# Ideas **URL:** https://community.timextender.com/c/ideas/30.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.timextender.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.timextender.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.timextender.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Executions](https://community.timextender.com/t/executions/1059)
**Author:** [@nkatlytix](https://community.timextender.com/u/nkatlytix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/executions/1059 "2026-06-10T00:00:00Z")
In the execution view it would be nice with an extra column that shows which schedule groups the package is part of It would also be nice if you could you this view as a static view on a screen whitout keyboard and mous… --- ## [Assign tables to an endpoint within deliver instance](https://community.timextender.com/t/assign-tables-to-an-endpoint-within-deliver-instance/678)
**Author:** [@r.miltenburg](https://community.timextender.com/u/r.miltenburg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/assign-tables-to-an-endpoint-within-deliver-instance/678 "2026-06-09T00:00:00Z")
In Data Integration, it is possible to define multiple endpoints within a single deliver instance. In practice, all of our endpoints are intended to be accessed through Power BI. By assigning different roles, we can gran… --- ## [Improve Error Handling in TableBuilder for TX Enhanced Connectors](https://community.timextender.com/t/improve-error-handling-in-tablebuilder-for-tx-enhanced-connectors/1718)
**Author:** [@aftabp](https://community.timextender.com/u/aftabp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/improve-error-handling-in-tablebuilder-for-tx-enhanced-connectors/1718 "2026-06-04T00:00:00Z")
When creating a table in TableBuilder, either by pasting JSON data or by selecting a file as the data source, any input error can cause the Data Source window to close unexpectedly. Examples include: Missing commas in p… --- ## [Roll-back in TDI / v21](https://community.timextender.com/t/roll-back-in-tdi-v21/1019)
**Author:** [@S\_ren\_S\_rensen](https://community.timextender.com/u/S_ren_S_rensen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/roll-back-in-tdi-v21/1019 "2026-05-26T00:00:00Z")
We need a way to roll a solution back to a prior version of Data Ingest and Data Integration. I’ve spoken to several partners, and there is a bit of “TDI upgrade anxiety” at the moment. In the olden (v20) days, I just ba… --- ## [Structured & Automated (Suggested) Version Notes in TDI](https://community.timextender.com/t/structured-automated-suggested-version-notes-in-tdi/236)
**Author:** [@Niels\_Scholtes](https://community.timextender.com/u/Niels_Scholtes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/structured-automated-suggested-version-notes-in-tdi/236 "2026-05-21T00:00:00Z")
A simple text field for version control requires manual input, which leaves room for incomplete entries and adds extra effort. An automated suggestion would pre-fill release notes based on actual changes, reducing the ri… --- ## [Auto Map Fields (Button) After Pasting SQL (e.g. from LLM / AI)](https://community.timextender.com/t/auto-map-fields-button-after-pasting-sql-e-g-from-llm-ai/1911)
**Author:** [@Niels\_Scholtes](https://community.timextender.com/u/Niels_Scholtes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/auto-map-fields-button-after-pasting-sql-e-g-from-llm-ai/1911 "2026-05-21T00:00:00Z")
Pasting SQL (especially from AI) is pretty common, I think. When pasting queries or logic into custom views or calculated fields, mapping fields manually is repetitive. An auto mapping button could analyze the SQL and au… --- ## [Option to accept or discard metadata changes of a data source after synchronizing](https://community.timextender.com/t/option-to-accept-or-discard-metadata-changes-of-a-data-source-after-synchronizing/1033)
**Author:** [@andri](https://community.timextender.com/u/andri)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/option-to-accept-or-discard-metadata-changes-of-a-data-source-after-synchronizing/1033 "2026-05-12T00:00:00Z")
When you synchronize a data source and there are some problems, or the metadata changes are not to your liking (NoSql sources can be problematic), it would be good to have a choice to accept the metadata changes when you… --- ## [Email Notifications for Orchestration Summary Error Messages](https://community.timextender.com/t/email-notifications-for-orchestration-summary-error-messages/1591)
