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    Information Link Cachable Setting should be exposed and supported in Web Administrator panel.

    We are exploring the cache-able property in information link (information designer) . So the information link will be cached based on the timeout settings. There is no way to specify the time period (ex. between 7 Am to 10 PM) right now, and there...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Resize Cross-Table row heights automatically as per data (especially when exporting to PDF)

    When exporting a report to PDF, it would be helpful to view all cross-table data. Currently if the row height is not expanded manually by the user, all cross-table data is not visible in the PDF export.
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    Add button Export to PPT to Tool bar

    We recently upgraded from Spotfire 7.6 to 7.11 LTS and found that the button "Export to PPT" has been replaced with "Export to PDF" on the toolbar. We use this option frequently and need it to be added back to the toolbar.
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Export 0 Future Consideration

    Enhance UX for Tools > Find (Ctrl + F) results

    Hey there, as I was thinking on submitting this idea, I just went ahead and create a work around for it. Here is the article if you want to jump right away The idea is to enhance the usability of the Find tool by improving the visibility and organ...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    propagate Document Properties value change to Data Transformation

    We know that if Document Properties is referenced by an expression for Calculated Columns or Custom Expression, if the value of the Document Properties is changed, then the expression is evaluated automatically. However if Document Properties is r...
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Mandatory and optional prompts

    There seems to be no means to define a prompt as mandatory or optional as there is on Information links. Connector prompts should be possible to configure as mandatory or optional.
    almost 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Update more than one data table in a file but not all

    I have files with many different data tables. At times I need to update say 5 of the 10 data tables I have. Currently I have to independently update each of the data tables or refresh all the data tables in the file. I would like the ability to se...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    add capability to use a piece of sql expression in custom expressions

    Hello, We understand that available functions are limited in custom expressions when data is loaded as external. Our customer would like to have the ability to specify a piece of sql expression like below in custom expressions. CASE WHEN [column]=...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Needs Info

    When saving DXP files, users can choose whether to maintain compatibility with different versions.

    When saving analysis files, it would be convenient if users could choose whether to maintain compatibility with different versions. Currently, server administrators need to manage the enabling and disabling of compatibility, which can be burdens...
    over 1 year ago in Spotfire 3 Future Consideration

    allow to do "style this header individually" on ALL header columns

    Currently one can do "style this header individually" only on the 1st to 9th header columns and the last one. See attached screenshot. As per support, before v11.7, one can only style first 2 header columns and the last one, it was increased to fi...
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration
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