Parsing TIBCO Spotfire Files

TIBCO Clarity can parse the source data in the SBDF format according to the configured parsing rules.

Spotfire Binary Data Format (SBDF) file is a syntax for storing and exchanging text information. A SBDF file contains binary data.

Procedure

  1. Define how the SBDF file is parsed with the following options:
    Option Description
    Store file source (file name, URLs) in each row Select this check box to create a new column that stores the name or URL of the source file.
    Store blank cells as nulls Select this check box to store blank cells as nulls.

    This check box is selected by default.

    Store blank rows Select this check box to store blank rows.

    This check box is selected by default.

  2. Click Next. Preview the source file information.
  3. Optional: On the "Get data from" page, select a way to upload another source file.
    See Uploading Data for more details.
  4. Click Done adding.

What to do next

Mapping Data