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Status Future Consideration
Product Spotfire
Categories Visualization
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 31, 2017
Merged idea
This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit SPF-I-38 Labels with values from multiple columns.

Allow data labels to include multiple column info, like compound ID and structure Merged

When visualizing compound data correlations, it's helpful to highlight IDs with associated structures for clarity. This currently doesn't appear to be possible.

It compromises the ability to use these visualizations interactively on project teams.

  • Guest
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    Aug 16, 2018

    The workaround is useful but it is only relevant when "Show as: Text" is applicable for all columns included. The requirement is to display data from multiple columns which require different renderers. In the example given in the original request, the compound id needs a text renderer and the structure needs a structure renderer (e.g. ChemDraw, BioviaDraw).

    The behaviour for selection would be similar to the Tooltip, which already provides individual renderer configuration per column selected.

  • Guest
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    Feb 8, 2017

    Thanks Corey. I tried something similar before and it was failing with the structure function. I’ll try your suggestion and see what happens.

  • Guest
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    Feb 8, 2017

    I would like to see this as a easy click and add feature.  However, as a current work around you can build a string with multiple columns in the custom expression of a label.  For example: "Compound ID: " & [CompoundID] & " Structure: " & [Structure".  These will all plot in a single line.

     

    Adding "\r\n" between strings will add a carriage return, thus showing the two labels on different lines.  For example:  "Compound ID: " & [CompoundID] & "\r\n" & " Structure: " & [Structure".  These will all plot on two lines.