**Author:** [@darrirafn](https://community.timextender.com/u/darrirafn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/email-notifications-for-orchestration-summary-error-messages/1591 "2026-04-30T00:00:00Z")
Hi there. Currently we get the long error messages when something fails in Orchestration executions, which tends to need some encryption at times to understand. However, in the new Portal I get this gloriously understa… --- ## [Sort Indexes in the table tree view](https://community.timextender.com/t/sort-indexes-in-the-table-tree-view/541)
**Author:** [@rvgfox](https://community.timextender.com/u/rvgfox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/sort-indexes-in-the-table-tree-view/541 "2026-04-29T00:00:00Z")
As you can see in the screen shot the indexes are not sorted: And when we setup it, neither: Originally posted on the Timextender Community (Gainsight), 2025-07-30, with 2 votes. --- ## [Option to choose different transfer technology for different tables/sources](https://community.timextender.com/t/option-to-choose-different-transfer-technology-for-different-tables-sources/868)
**Author:** [@sigsol](https://community.timextender.com/u/sigsol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/option-to-choose-different-transfer-technology-for-different-tables-sources/868 "2026-04-28T00:00:00Z")
Hi, Today we can choose between ADO.NET and Azure Data Factory to transfer data from Ingest to Prepare in the config for the Prepare instance in the portal. However, these two have very different strengths. I would be gr… --- ## [Please fix the Table Builder editor](https://community.timextender.com/t/please-fix-the-table-builder-editor/1590)
**Author:** [@sten.lomme](https://community.timextender.com/u/sten.lomme)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/please-fix-the-table-builder-editor/1590 "2026-04-22T00:00:00Z")
The new Table Builder for the new Enhanced Data Sources is a great addition. However, the UI is extremely lacking and quite frankly not very nice to work with. The “Show XSLT” section is too small for any viable code rea… --- ## [Metadata Manager - Select Tables Functionality](https://community.timextender.com/t/metadata-manager-select-tables-functionality/558)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Bridge](https://community.timextender.com/u/Paul_Bridge)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/metadata-manager-select-tables-functionality/558 "2026-04-21T00:00:00Z")
TDI v6898.1 Hi Before the recent upgrade that introduced the metadata manager functionality I had to limit a data source connection to specific tables for the metadata synchronisation, otherwise the sync process would at… --- ## [Import XML/JSON from webservice when configuring table flattening](https://community.timextender.com/t/import-xml-json-from-webservice-when-configuring-table-flattening/132)
**Author:** [@wouter.goslinga](https://community.timextender.com/u/wouter.goslinga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/import-xml-json-from-webservice-when-configuring-table-flattening/132 "2026-04-20T00:00:00Z")
The new TimeXtender native REST connector works very well, especially compared to the complex RSD configuration with the old CDATA connector. The tool to flatten out the XML/JSON returned by the webservice is also very h… --- ## [Prepare Instance -\> Azure SQL Database server storage type -\> Authentication -\> no option for 'Azure Managed Identiy'](https://community.timextender.com/t/prepare-instance-azure-sql-database-server-storage-type-authentication-no-option-for-azure-managed-identiy/540)
**Author:** [@brian.brijl](https://community.timextender.com/u/brian.brijl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/prepare-instance-azure-sql-database-server-storage-type-authentication-no-option-for-azure-managed-identiy/540 "2026-04-15T00:00:00Z")
Hi, We are setting up our TDI environment and we are surprised there is no ‘Managed Identiy’ authentication option for connecting to an Azure SQL Database in the Prepare Instance. Since we are running TDI in Azure VM… --- ## [Allow views to be queried through the API semantic endpoint](https://community.timextender.com/t/allow-views-to-be-queried-through-the-api-semantic-endpoint/240)
