The TIBCO Spotfire 4.5 release introduces several powerful new features and improvements.
Dashboards are now even easier to configure using drag and drop, and can now be
enhanced with bullet graphs. Using TIBCO Spotfire Statistics Services several powerful
data functions are available for making predictions. The TIBCO Spotfire Server now
offer the possibility to script installation and configuration, improved logging
and monitoring, and extensive documentation – giving an IT administrator more control,
and providing a faster and easier work flow.
Dashboard Enhancements
What: Bullet Graphs
Why: Visually compare business measures
to targets at a glance to determine if you are above or below target. Use in text
areas to execute actions with a single click.
Customized Sparklines
What: Customize line
width and color of spark charts.
Why: Create a more intuitive visual experience and tailor visualizations
to match company branding.
Page Handling
What: Right click page tabs to delete all pages or delete all but current
pages.
Why: Leverage more efficient control over dashboards without going into property
menus.
Graphical Table Drag and Drop Menu
What: The graphical table now supports drag and drop and more direct manipulation
via context menus.
Why: Quickly and efficiently reconfigure graphical tables without going into
properties menu.
Improved Axis Range Handling
What: Increase axis ranges to match maximum values in data for bar, combination,
scatter and line charts as well as box-plots.
Why: Users can create more informative and intuitive visual experience without
hard coding axis ranges.
Graphical Table Properties
What: Right clicking a column in a graphical table now provides direct access
to column settings dialogue.
Why: Users can now duplicate columns, switch columns and manipulate icon
settings more efficiently from visualization menu.
Advanced Export Options
What: Advanced export options to PDF.
Why: Produce higher quality static presentations by setting
graphics type (including vector) and quality as well as
customizing header and footer text and font settings.
Burst Reporting
What: Burst creation of PDF documents now available.
Why: Automatically generate multipage reports guided by unique filters and
bookmarks.
Support for ChemAxon Marvin as Structure Editor
What: MarvinSketch can now be used as input to substructure searches.
Why: Lead Discovery users can use MarvinSketch to draw and edit chemical
structures within Tibco Spotfire platform.
Integration with SAS®
and MATLAB®
What: Embed SAS® and MATLAB® scripts into your Spotfire Applications though
Spotfire Statistics Services.
Why: Leverage your existing analytic skills and software & IP investments
and deliver the power of your proprietary analytics to a larger community.
Out of the Box Predictive Analytics
What: Leverage out of the box data functions for exploration and reduction,
predictive modeling, time series modeling and scatter plot smoothing.
Out of the Box Data Functions
Why:
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Many common predictive analytics now available
in the Spotfire platform for application authors
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Immediately add deeper insights to your Spotfire
applications
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Extensible S+ & R templates and examples
for building your own predictive analytics
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Mix out of the box and custom data functions
Available Out of the Box Data Functions
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Data Exploration
and Reduction
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Correlation Matrix
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Scatter plot matrix
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Example of embedding graphics from S+/R
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Robust outlier detection
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Principal Component Analysis
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Predictive Modeling
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Most common regression methods (linear, logistic,
etc.)
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Time Series Modeling
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ARIMA
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Scatterplot smoothing
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Loess
“BIG Data” Access
What: Access and Analyze Hadoop/Hive with Spotfire Advanced Data Services.
Why: Analyze BIG DATA in Spotfire on its own or integrated with other data.
Scriptable Installation and Configuration
What: Scriptable Installation and Configuration of TIBCO Spotfire Server.
Why:
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Faster installation and upgrade process
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Time-stamped configurations makes it possible
to revert to previous working configuration state
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Improve IT Control of platform configuration
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Automate configuration of new server installation
and upgrade
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Comes with default scripts
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Extensive command scripting Help
Server Improvements
What:
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Simplified installers across platforms
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Separate 64 and 32 bit platform distributions
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On Windows:
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Standard MSI actions for managing Services (e.g.,
stopping/starting/deleting)
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Improved “Silent” installation support
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Support for “Repair” installation
Why:
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IT-friendly, standards-based approach improves
control and risk mitigation
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Reduced Spotfire Server installation steps by
50%
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Smaller server installers download in < 1
minute
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Recovery and Repair of server installations
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Reduced Set up and Management Costs
Improved Documentation for Server Installation
What:
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Extensive details in Server Installation and
Configuration manual
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incl. details on authentication methods - LDAP,
SSO, Kerberos, X.509
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Release Notes list closed issues
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Updated system requirements
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Command
Reference for admins
Why:
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Clearer picture of installation workflow
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Details spelled out for complex configurations
System Monitoring
What: Real time view of log configurations, server attributes, data sources
and HTTP error Codes. Support TIBCO Hawk and
industry standards including
JMX, Jconsole
Why: Monitor system activity and health across multiple Spotfire Servers
and Web Players in one environment.
System Monitoring
What?
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Real time view of log configurations, server
attributes, data sources and HTTP error codes
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TIBCO Hawk support and industry standards including
JMX, JConsole
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Manage log configurations
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Restart the Spotfire servers remotely
Why?
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Monitor system activity and health across multiple
Spotfire servers and Web Players in a single environment
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Mitigation of risks associated with enterprise
deployments
