data connections are very poor (none) at any data modelling and attribute abstraction away from the data source, especially compared to the Information designer. We build information links from attributes sourced from the database, and a assign a ...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Cancel on-demand data loading when user closes analyses

    I've always argued that this is a bug, but have been told to submit as an enhancement request :( If a user starts a large on-demand data load from an analysis loaded within Web Player, that load will continue even if the user closes the analysis...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 3 Future Consideration

    Ability To Rename Multiple File Groups in Data Canvas

    When we add individual data files to a dxp file, the name of the individual file is visible in the data canvas. That is helpful because it shows which data sets have been added. However, often it is faster to use "Files and data"->"Other"->"...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Management 3 Needs Info

    Tooltip Slider Should have a NUMBER associated with it

    When adding an image popup via tooltip, there is a slider which we can use to adjust the size of the image. But it would be very helpful to have a number associated with the slider position. For example, the slider all the way to the left (smalles...
    about 1 year ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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