**Author:** [@Benny](https://community.timextender.com/u/Benny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/allow-views-to-be-queried-through-the-api-semantic-endpoint/240 "2026-04-02T00:00:00Z")
The title is pretty self-explaining I believe. Currently one cannot add view to a semantic API endpoint they don't show up anywhere, as I mentioned here. Originally posted on the Timextender Community (Gainsight), 2024-… --- ## [Optional batching/grouping of small ingest loads](https://community.timextender.com/t/optional-batching-grouping-of-small-ingest-loads/639)
**Author:** [@sigsol](https://community.timextender.com/u/sigsol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/optional-batching-grouping-of-small-ingest-loads/639 "2026-04-01T00:00:00Z")
When loading data from Ingest to Prepare, each small table gets its own copy data activity in Azure Data Factory. These activities each come with of a lot of per-activity overhead that adds up to a lot of wasted time. Bu… --- ## [TimeXtender Orchestration: reload qlik app](https://community.timextender.com/t/timextender-orchestration-reload-qlik-app/577)
**Author:** [@Dror.Svartzman\_1](https://community.timextender.com/u/Dror.Svartzman_1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/timextender-orchestration-reload-qlik-app/577 "2026-03-25T00:00:00Z")
IntroductionIntroducing the Qlik Cloud endpoint is a major milestone in bridging the gap between TimeXtender and Qlik Cloud. You now have the ability to generate and refresh QVDs directly from TimeXtender. However, one c… --- ## [Ingest: SQL allow dirty reads](https://community.timextender.com/t/ingest-sql-allow-dirty-reads/2374)
**Author:** [@erik.van.mastrigt](https://community.timextender.com/u/erik.van.mastrigt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/ingest-sql-allow-dirty-reads/2374 "2026-03-24T00:00:00Z")
When source tables are heavily used and ODX Server performs a load, the process is very slow or may even fail. Using Business Unit, we have the option to 'Allow Dirty Reads' to allow TX to read tables without locking th… --- ## [Add 'import connection profile' to TimeXtender V20.10](https://community.timextender.com/t/add-import-connection-profile-to-timextender-v20-10/552)
**Author:** [@peter.jensen](https://community.timextender.com/u/peter.jensen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/add-import-connection-profile-to-timextender-v20-10/552 "2026-03-23T00:00:00Z")
We’ve setup some TimeXtender Rest API connections in the TDI portal but like to implement those in the TX V20.10 project before we migrate to TDI. It would be very helpful if we had the option to import the connection pr… --- ## [Please fix the Query Tables editor in Data Source Settings](https://community.timextender.com/t/please-fix-the-query-tables-editor-in-data-source-settings/1488)
**Author:** [@sten.lomme](https://community.timextender.com/u/sten.lomme)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/please-fix-the-query-tables-editor-in-data-source-settings/1488 "2026-03-20T00:00:00Z")
The Query Tables editor is exremely impractical to work with. We have quite a few Query Tables and the issues are: The list of current query tables is not sorted in any way. The sorting seems totally random. Even when yo… --- ## [Allow use of Projecte Perspecives in Execution Package Full Load Objects section](https://community.timextender.com/t/allow-use-of-projecte-perspecives-in-execution-package-full-load-objects-section/616)
**Author:** [@sten.lomme](https://community.timextender.com/u/sten.lomme)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/allow-use-of-projecte-perspecives-in-execution-package-full-load-objects-section/616 "2026-03-19T00:00:00Z")
In execution packages we can use Project Perspectives to limit what is included or excluded in the execution package (under Included Steps and Exclude Steps). This gives incredible flexibility. Under the tab “Full load o… --- ## [Global execution queue](https://community.timextender.com/t/global-execution-queue/1380)
**Author:** [@S\_ren\_S\_rensen](https://community.timextender.com/u/S_ren_S_rensen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/global-execution-queue/1380 "2026-03-16T00:00:00Z")
We need a “global” execution queue so we can queue executions from different instances … e.g. a Prepare data warehouse update followed by a Deliver semantic model update, just like in v20. On that note, we also need the … --- ## [Execute dimensions for a single cube](https://community.timextender.com/t/execute-dimensions-for-a-single-cube/941)
