# Suggestions **URL:** https://community.exploratory.io/c/suggestions/8.md [Latest](https://community.exploratory.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.exploratory.io/categories.md) --- ## [About the Suggestions category](https://community.exploratory.io/t/about-the-suggestions-category/33)
**Author:** [@Kan\_Nishida](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Kan_Nishida)\ **Replies:** 0
If you have any suggestion for Exploratory Desktop, our web pages, documents, etc, please feel free to post and use this category. --- ## [Marker Types in Scatter plots](https://community.exploratory.io/t/marker-types-in-scatter-plots/4145)
**Author:** [@Felix\_Thievessen](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Felix_Thievessen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/marker-types-in-scatter-plots/4145 "2026-01-20T13:55:16Z")
Hi, i would like to have more opportunities to display data in different dimensions. For that it would be very useful to be able to change marker types (dot, cross, plus, diamond etc.) depending on variables. --- ## [Errors: How To Resolve SSL Protocol Error](https://community.exploratory.io/t/errors-how-to-resolve-ssl-protocol-error/4102)
**Author:** [@Ric\_Murdoc](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Ric_Murdoc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/errors-how-to-resolve-ssl-protocol-error/4102 "2025-11-25T04:42:05Z")
Issue When attempting to connect to a server or service, if you encounter an ERR\_SSL\_PROTOCOL\_ERROR. Error Code ERR\_SSL\_PROTOCOL\_ERROR: Unable to establish a secure connection. Cause This error typically occurs when… --- ## [Add reverse geocoding?](https://community.exploratory.io/t/add-reverse-geocoding/2952)
**Author:** [@Nabeel\_Siddiqui](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Nabeel_Siddiqui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/add-reverse-geocoding/2952 "2024-05-25T14:43:12Z")
It would be great for GIS maps if you could reverse geocode directly in Exploratory. Based on my understanding of the software, there is a simple function called geocode() in the tidygeocoder package. Using the arcgis me… --- ## [Neural Networks](https://community.exploratory.io/t/neural-networks/2114)
**Author:** [@Nabeel\_Siddiqui](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Nabeel_Siddiqui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/neural-networks/2114 "2021-11-17T19:40:34Z")
It would be great if there was some possibility to create neural networks for image classification, etc. in Exploratory. There is a post on adding it manually through Keras, but right now, it doesn’t seem like this is bu… --- ## [Highlight feature should show both population and subgroup summary stats](https://community.exploratory.io/t/highlight-feature-should-show-both-population-and-subgroup-summary-stats/2019)
**Author:** [@Yancey\_Arrington](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Yancey_Arrington)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/highlight-feature-should-show-both-population-and-subgroup-summary-stats/2019 "2021-04-09T15:35:38Z")
I would like to be able to view summary stats for both the entire dataset and the highlighted dataset at the same time. I often use highlight to see how a single serial# (or small cohort) compares against a larger popul… --- ## [Exploratory Workflow Designer?](https://community.exploratory.io/t/exploratory-workflow-designer/1553)
**Author:** [@Gustavo\_Rotondaro](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Gustavo_Rotondaro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/exploratory-workflow-designer/1553 "2019-04-26T16:51:07Z")
Have you guys thought of adding a workflow diagram module in Exploratory? I'm thinking something similar to Alteryx Designer or Tableau Data Prep? --- ## [Add support for DynamoDB](https://community.exploratory.io/t/add-support-for-dynamodb/1580)
**Author:** [@CBO\_Analytics](https://community.exploratory.io/u/CBO_Analytics)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/add-support-for-dynamodb/1580 "2019-03-10T22:03:13Z")
Internally we use Dynamo and I see a lot of our clients moving to Serverless for their technology stacks and utilise DynamoDB as their data store, it would be good to connect directly. --- ## [Publishing Notes in other blogging platforms](https://community.exploratory.io/t/publishing-notes-in-other-blogging-platforms/1317)
**Author:** [@Gustavo\_Rotondaro](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Gustavo_Rotondaro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/publishing-notes-in-other-blogging-platforms/1317 "2018-09-09T23:53:24Z")
Hi, Any plans for content in Notes to be embedded or publish in other blogging platforms like Medium? Thanks! Gustavo. --- ## [Folders to organize Data Frames](https://community.exploratory.io/t/folders-to-organize-data-frames/887)
**Author:** [@Buttetsu\_Batou](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Buttetsu_Batou)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/folders-to-organize-data-frames/887 "2018-09-06T13:21:29Z")
it would be very useful to have a means of organizing Data Frames into sub folders or tags or any other similar method. After a week or so I have 20 Data Frames and an urge to organize them based on their purpose. --- ## [Branches (1 parent) vs Joins (2 parents)](https://community.exploratory.io/t/branches-1-parent-vs-joins-2-parents/1276)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Houghton](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Dan_Houghton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/branches-1-parent-vs-joins-2-parents/1276 "2018-08-12T14:01:10Z")
