Release Notes for TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player 4.0.0
This file contains important information about TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player 4.0.0.
For the latest version of this file, see
Release notes for TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player 4.0.0 .
Content
System Requirements
Known Issues
General
Installation, Administration and Login
Opening analyses
Interacting with analyses
Support
See the TIBCO® Spotfire® System Requirements
web page for a detailed description of the system requirements for TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player 4.0.0.
- Access to file system files is now off by default. Specific files and paths that should be accessible
in the web player must be listed in the AllowedFilePaths section in web.config (see the user manual
for further information).
- If session cookies are turned off in the web browser, a "Communication error in Ajax.poll"
error may occur when trying to open an analysis file.
- If regular cookies are turned off in the web browser, the Remember Me function will not work properly.
- If JavaScript is disabled in the web browser, analysis files will not appear and the application cannot
be used.
- If you use impersonation between a TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player and a TIBCO® Spotfire® Server that uses
NTLM authentication, the impersonator account (that is username and password) must only contain US ASCII
characters. This is not applicable to end user accounts.
- If the TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player and the TIBCO® Spotfire® Statistics Services is installed on the
same machine (with IPV6 installed), make sure that the address does not contain localhost. For example,
if it is set to http://localhost:8080/SplusServer, change it to http://127.0.0.1:8080/SplusServer.
- Installing the TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player from a network drive is not possible; the installer must
be run locally.
- While technically possible, it is not recommended to install TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player on the same
machine as the TIBCO® Spotfire® Server. Performance for both products will be affected negatively, and
there are complications concerning port numbers.
- The installation program creates a virtual directory called SpotfireWeb under the Default Web Site in
IIS. If there is more than one web site on the server, it is important to select the port for the correct
web site during installation, as described in the TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player Installation Manual.
- If you want to configure TIBCO® Spotfire® Server 3.3.1 to use Kerberos authentication, we strongly recommend
using port 80, see also KB908209. For additional
information see the Spotfire Server Installation and Configuration Manual.
- It is particularly important to install TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player and TIBCO® Spotfire® Server on separate
machines when using Kerberos authentication.
- If the TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player is configured to use certificates it is not possible to login with
an iPad using the iOS version 3.2.2.
- Additional information and advice on troubleshooting are available in the installation manual.
- Analysis files that require prompting, other than prompted information links, are not supported in the
TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player.
- Value renderers developed with the TIBCO® Spotfire® 2.2 API are not supported.
- A conditional coloring rule based on a custom expression including a property will be initially disabled
when the analysis is opened. Once the property value is updated (typically through a property control
on a Text Area), the rule will be evaluated and applied to the visualization.
- Using the built-in zoom function in Internet Explorer 7.0 or later may affect the interaction in such
a way that marking in visualization does not follow the movement of the mouse pointer.
To receive help with problems or to submit comments, please contact us at the
TIBCO Spotfire Customer Support site or send an email to support@tibco.com.
More information on TIBCO® Spotfire® Web Player can be found in the online documentation or on the TIBCO Spotfire web site.
The TIBCO® Spotfire® team