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Make DataFunctionInput.InputType public

I'm building a complex custom data function and need to be able to check whether an input to a data function is an expression or a value. The DataFunctionInput class has an InputType property, but it's not public so I can't directly access it with...
about 6 years ago in Spotfire / API 1 Future Consideration

Download Containers for Script

Problem Statement There have been many situations where Developers were asked to generate some kind of file dynamically(Formatted Excel, PDF from Data Function, Images generated from scripts, Word Reports etc.). Mostly it is easy to do so, but pro...
about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Scripting 2 Future Consideration

add option to turn off automatic column categorization (NUMBERS, CATEGORIES)

When loading csv file into Analyst, some columns are categorized as "CATEGORIES" automatically even its data type is numeric (Integer, Real, etc.). As far as I know, these columns all have names ending with "mode" or "type", etc. Generally, if col...
about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

Ability to fix x- and y-axis scales to the same / lock aspect ratio

When using scatter plots, it is sometimes needed to have same scale on both x- and y-axis. So 1 unit is equal on both scales. Would make a radial plot look great all the time!
about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

Improve loading times for wide data sets

We would like to see improved loading times for loading wide data sets with 1000's of columns into Spotfire's in-memory engine. This request pertains especially to numerical columns.
about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

Allow transformations for external (in-db) data tables

One should have the possibility to define transformations on data canvas for external (in-db) tables. Also a possibility to review the data should be possible.
about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions / Data Streams 0 Future Consideration

Do not automatically generate cluster columns after dendrogram clustering in heat map

I find it a bit annoying that cluster membership columns are automatically generated if I calculate dendrograms in a heatmap. I do this in order to group the rows/columns, not to calculate clusters. There should be an option to inactivate the colu...
about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

Wrapping Long Headers for table columns. Wraping text without spaces in column headers

Is there a way to wrap long text which has no spaces inside as headers for Table columns, so they are legible without making the column very wide?. Properties - Appearance setting that specify several lines for headers do not work probably because...
about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 6 Already exists

Spotfire files importing Custom Themes should be able to maintain link to that Theme in case it changes.

Spotfire files can import Custom Themes from other Spotfire Files or Spotfire Files in the Library. However, that is a one time adoption of the Custom Theme settings. If the theme from the originating file changes, other files "borrowing" that the...
about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

Running Spotfire in 32 Bit Mode on x64 / Connecting to 32 bit data sources through

Connecting to 32 bit only data sources other than Access. Or running 32 bit Spotfire on a 64 bit machine for connecting to these data sources. Like IHS Petra.
about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration