What's New

This section lists the new features that are introduced in Spotfire Statistica®.

  • The Spotfire Statistica® Python integration supports the use of virtual environments and requirements files

    • You can now use a requirements file to specify the dependencies through the Package Dependencies tab of the Python node. Spotfire Statistica® automatically installs the dependencies in a virtual environment before running these nodes.

  • New option allows multiple Python nodes to share a Python process

    • Reusing the same instance of a Python process can create faster engine startups. A new option Max idle time for Python processes closes all the expired Python instances when the Max age limit is reached after running a Python node. For more detailed information, see Spotfire Statistica®User Guide.

  • Improved Security

    • The SMTP Enterprise API now incorporates further precautions for increased protection.

  • External authentication for Spotfire Statistica® Server (WebStatistica)

    • Spotfire Statistica® Server (WebStatistica) web-based UI, now supports authentication through an external authentication mechanism. This mechanism can be like Open ID that supports two-factor authentication. For more information, see Statistica Object Model Guide and Spotfire Statistica® Server Administration.

  • Import Data option to upload data from spreadsheets to Spotfire Statistica® Web Data Entry

    • In Spotfire Statistica® Web Data Entry, you can now use the Import Data option to upload Statistica spreadsheets (.sta). For more information, seeSpotfire Statistica®Data Entry Administration.

  • Improvement of Python Integration error in WebStatistica

    • In WebStatistica, you can now prevent Python integration errors by using a new option Automatically install Python library 'comtypes' to install the Comtypes library.

  • Updated audit log actions from Spotfire Statistica® Web Data Entry electronic signatures

    • In Spotfire Statistica® Web Data Entry, electronic signatures are now captured in the audit log with the Sign action. Additionally, the following table describes the sub-actions that are captured in the audit log.

    Sub-Actions in Audit Log
    User Change Action Sub-Action
    The user enters an electronic signature for approval. Sign Approve
    The user enters an electronic signature for deletion. Sign Delete
    The user enters an electronic signature to create a sample and selects Save. Sign Create
    The user enters an electronic signature to create a sample and selects Save and Complete. Sign Create
    The user enters an electronic signature to require a revision. Sign Require
  • Immutable usernames for external Enterprise users

    • The usernames for external Enterprise users are now immutable. The User column in the audit logs reflects the username changes originated from the external authentication services.

    • If an external user has not changed name in the external authentication service, the User column is:
      <current_firstname> <current_lastname>
    • If an external user changes name in the external authentication service, the User column is:
      <old_firstname> <old_lastname> (<current_firstname> <current_lastname>)
    • If an external user changes name in the external authentication service and later if the user is deleted, the User column is:

      <old_firstname> <old_lastname> (<current_firstname> <current_lastname> (<userid>))
  • Addition of Anderson-Darling test to Fit Distribution Node

    • The Anderson-Darling test without assumed parameters is added to the Fit Distribution node.

  • Update to Spotfire icon

    • A higher resolution image of the Spotfire icon is updated in the Statistica workspaces.