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    Change properties for visualization on multiple pages all at once.

    In v14.6, you can now configure multiple visualizations at once, which has been well received by customers. However, currently this is limited to visualizations on a single page. Many customers create multiple, large numbers of pages, so being abl...
    10 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Please add APis to retrieve metadata like connection string of data source and other information of data source

    CUrrently, we have usecase for data catalog to retrieve information of a dashboard like the data tables used, data sources relevant and the connect info. But we do not see the DXP having this info and there are no underlying APIs to extract such m...
    over 2 years ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration

    streamlined error bar settings

    Depicting error bars in spotfire during exploratory data analysis is laborious, because when the variable being graphed is changed, the column used to generate the error bars as well as the aggregation function used to set the error bars must be r...
    over 4 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Data function does not have option to enable/disable prompting

    Unlike tables from data sources, the data tables from data functions have their 'Prompt for new settings before loading' check box disabled. This means that we have no real control on when a data function prompts users for new settigns! It would b...
    about 4 years ago in Spotfire / API / Data Functions 0 Future Consideration

    Add ability to create more than one filter in a Text Area at a time

    Adding items to the Text Area is currently a tedious -- one at a time -- process. If I want to add three filters to a text area, I do the following... 1. Toggle into edit mode 2. Click the add filter button 3. Minimize EVERY SINGLE TABLE UNTIL I F...
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Text Area 3 Future Consideration

    transparent error bars

    Let's say we have a line plot, with two lines displaying the corresponding average values for each data set. Now, when we include error bars (confidence intervals, standard deviation or similar) it would be great to be able to chose that the color...
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 1 Future Consideration

    When exporting visualizations, I would like it to be possible to export captured images to Excel as well.

    I would like it to be possible to output images to Excel as well, just like you can currently output to PowerPoint.This is because I sometimes need to create reports in Excel.
    10 months ago in Spotfire / Export / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    When combining columns, long column names can be difficult to read, so I would like to be able to change their width.

    There is a rule that requires column names to be long, so they may not be distinguishable just from the beginning of the name. Currently, even if the column name is long, the width cannot be changed and it is therefore unreadable.
    10 months ago in Spotfire / User Experience 2 Future Consideration

    When setting colors, I'd like to be able to set multiple settings at once.

    When selecting a color from a property and assigning a color from the color palette to a category value, I'd like to be able to select multiple values ​​and set the colors all at once. Setting colors one by one takes time, so I'd like to be able t...
    10 months ago in Spotfire / Visualization 2 Future Consideration

    Improved support information link sub-queries

    The support for sub-queries in information designer is quite limited such that it is e.g. not possible to move prompts inside the sub-query. You can find details in the community and in the support portal.
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Information Services 0 Future Consideration
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