Reloading data for each user when using scheduled updates

If an analysis has been configured to use automated data updates on the server, so called scheduled updates, data is regularly being preloaded with fresh data at a certain time (for example, on a daily basis) to make the loading time faster for the end users. However, an analysis can contain data from several different data sources and only some of them might contain shared data that should be reloaded at specified, scheduled times, whereas others should be reloaded on a per-user level (for example, when using personalized data connections). If some data sources should always be reloaded when a user opens the analysis, even if the analysis has been configured for scheduled updates, this can be specified per data source.

About this task

For more information about scheduled updates and how to configure them, see Scheduled updates to analyses in the Spotfire® Server and Environment - Installation and Administration manual.

Before you begin

An analysis using linked and imported data has been, or will be, configured with a schedule update using the Scheduling & Routing page in the Spotfire Server web administration pages (or using an external process).
You have an analyst or business author role with access to the data canvas (the Manage data tables license feature).

Procedure

Open the analysis in a Spotfire client.
On the authoring bar, click Data canvas .
Make sure the data table of interest is selected.
This step is only applicable if you have two or more data tables in the analysis.
Locate the node that represents the data source of interest and click on the button at the lower part of the node representing the data loading settings.
At the bottom of the popover, under Scheduled updates, select Reload for each user.

The data source will always be reloaded for each new user when the analysis is opened. All other data sources (with the check box cleared) uses the preloaded data from the scheduled update.
Note: This setting will have no effect unless a scheduled update has been configured for the analysis on the server.