TIBCO Spotfire Administration and Configuration

Question 1

In TIBCO Spotfire Server, what is a 'Library' used for?

Accepted Answer

A central repository for storing and sharing analyses, data connections, and templates

Answer

The Spotfire Library is a server-side repository where analyses, dashboards, data connections, and automation scripts are stored and shared.

Question 2

What role in Spotfire grants users the ability to publish analyses to the Library?

Accepted Answer

Author

Answer

The Author license allows users to create, edit, and publish analyses to the Spotfire Library.

Question 3

In Spotfire Server administration, what is a 'Group' used for?

Accepted Answer

A named set of users to whom permissions and licenses can be assigned collectively

Answer

Groups bundle users together so that licenses, folder permissions, and feature controls can be applied to many users at once.

Question 4

Which Spotfire Server component handles routing analysis requests to available Spotfire nodes?

Accepted Answer

The routing service / load balancer within the server

Answer

Spotfire Server includes a built-in routing service that directs client analysis sessions to available web player or analyst nodes.

Question 5

What is the purpose of 'Information Links' in TIBCO Spotfire?

Accepted Answer

Reusable, governed data source definitions stored in the Library

Answer

Information Links define reusable, administrator-governed queries against data sources stored in the Library, ensuring consistent data access.

TIBCO - Spotfire Practice Test