**Author:** [@rrn](https://community.timextender.com/u/rrn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/execute-dimensions-for-a-single-cube/941 "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z")
It would be great if it were possible to right click the dimensions node under a cube in the semantic layer and be able to deploy and execute the dimensions that are used in this cube only instead of having to track down… --- ## [TDE - Usage/limit indicator](https://community.timextender.com/t/tde-usage-limit-indicator/2282)
**Author:** [@S\_ren\_S\_rensen](https://community.timextender.com/u/S_ren_S_rensen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/tde-usage-limit-indicator/2282 "2026-03-05T00:00:00Z")
There is a (default?) database limit that restricts the volume of data in TDE. It would be nice with an indicator that tells how much database space has been consumed as a percentage of this limit. Originally posted on … --- ## [TDE - Default schema on new Category](https://community.timextender.com/t/tde-default-schema-on-new-category/197)
**Author:** [@S\_ren\_S\_rensen](https://community.timextender.com/u/S_ren_S_rensen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/tde-default-schema-on-new-category/197 "2026-03-05T00:00:00Z")
It would be nice if we could specify a default schema per category in Data Enrichment. It makes permission config a little bit easier when different business areas’ data sit in separate categories. Originally posted on … --- ## [Mapping between tables in the Data Area](https://community.timextender.com/t/mapping-between-tables-in-the-data-area/1897)
**Author:** [@EmilGilljam](https://community.timextender.com/u/EmilGilljam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/mapping-between-tables-in-the-data-area/1897 "2026-02-27T00:00:00Z")
In our DSA (a single Data Area per source) we use several tables for the same data set to make transformations in steps. Each data set has at least two tables in the data area. The first we call Ingest-somthing wich is r… --- ## [Include custom measure definitions in TDI's search functionality](https://community.timextender.com/t/include-custom-measure-definitions-in-tdis-search-functionality/2017)
**Author:** [@S\_ren\_S\_rensen](https://community.timextender.com/u/S_ren_S_rensen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/include-custom-measure-definitions-in-tdis-search-functionality/2017 "2026-02-26T00:00:00Z")
Please include custom measure definitions in TDI’s search functionality. Originally posted on the Timextender Community (Gainsight), 2026-02-26, with 2 votes. --- ## [Error handling timeXtender Rest Dynamic values](https://community.timextender.com/t/error-handling-timextender-rest-dynamic-values/862)
**Author:** [@jarle](https://community.timextender.com/u/jarle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/error-handling-timextender-rest-dynamic-values/862 "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z")
Also mentioned in this Q&A It would be great to have functionality for handling errors in the timeXtender REST connector (and maybe other connectors as well). When using dynamic values some APIs will return 403 error whe… --- ## [Inline scripts on Date tables in Fabric Lakehouse](https://community.timextender.com/t/inline-scripts-on-date-tables-in-fabric-lakehouse/630)
**Author:** [@S\_ren\_S\_rensen](https://community.timextender.com/u/S_ren_S_rensen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/inline-scripts-on-date-tables-in-fabric-lakehouse/630 "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z")
Please enable the inline script feature on Date tables in Fabric Lakehouse Prepare. I use the feature in SQL to, inter alia, calculate the number of workdays in a month and put those values on each date record for easy r… --- ## [Migration Multi environments - Remember configuration default](https://community.timextender.com/t/migration-multi-environments-remember-configuration-default/1091)
**Author:** [@devin.tiemens](https://community.timextender.com/u/devin.tiemens)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://community.timextender.com/t/migration-multi-environments-remember-configuration-default/1091 "2026-02-23T00:00:00Z")
Hi, Would it be possible to set by default "Remember configuration” to on/ true. In my opinion almost everytime you need the same settings, so it would help if this setting is on by default. Originally posted on th… [Previous page](https://community.timextender.com/c/ideas/30.md) [Next page](https://community.timextender.com/c/ideas/30.md?page=2)