I am finding branches kinda hard to work with. I've found I want to tidy up some branching I've done, and rationalize the "branch" structure on the left hand side of the UI, but I cannot. I was thinking about why this … --- ## [One-Click Viz Add to Note - maintaining mental flow while exploring](https://community.exploratory.io/t/one-click-viz-add-to-note-maintaining-mental-flow-while-exploring/1275)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Houghton](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Dan_Houghton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/one-click-viz-add-to-note-maintaining-mental-flow-while-exploring/1275 "2018-08-12T13:51:57Z")
While exploring a data set, I want to document my findings quickly, without breaking my mental flow... I want to "stay in the zone" and not distract myself from exploring. However, I would like to make my write up easier… --- ## [Export the Survival Table as a dataframe](https://community.exploratory.io/t/export-the-survival-table-as-a-dataframe/1175)
**Author:** [@Victor\_J\_Fuente](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Victor_J_Fuente)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/export-the-survival-table-as-a-dataframe/1175 "2018-07-26T13:25:26Z")
There're many interesting information on the survival analysis. I'd be great to be able to generate a dataframe using the survival table information. In fact, I'd be very interesting to generate dataframes not only fr… --- ## [Order the survival analysis when 'Repeat by' is used](https://community.exploratory.io/t/order-the-survival-analysis-when-repeat-by-is-used/1174)
**Author:** [@Victor\_J\_Fuente](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Victor_J_Fuente)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/order-the-survival-analysis-when-repeat-by-is-used/1174 "2018-06-13T22:56:04Z")
Using the 'Repeat by' feature on the survival analysis, it'd be great if there's the possibility to order the different survival curves by the % survival rate. It could help to rank the different results obtained for e… --- ## [Notes and Presentation slides should have version control](https://community.exploratory.io/t/notes-and-presentation-slides-should-have-version-control/890)
**Author:** [@Buttetsu\_Batou](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Buttetsu_Batou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/notes-and-presentation-slides-should-have-version-control/890 "2017-12-17T01:37:43Z")
I have been working on a fairly large document/note, and I wish that I had the ability to checkpoint my revisions as I work. I am glad that it saves automatically and that I can export at any time, but I'd really like th… --- ## [Ability to resize Projects pane in UI](https://community.exploratory.io/t/ability-to-resize-projects-pane-in-ui/888)
**Author:** [@Buttetsu\_Batou](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Buttetsu_Batou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/ability-to-resize-projects-pane-in-ui/888 "2017-12-16T13:39:46Z")
It would be nice to be able to make the Projects pane in the UI wider to accommodate Data Frames which have longer names. I have many with names which exceed the default width and become truncated, so I can’t tell them a… --- ## [Allow data values on plot for repeat charts](https://community.exploratory.io/t/allow-data-values-on-plot-for-repeat-charts/690)
**Author:** [@BobHarper](https://community.exploratory.io/u/BobHarper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/allow-data-values-on-plot-for-repeat-charts/690 "2017-07-31T14:25:11Z")
When using Repeat By the layout option to show data labels ('Show Values on Plot') is no longer available (it is only available when not using repeat by). There might be a reason why that decision was made, but I would… --- ## [Chart should remember the step that was used for the chart](https://community.exploratory.io/t/chart-should-remember-the-step-that-was-used-for-the-chart/605)
**Author:** [@Kan\_Nishida](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Kan_Nishida)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 6:35am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/chart-should-remember-the-step-that-was-used-for-the-chart/605 "2017-06-03T06:35:07Z")
When you come back to the existing chart from another data frame it will open it with the last step of the data transformation at the right-hand side, unless it is Pinned. And if the last step doesn’t have the columns… --- ## [Want to sort in descending for Columns in Pivot Table](https://community.exploratory.io/t/want-to-sort-in-descending-for-columns-in-pivot-table/602)
**Author:** [@Kan\_Nishida](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Kan_Nishida)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/want-to-sort-in-descending-for-columns-in-pivot-table/602 "2017-06-03T01:58:23Z")
Currently, it’s sorting only the ascending way for Date based column header. But some users want to reverse the order. --- ## [Want to update the Row/Column header label text for Pivot Table](https://community.exploratory.io/t/want-to-update-the-row-column-header-label-text-for-pivot-table/601)
**Author:** [@Kan\_Nishida](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Kan_Nishida)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/want-to-update-the-row-column-header-label-text-for-pivot-table/601 "2017-06-03T01:56:04Z")
--- ## [Flow-like GUI/View?](https://community.exploratory.io/t/flow-like-gui-view/595)
