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    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 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 4 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 4 years ago in Spotfire / Custom Expressions 0 Future Consideration

    Include status in the list-service-instances command

    We've scripted many of the administrative tasks associated with Spotfire including scripts that update all our nodes to the latest version by reinstalling the services (it would be great if there were a command line command for doing the update, b...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Installation 1 Future Consideration

    Rename multiple columns should be more efficient

    Only a single column can be-named in each column renaming step. This should be possible for several columns in the same way one can change the column type for columns with a single transformation.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / Data Streams 0 Future Consideration

    Show progress bar when opening a dashboard

    For dashboards where a large volume of data is loaded, it would be helpful if the user could see a progress bar and an estimate of time remaining.
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Allow multiple colour gradients in a visualisation to colour by two fields

    Enable the ability to set up multiple colour gradients to colour by two fields. This would enable colouring by values within a category. E.g. I have Categories A-D in field 1 and values 1-100 in field 2. Field 1 sets the gradient to Blue, Red, Gre...
    about 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    write timestamp info to each line of data function debug log

    When enabling data function debugging, we can find below information from analyst's debug log. This is very helpful to diagnose performance issue however timestamp for each line is not outputted which makes it impossible to figure out how lone eac...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / System Administration 0 Future Consideration

    Customisable Lines / Symbols on Bump Chart Mod

    The Bump Chart mod in Spotfire is a great way of showing rankings over time, but at the moment it is only possible to display coloured lines and circles to show the rankings. I'd ideally like to be able to change both the size and shape of the ran...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Add Count and UniqueCount as options to sumarize a column when pivoting data in Information Services

    I would like to summarize a data table that I am pulling into Spotfire so I pivoted the data in the Information Link using the Pivot Conditioning Option. The aggregation option for values includes SUM, Avg, Min and Max but no Count or UniqueCount....
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration
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