Spotfire item types
There are a number of different types of items available in the Spotfire library. They can be referred to in certain configurations, and they can also be used as arguments in different commands.
The available library items are:
| Type | Argument |
|---|---|
| Analysis file | spotfire.dxp |
| Folder | spotfire.folder |
| Filter (an Information Services element) | spotfire.filter |
| Join (an Information Services element) | spotfire.join |
| Procedure (an Information Services element) | spotfire.procedure |
| Information link (from Information Services) | spotfire.query |
| Data source (from Information Services) | spotfire.datasource |
| Column (an Information Services element) | spotfire.column |
| Data function | spotfire.datafunction |
| Script (or Analysis Script) | spotfire.dxpscript |
| Color scheme | spotfire.colorscheme |
| Connection data source | spotfire.connectiondatasource |
| Data connection | spotfire.dataconnection |
| SBDF (Spotfire Binary Data Format) file | spotfire.sbdf |
| Analytic model | spotfire.analyticmodel |
| Automation Services job | spotfire.asjob |
| Visualization mod | spotfire.mod |
Items that can be included in analysis files
In special situations (for example, when investigating issues with external library storage) you might also encounter the following item types, which are saved in the database but cannot be viewed as separate entities in the library interfaces:
| Type | Argument |
|---|---|
| Custom | spotfire.custom |
| Analysisstate | spotfire.analysisstate |
| Task (a scheduled update task) | spotfire.task |
| Bookmark | spotfire.bookmark |
| Embedded Resource (a bookmark with additional resources in it) | spotfire.embeddedresource |
| Analytic Item | spotfire.analyticitem |