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We need an API that takes as input a DXP file path and returns information about its meta structure (like, table names, filtering names, bookmark names ... ) without the need to fully open the template. We built a custom Job in Automation Services that requires table names from DXP file as part of its configuration. Opening the DXP file to extract table names is very slow due to the amount of data retrieved at document open. At this stage, we do not need the data ... all what we need is table names/bookmark names ...
IF such API is impossible to provide, may be adding an extra optional argument to Open Template can be created to force Spotfire not to load linked to Source data at all at startup.
Thanks,
Samer.
In general, I would rephrase the idea as:
"Provide a library that enables to read and process a DXP file without opening and loading data in the Spotfire Analyst. For example, from the DXP file you could get the number of pages, number of visualizations, the configuration of each, etc. All of this information does not even require the data or the dashboard itself to be opened."
I would say both, but most cases would be for reports in the library.
Magnus, For both from Library and locally.
Thanks for your contribution on the idea portal. Would this be used for DXP files stored in the library, stored locally or both?