Product Ideas

Canvas Snap To GridGathering Interest

Hello,While developing inside of Canvas, it would be nice to be able to utilize the grid in the background by allowing us to optionally snap to the grid.

Retrieve timeseries and documents using asset infoNew

In InField the customer would like to be able to search timeseries (i.e. selecting the timeseries tab in search), then enter an asset name, e.g. PUMP-123, and bring up the timeseries associated with the asset. This would be a shortcut for searching within assets and then opening the resulting asset to see its timeseries. 

Custom list of properties in InFieldNew

In InField “light” (CDM version) it is not possible to customize the list of properties shown in the overview cards or details. The customer would like to be able to pick which properties to display.

Charts: Drag and drop source time series from the list to the calculation windowGathering Interest

Hi, I typically add all my timeseries to my chart before I start building a calculation. I’ve found myself trying to drag from that menu into the calculation window. That doesn’t work of course, so when I go to click the Add Node button, select a timeseries from the list, and add multiple ones they all stack up and its incredibly easy to have so many without knowing how many you have clicked on. I think this Product Idea is for 2 features.Allow drag and drop from left menu of already added timeseries into a calculation window stagger the nodes that have been inserted when clicking

canvas: RCA component download as PDFPlanned for development

hi there, when RCA has done and want to save as PDF in canvas,  now RCA component is in coverpage (the overall first page, which tends to be super large).we want RCA component is treated as one component and printed as a single page. 

Change Asset and Event type of data from image to text in CanvasPlanned for development

Today it seems that information like Assets and Events are included in Canvas as an image. It is not possible to copy the text. Also, if the amount of information is too large, the fixed resolution may be too low rendering the information so blurry it is impossible to read.When using data modelling it is not a workaround to go to “Find related data” (to be able to copy the text), since the search popup do not show all the properties of the viewIt would be helpful if the information was presented as text (allowing copy of the text) and not as an image

Ability to resize Comments/Text/Sticky Notes in CanvasPlanned for development

Need improved ability to resize objects in Canvas. Comment Boxes can not be resized at all currently. Files can not be resized if added via search (not + data)Text boxes and Sticky Notes can only be resized proportionally.  It would be beneficial to the visual formatting and organization of canvases if each of these items could be resized dynamically, without size ratios being locked.   

Canvas Comment Word Wrap ImprovementPlanned for development

Include the unit and unit quantity in the search table/filterNew

The units (linked to the unit system) is a powerful descriptor that is underutilized in Search.As far as I can see, it is not possible to search for it, filter on it nor show it in the table.Since the unit linked to the unit system guarantees consistent naming, it makes it a useful property to search/filter on. Eg, I would like to search/filter on unit quantities like “volume flow rate” or “Pressure”, or the unit “m3/d”

Infield "light" to group files by categoryNew

When listing files in Infield “light” (based on CDM/IDM) the grouping appears to be by MIME type (e.g. application/pdf). The request is to group by file category, as it is done in CDF Search results.

Recent activities to be exposed via APIGathering Interest

Solutions built on top of the Common Data Framework (CDF) may not initially expose the CDF user interface (UI) to end users. However, these solutions can allow users to delve deeper into data once they identify a problem, such as during a root cause analysis (RCA). This approach enables users to launch the CDF UI in the context of the identified issue.To enhance user experience, it is beneficial to show users their recent activities within the solution's interface. While the CDF UI currently displays recent activities, this information is not directly accessible to end users.This idea proposes exposing recent activity information through an API or other mechanisms. This would allow solutions to display recent activities on their own interfaces, providing an aggregated view of all associated workflows, context launches, and more. This integration would offer a seamless and informative user experience.

Hosted extractor mapping multitle stored examplesGathering Interest

When working on hosted extractor format / mappings, I always had to copy / paste my examples to test format.I would like to upload examples so I can validate them all at once.Having a list of the example name and a summary of the created resources (like “1 datapoints and 1 timeseries “ or “1 table row”)

Not able to show all DM View properties in SearchParked

I have a View that is an extension of CogniteAsset. There are a lot of properties in the View that are not visible via Search. These are simple data types like String and Boolean. Is this by design? The only way of seeing all the properties is to open the instance in Canvas, but then the information is shown as an image, making it impossible to copy the property value.

Auto-created checklistsImplemented

There somecases where the site needs to always have one checklist available and if this available checklist was executed, a new one needs to be created automatically.A real use case is for Madurai site and also for Forli. Unloading checklists doesn’t happen in a defined recurrency but they need to have one available all the time if needed.Considering the usage without a digital tool, think like you printed many copies of a checklist and the user will just come to a room and get the paper to be filled in.Some checklists needs to be always available on the checklist list so users without permission to create a checklist could execute.

