Deprecated and removed features

Beginning in the 10.1.0.cl release, you will still be able to use the Classic experience for Liveboards, Answers, and SpotIQ, but ThoughtSpot will remove them in a subsequent release.

Beginning in the 9.12.0.cl release, you will no longer be able to use the SpotApps UI. Though we are retiring the UI, you will still be able to upload pre-built SpotApp templates. You can download the SpotApp templates, which are TML files, from our developer website, CodeSpot. You can then modify (if applicable) and import these TML files into your cluster using our TML import/export utility from the data workspace to achieve the same result as using the original SpotApp.

Beginning in the 9.10.0.cl release, you will still be able to use SpotApps, but ThoughtSpot will remove them in a subsequent release.

Beginning in the 9.8.0.cl release, you will no longer see an option to add footer text to Liveboard PDFs. This resolves the issue of misaligned footers in exported PDFs from Liveboards. This applies to Liveboard PDFs only.

Beginning in the 9.5.0.cl release, you will no longer see an option to include page numbers when you download a Liveboard PDF. This change ensures that Liveboard PDF downloads do not result in timeout errors.

We are removing the Automatically select my chart toggle at the bottom of the chart type selection panel. Once you select a chart type, ThoughtSpot retains the chart type as you make changes to the search query. For cases where the search query can no longer render as the same chart type (due to the removal of necessary attributes or measures), ThoughtSpot automatically selects a chart type that can render based on the query.

ThoughtSpot removed the pin Headline to Liveboard feature. Beginning in the 9.4.0.cl Cloud release, users will no longer see the pin icon when they select table summaries. To visualize and pin single aggregated measures, attributes in string/date format, or time-series metrics with sparklines, we recommend creating KPI charts. Existing Headlines pinned to Liveboards will not be affected in this release. For more information on converting Headlines to KPI charts, see How to convert Headlines to KPI charts.

ThoughtSpot will remove the Include only <value> and Exclude <value> options in the contextual menu for Liveboard visualizations. These options are still available for Liveboard visualizations in Explore mode. They are also available when you are searching data or viewing an Answer.

The following features are not available with the new Liveboard experience, but they are available in the classic experience. The new Liveboard experience is on by default, and users can turn it on or off individually from their profile. If you would like your company to be able to use these removed features, you can turn the new Liveboard experience off for your company from the Admin Console. Alternatively, if it is available in your environment, you can turn it on or off individually from your profile.

ThoughtSpot will replace the current business user onboarding (present in 8.1.0.cl and earlier) with a new onboarding flow. The new onboarding flow directs new users to Search Assist, where they can complete sample searches on demo data or their company’s data.

In November Cloud 2021 and earlier, there are two different ways for a user to ask ThoughtSpot to email them a Liveboard PDF on a specified schedule. You can follow the Liveboard, or schedule a Liveboard job.

This feature allowed users to ask a designated expert on a particular data source for help when they run into an issue with an Answer or search they created on that data source. Now, users can learn about specific data sources in a number of different ways, such as searching across existing Answers and Pinboards, or completing Search Assist sample queries on their own data.

In May Cloud, we are replacing this feature with the ability to add important metrics from Pinboards to your watchlist and track them from the home page. To quickly access your most-used Answers and Pinboards in May Cloud, favorite these objects and toggle My favorites.

Customers currently use Replay search to learn how to use ThoughtSpot’s search on data. As an alternative, use Search Assist to learn how to use ThoughtSpot’s search on data, either on demo data, or on your company’s data.

This Pinboard contains search replays created in the system. The Replay Search feature is removed in May Cloud. Customers currently use Replay search and the Learn how to use ThoughtSpot Pinboard to learn how to use ThoughtSpot’s search on data. As an alternative, use Search Assist to learn how to use ThoughtSpot’s search on data, either on demo data, or on your company’s data.

When you try to search on columns with more than one possible join path, the system no longer allows you to define the join path within the search. Similarly, when you try to create a formula with columns with more than one possible join path, the system does not allow you to define the join path. Instead, the system now prompts you to resolve this issue and avoid confusion or incorrect data by creating a Worksheet with the correct join path.

The option to send product feedback, from the more options menu on an Answer or search.

We consolidated column summaries and headlines into one summary, called a headline summary. To calculate these headline summaries, ThoughtSpot executes one SQL query for each summary against the underlying database. These headline summaries are integrated with the table columns. You can pin them to Pinboards.

This feature allowed users to ask a designated expert on a particular data source for help when they run into an issue with an Answer or search they created on that data source. Now, users can learn about specific data sources in a number of different ways, such as searching across existing Answers and Pinboards, or completing Search Assist sample queries on their own data.