Spotfire library introduction
The Spotfire library is used to store Spotfire analyses, Spotfire binary data format files (SBDF), data functions, shared data connections (or connection data sources) created with Spotfire connectors, information links and data sources used by Information Services, mods, and visualization color schemes.
The Spotfire library content (analyses, data, mods, and so on) can be stored in the Spotfire database or in the cloud using different external storage solutions. The library is accessible to users of the installed Spotfire client and the web client through the Spotfire Server, allowing users to easily share and reuse their work.
By default, items created by analysis authors that are imported into the Spotfire library are compressed using the gzip format. Items exported from the library are also compressed using gzip. This design provides more efficient use of library space, whether the library is stored in the Spotfire database or in an external storage system. Library compression works with all supported databases.
You can configure the library compression to meet your specific library needs, including disabling it altogether. If you disable library compression, then compressed items in the library are uncompressed in the background over time.
The library is organized into hierarchical folders, which are also used to control access to folder content. The administrator creates the folder structure, and assigns groups with the appropriate read and write permissions to the folders.
To handle "lazy migration" (background) compression and
uncompression of existing contents,
Spotfire Server
must use temporary storage space, which is created at
<server installation
directory>/tomcat/temp. To provide the best conversion
and not stress the server resources, ensure that this temporary space is at
least twice the size of the largest artifact in the library. (For example, you
can follow this formula:
largest_item_in_the_library *
the_number_of_cores_in_the_host * 2
).
- For more information about configurable compression properties, see Library compression configuration properties and Changing the configuration for library compression.
- For more general information about using the library, see Searching the library and other topics under Opening the Spotfire Server administration pages.
- Spotfire Server introduction
- Spotfire database introduction
- Nodes and services introduction
- Environment communication introduction
- Authentication introduction
- Administration interface introduction
- Spotfire clients introduction
- Users introduction
- Groups and licenses introduction
- Routing introduction
- Logging introduction
- Preferences introduction
- Deployments and deployment areas introduction
- Data sources introduction