**Author:** [@pgensler](https://community.exploratory.io/u/pgensler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/flow-like-gui-view/595 "2017-05-30T02:06:12Z")
Have you thought about creating a flow-based GUI, like RapidMiner or Alteryx to use from within Exploratory? I love the power of thinking with R, but I think it would also be really helpful to have a view like this so yo… --- ## [Multiple Density Function plot](https://community.exploratory.io/t/multiple-density-function-plot/554)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Agravat](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Sanjay_Agravat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/multiple-density-function-plot/554 "2017-05-03T05:12:32Z")
I suggest adding a multiple density function plot using the "sm.density.compare" function from the "sm" package. This is useful when when comparing several univariate variables that have a similar relationship (i.e. diod… --- ## [Display a status message when the application is busy](https://community.exploratory.io/t/display-a-status-message-when-the-application-is-busy/550)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Agravat](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Sanjay_Agravat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/display-a-status-message-when-the-application-is-busy/550 "2017-05-01T23:02:27Z")
I was trying to edit the workflow by selecting a dplyr box in the Workflow panel but no actions were executed. I tried to remove a cache and delete a step but it didn't process. I checked the log file and it displayed … --- ## [Scatterplot jittering](https://community.exploratory.io/t/scatterplot-jittering/551)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Agravat](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Sanjay_Agravat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/scatterplot-jittering/551 "2017-05-01T23:00:12Z")
I suggest adding "jittering" as an option for a scatterplot to show the distribution of the data along two dimensions. --- ## [Create shortcut for a Pivot table from the Summary view](https://community.exploratory.io/t/create-shortcut-for-a-pivot-table-from-the-summary-view/546)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Agravat](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Sanjay_Agravat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/create-shortcut-for-a-pivot-table-from-the-summary-view/546 "2017-05-01T18:05:53Z")
Inspecting the unique values in a character common type along with the number of rows is something I find myself doing frequently using a Pivot Table. It would be helpful if you can create a shortcut to do that directly … --- ## [Show the elapsed time for each unit of execution in the workflow](https://community.exploratory.io/t/show-the-elapsed-time-for-each-unit-of-execution-in-the-workflow/544)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Agravat](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Sanjay_Agravat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/show-the-elapsed-time-for-each-unit-of-execution-in-the-workflow/544 "2017-05-01T18:05:10Z")
It would be nice to see the elapsed time for each logical item that is executed in the workflow. For example, the elapsed time to load a file followed by a Mutate, Select, Filter, etc. Each block in the Workflow pane cou… --- ## [Display the total memory usage for a data frame](https://community.exploratory.io/t/display-the-total-memory-usage-for-a-data-frame/545)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Agravat](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Sanjay_Agravat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/display-the-total-memory-usage-for-a-data-frame/545 "2017-05-01T17:23:58Z")
Display the total memory for a data frame in the top panel where the name of the data frame is displayed. --- ## [Separate to Columns is missing split by fixed position](https://community.exploratory.io/t/separate-to-columns-is-missing-split-by-fixed-position/533)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Agravat](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Sanjay_Agravat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/separate-to-columns-is-missing-split-by-fixed-position/533 "2017-04-26T15:47:28Z")
There seems to be missing functionality in the Desktop tool based on the capabilities of dplyr’s separate function. It would be nice if the tool also supported the ability to input a separator with fixed positions. For e… --- ## ["Convert NAs" option in the "Import data" screen](https://community.exploratory.io/t/convert-nas-option-in-the-import-data-screen/369)
**Author:** [@Ettore\_Rizza](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Ettore_Rizza)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/convert-nas-option-in-the-import-data-screen/369 "2017-01-26T15:59:01Z")
Hi, Would it be possible to add a “Convert NA” option in the “import data” screen, as in RStudio? I find it useful. Mutate\_if + coalesce are not very easy to use. Kind regards. --- ## [Microsoft SQL Server support](https://community.exploratory.io/t/microsoft-sql-server-support/260)
**Author:** [@Osamu\_Masutani](https://community.exploratory.io/u/Osamu_Masutani)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.exploratory.io/t/microsoft-sql-server-support/260 "2017-01-11T22:43:32Z")
Do you have plan to introduce SQL Server support in near future ? [Next page](https://community.exploratory.io/c/suggestions/8.md?page=1)