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    Allow Multiple Data Types on Combo Chart Y Axis

    It would be nice to be able to have two different data types on a combo charts. For example volumes (integer) vs Turn around times (timespan). This can be done in excel and honestly, I'm not sure why it isn't already an option as most industries l...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Linked to Source option in Business Author version

    Hi, Currently, Business Author licence allows only to embed the data or Info link (if we need linked to source). We have purchased 15 BA licences and all the users would like to have this "Linked to source" option to read data from source for Busi...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Legend to work as sub-filter for specific visualization

    Hello, as visual aid, a click on specific legend item can work as filter in/filter out on the visualization. See attached screenshots.
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 2 Future Consideration

    Fast access to Color Tab of properties dialog in tables by right clicking (also applies to other tabs and visualizations)

    When right clicking -> Properties in e.g. a scatter plot on the color selector, you obtain the Properties dialog opened on the color tab which is very convenient. The same functionality should work when clicking on the Color entry in a (cross) ...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    option to make sure Analyst always use bundled ADO.NET driver for TDV

    Please add option to make sure Analyst always use bundled ADO.NET driver for TDV when loading data via TDV connector, in order to avoid unintended / unsupported version of driver being used. Currently if ADO.NET driver for TDV is installed to the ...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Add 3d pie chart options

    add in 3d pie charts
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    always show axis labels

    We understand that if the width of visualization area is too small then the lablels of X axis is not shown. This makes it difficult to understand the graph. Customer is asking for more flexible ways to make sure labels on axis is always shown as m...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Show Calculated Columns Precedents and Dependents

    When making several calculated columns that refer to other columns it would be useful to see a branch out of all the columns that go into a calculated column. Also, the ability to see the columns that are dependent on the calculated column would h...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 0 Future Consideration

    Get Page /Tab level usage of spotfire report

    We have a spotfire report which contains 12-15 pages and we would like to track usability of different page in that analysis by users from log files. I know we had tab level monitoring available in spotfire version 5.5 but later version does not h...
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Library 3 Future Consideration

    Enable ability to add DB hints to information link without using freehand SQL

    Hints are sometimes useful to improve performance of an information link but can only be added as FREEHAND. Freehand then locks the SQL and changes to filter parameters aetc are not honored
    almost 9 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration
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