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    High DPI support

    When using the Spotfire Analyst client on High DPI screens now it runs in high DPI compatibility mode: all pixels are scaled to larger pixels. Adding native high DPI support would allow the visual splendor of Spotfire to shine so much brighter. Wi...
    about 2 years ago in Spotfire / User Experience 0 Future Consideration

    Spotfire keychain credentials and password manager

    Spotfire should provide a native keychain credentials and password manager so that I don't need to remember passwords to all connector data sources.
    about 6 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 4 Future Consideration
    116 VOTE

    Better support of web services

    When you need to consume data from a web service in Spotfire there are different options like implementing a custom data source, develop an Iron Python script, use an R script on your Stats server or use something like Composite or Jboss Teiid tha...
    over 9 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 5 Future Consideration
    103 VOTE

    Allow changing grand total and subtotal names in cross tabs.

    Would like ability to change the name of the Grand Total/Subtotal columns and rows in a crosstab. Perhaps add a variable or expression to show what the subtotal is referring to, e.g. Subtotal Product.
    over 8 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 0 Future Consideration

    Decouple Database Selection from Data Source

    When creating a Data Source, most Connectors currently include the selection of a Database and the Schema Browser shows just the Tables in the chosen Database. It would be preferable to just set the server cection details and then list all availab...
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / Data Access 0 Future Consideration

    Don't execute data functions when required input data is empty

    Many data functions you want triggered from markings. However, when nothing is marked, empty inputs are sent to the DF which causes errors. So you have to create specific error handling code for TERR to detect # rows for input and send out empty d...
    over 5 years ago in Spotfire / Data Functions 4 Future Consideration

    Ability to disable storing data in the undostack to prevent continuous increase in memory consumption when data is refreshed

    Per request from the Support team (Case#02157929), I am creating this urgent feature request. The customer(s) are severely impacted by the continuous memory consumption when the open template (a dashboard) has automatic refresh every n minutes. At...
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / API 5 Future Consideration
    106 VOTE

    Keep Colour schema when change the Colour dimension

    In any graph, If the dimension on colours section change, the Colour scheme will change with to the default one. I think it would be more correct if it the graph keep the same color scheme even if the dimension that manage the colour change. We s...
    about 9 years ago in Spotfire / Visualization 5 Future Consideration

    Improve performance of query retrieving user authorization for more than 300% by removing order by statement

    We discovered a Spotfire query that retrieves user authorization, which has the highest cost and is used more than 400 times an hour on our system. It contains an "order by" statement. If this statement is removed it performs 300% faster. Although...
    about 3 years ago in Spotfire / Installation 7 Future Consideration

    please expose API to export visualization to excel file

    please expose API to export visualization to excel file, aka utilize below functionality in IronPython script or Action Mods https://ideas.spotfire.com/ideas/SPF-I-42 SPOT-2150 14.0.0 Export tabular visualizations to Microsoft Excel with preserved...
    8 months ago in Spotfire / API 0 Future Consideration
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