Embedding Power BI dashboards or external visualization tools within CDF CanvasNew

Problem Statement : There is an increasing demand from one of our key regional customers to embed third-party dashboards and visualizations - such as those from Power BI or similar platforms - directly within the CDF Canvas environment. However, the current platform limitations prevent the embedding of third-party visual content via external URLs. At present, the only available workaround is to provide users with a hyperlink that redirects them to the external site, which disrupts the user experience and limits seamless integration.The Ask:Enable functionality within CDF Canvas that allows users to dynamically load and render third-party content - such as dashboards or visualizations - using API calls or embedded URLs. This enhancement aims to provide a seamless, integrated user experience without requiring redirection to external sites.Benefits:Enabling embedded third-party content within CDF positions the platform as a centralized hub for accessing high-level metrics and dashboards. Users - ranging from operational SMEs to upper management and key stakeholders - can view critical insights without navigating away from the platform. This enhancement is expected to drive increased monthly active users (MAU) across a broader range of roles, reinforcing CDF as the go-to interface for decision-making and operational visibility.  

Extractors - routing dataParked

Our extractors doesn't support routing data from running instance to different spaces/datasets. This approach will become a major issue when we scale to many sites for one customer. Could we make it possible to assign space/dataset dynamically based on some information in the payload. This is based on experience from our SAs, potentially from several of our customers.

Scrolls Bars for CanvasGathering Interest

Request per multiple end users, using multiple different devices-Add scroll bars to the right and bottom so that the user can scroll instead of having to drag their way around the screen and then zoom in/zoom out

Need ability to view and integrate ArcGIS geospatial data in CDFGathering Interest

ArcGIS Enterprise is a central data source for our 2D/3D geospatial data, with rapidly growing content and high value use-cases. It would be very useful to be able to view and contextualize this data in CDF, reducing the end-user need to access multiple systems to collect data, while also augmenting existing data and use-cases for CDF.  REST api, iframe and various standardized GIS formats are available to facilitate this integration, and the ability to contextualize this data will be key to value.

Enable Visualization of All Filtered Activities Regardless of Distance in 2D and 3D Views for MaintainNew

A customer from Oxy reported this.Issue describedThe current system restricts visualization of activities based on their distance from the activity of interest, limiting the user’s ability to comprehensively deconflict work. For Maintain to function effectively, users must have confidence that all relevant activities are visible in both 2D and 3D views, regardless of their spatial distance.

"open in canvas" botton in data explore overlaps and hides text belowNew

To frequent users of data explore, we use to click and make sure that annotations to other diagrams are correct in explore, but when we click annotations to other diagrams “open in canvas” botton appears right above the annotation and it makes hard to see the text below it.Is there any other way out to implement “open in canvas” feature? Such as implementing those bottons in property area on the right? 

Ability to re-name Categories or ColumnsImplemented

Cognite’s names for Categories (eg. Assets or Equipment) does not align with our companies internal FLOC/Asset/Equipment naming structure which is consistent across our internal source systems.  We would like the ability to re-name Categories or fields from each source system so that we can maintain consistency across all of our data systems and make the user experience much cleaner and less confusing.

Expected behaviour of layout and tableImplemented

Thanks for the chat yesterday. Have summarised the current expected behaviour on the things we discussed below:Saved to layoutGrouping Filtering Sorting Columns you select to show Colour coding on ganttSaved to browser cacheColumn width Column order (overwrites what you have configured to be the default) What is saved to the browser cache will remain there unless it is cleared. We suspect that your browser is somehow cleared. We could look at that in a follow up session perhaps unless you know this is happening? In any case thinking we should include these two as part of the layout. Further, the issue u experienced with the grouping using layout is a bug. It does not clear the previous grouping. We will fix this one. Let me know if you have additional thoughts on this!cc ​@Daniel Knutsen  

Maintain LayoutsNew

A customer from Oxy reported this.Issue describedAfter applying filters and creating a new Maintain Layout, if the user then tries to re-select the newly created layout, it seems like nothing happens - giving the impression that the layout isn't working.This flow is not intuitive. Users expect that clicking on the newly created layout should always revert to the saved layout filters, regardless of whether it's technically still selected.

Shift multiple activities by a defined timeframe (e.g 1 week, 2 days)Implemented

As a user i want to have the possibility to select multiple activities and shift them all by a selected timeframe (e.g. 2 days, 2 weeks, 1 year ….)Reason: Often we have Projects with multiple activities and there are delays communicated, e.g missing spare parts so we have to shift the hole project! This is currently not possible and you might to adopt start and end date for a bunch of activities which is very time consuming! This is a downside especially when direct planing is used and the activities are created directly in the tool! (Other planning software such as Primavera or MS Project have this as an standard option)​@Marius Biermann as discussed in the last Feedback session! 

Infield - Attach a link to external content (Canvas, Chart, etc) in ObservationsNew

We’re able to attach physical documents and photos, but if we wanted to attach a link to a canvas or chart to support an observation, I’m only able to do that by putting the link in the text. Adding the ability to attach a link to the observation would give us better functionality.