TIBCO Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. In Spotfire Server administration, what is a 'Group' used for? → A named set of users to whom permissions and licenses can be assigned collectively
2. You can only use one data set at a time while using TIBCO Spotfire. → False
3. What is the purpose of 'Scheduled updates' for analyses in Spotfire Server? → Automatically refresh data and cache analysis results on a defined schedule
4. What is the purpose of 'Information Links' in TIBCO Spotfire? → Reusable, governed data source definitions stored in the Library
5. The Data Functions Properties dialog is accessible from which menu? → Data
6. How do you add a script to a Spotfire button control so it runs on click? → In the button's Action property, link a Script action referencing the IronPython script
7. What year did TIBCO purchase Spotfire? → 2007
8. TIBCO was established in: → 1997
9. Analytical Tools for People Using your PC for data mining and Visualization These characteristics of → Spotfire Desktop
10. What does Spotfire's 'Confidence interval' band around a trend line represent? → The uncertainty range within which the true regression line likely falls
11. What role in Spotfire grants users the ability to publish analyses to the Library? → Author
12. What does the OVER function in Spotfire expressions allow you to compute? → Aggregations scoped to a specific set of columns (window/grouping context)
13. In TIBCO Spotfire, what does a 'Trellis' visualization do? → Splits a visualization into panels based on a category
14. In Spotfire IronPython, which method applies a row filter to limit visible data in a visualization? → Document.Data.Filterings.DefaultFilteringScheme.Item[table][column]
15. Which Spotfire feature allows embedding an analysis into an external website via an iframe or JavaScript API? → Spotfire Embed API / Mashup framework
16. What is the role of 'Data functions' in TIBCO Spotfire? → R or Python scripts that accept Spotfire data tables as input and return results
17. In Spotfire, what does 'Correlation coefficient' as a trend line statistic measure? → The strength and direction of the linear relationship between X and Y
18. Where can you find a depiction of Details-on-Demand? → Under Menu: View > Details-on-demand
19. In Spotfire IronPython, what is the correct way to add a calculated column to a data table? → table.Columns.AddCalculatedColumn(name, expression)
20. What happens when a user opens a '.dxp' file that references an Information Link? → Spotfire queries the data source through the Information Link to populate the analysis
21. What is the purpose of the 'NodeId()' function in Spotfire's expression language? → Returns the internal row index identifier for each row
22. What exactly are Details-On-Demand visualizations? → Raw data of marked items in a visualization
23. What statistic does Spotfire display as R² on a trend line, and what does it indicate? → Coefficient of determination showing how much variance in Y is explained by X
24. What is the native file format for saving TIBCO Spotfire analyses? → .dxp
25. In TIBCO Spotfire Server, what is a 'Library' used for? → A central repository for storing and sharing analyses, data connections, and templates
26. What is a 'linked' data connection in TIBCO Spotfire? → A data source reference stored externally that can be refreshed to load updated data
27. What Spotfire IronPython method is used to refresh or reload data from the source in a data table? → table.Reload()
28. An American firm called TIBCO Software Inc. offers __________ for businesses to utilize either on-premises or as a component of cloud computing environments. → Integration, analytics and events processing software
29. In Spotfire IronPython, how can you read data rows from a DataTable into a script for processing? → Using a DataTableCursor to iterate through rows
30. What does the 'Replace Column' transformation do in Spotfire Data Canvas? → Substitutes an existing column with a new computed expression