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    Support Access to Multiple Python Environments / Repositories

    Enable Spotfire to connect to and utilize more than one Python environment (Python Service / repository) within a single deployment. Currently, Spotfire supports configuration of only a single Python environment. This limitation restricts scenario...
    8 months ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Future Consideration
    134 VOTE

    Support temporary tables in data connections

    When retrieving on-demand data Spotfire's information designer supports creating temporary tables to avoid huge WHERE clauses (link) which can not only be a performance issue but infact hinder a query from being executed completelly. Temporary tab...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 7 Future Consideration
    211 VOTE

    Insert Chart Object in to a Text Area

    We would like to be able to insert a chart object ie. a line chart - into a text area. This would allow us to really easily: 1) float in/out visualisations in a html text area based upon user selections 2) swap in/out messages and images based upo...
    over 10 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 7 Future Consideration

    Support for opening Microsoft Purview-protected Excel files in Spotfire

    Currently, when an Excel file is saved with the "Strictly Confidential" sensitivity label, the user who saved the file can open the file normally in Excel, but cannot open the same file in Spotfire. It would be appreciated if Spotfire could suppor...
    about 2 months ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Export to PDF does not work for nested templates

    The user has an analysis with multiple top-level pages that contain embedded web panels exposing additional pages/templates (e.g., Page 1a–1x, Page 2a–2x). When using Export to PDF, only the top-level pages are included in the output, and the web ...
    4 months ago in Spotfire / Export 0 Future Consideration
    129 VOTE

    Spotfire Analyst - Add more information for transformations in the Data Canvas

    When displaying the transformations under the Data Canvas, when many transformations are performed, it is tricky to just have the transformation sequence number, without the name of a column for example. This would lead to Edit several times in th...
    over 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Management 1 Future Consideration

    Support Parameterization of SELECT Clause in Custom Queries

    Enable parameterization of the SELECT statement (column list) within custom SQL queries in Spotfire. Currently, query parameters can be used in filters and conditions, but not to dynamically control which columns are returned. This limits flexibil...
    8 months ago in Spotfire / Data Access 1 Future Consideration

    Data Functions IDE / Integration

    Writing and debugging data functions is currently difficult. If we could have a better IDE for writing data functions in, or even the ability to write functions in Visual Studio Code and integrate this with Spotfire somehow would be very helpful.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 2 Future Consideration
    202 VOTE

    API for Text Area Action and Property Controls

    Developers would like to be able to create text areas, properties and input controls in the text area that manipulate those properties. One example would be to have a tool that would perform an S+ calculation. A user of Spotfire could launch a too...
    almost 11 years ago in Spotfire / API 11 Future Consideration

    Hide the Actual Password in Saved Credentials Settings

    When a connection data source has saved credentials, the password field may display dots corresponding to the actual password length. If the actual password is retained in the field, users may be able to reveal it using external tools. We would l...
    about 1 month ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration
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