# Feedback & Ideas **URL:** https://forum.knime.com/c/feedback/63.md [Latest](https://forum.knime.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.knime.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.knime.com/tags.md) --- ## [Voting in the Feedback & Ideas category](https://forum.knime.com/t/voting-in-the-feedback-ideas-category/60717)
**Author:** [@ScottF](https://forum.knime.com/u/ScottF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/voting-in-the-feedback-ideas-category/60717 "2023-02-01T05:54:18Z")
The Feedback & Ideas category has an additional feature compared to the other categories: we have enabled voting for the individual topics that are created here. We hope that this will help us at KNIME to keep an eye on… --- ## [About the Feedback & Ideas category](https://forum.knime.com/t/about-the-feedback-ideas-category/32351)
**Author:** [@christian.birkhold](https://forum.knime.com/u/christian.birkhold)\ **Replies:** 0
Join discussions about existing features of KNIME software, suggest improvements and new ideas, or provide feedback on the most recent developments. --- ## [Issues with Dialog Pop-up box scaling](https://forum.knime.com/t/issues-with-dialog-pop-up-box-scaling/91919)
**Author:** [@mmerrill](https://forum.knime.com/u/mmerrill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/issues-with-dialog-pop-up-box-scaling/91919 "2026-05-12T13:26:08Z")
Thanks for your help! The dialog box pops up, but is too large to function. And when you go to click the item, the scaling is off. You end up having to click up and to the left of the item to select the right thing. Also… --- ## [Mermaid Chart](https://forum.knime.com/t/mermaid-chart/90921)
**Author:** [@Awiener](https://forum.knime.com/u/Awiener)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/mermaid-chart/90921 "2026-05-10T11:35:35Z")
Hi, For Reporting and other purposes it would be great to have a Mermaid Chart node. Most of the LLMs do speak mermaid. A possible Markdown node could also handle mermaid when it is written in markdown. The reportin… --- ## [Interactive View: Add execution pause node to prevent full execution](https://forum.knime.com/t/interactive-view-add-execution-pause-node-to-prevent-full-execution/89401)
**Author:** [@mwiegand](https://forum.knime.com/u/mwiegand)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/interactive-view-add-execution-pause-node-to-prevent-full-execution/89401 "2026-05-06T09:32:37Z")
Hi, the interactive view, especially when the workflow is used as a DataApp, I prefer for configuration (i.e. data-time ranges). However, in order to open the interactive view, the corresponding component must be fully … --- ## [Nodes disappear when clicking on them or selecting them](https://forum.knime.com/t/nodes-disappear-when-clicking-on-them-or-selecting-them/91896)
**Author:** [@kowisoft](https://forum.knime.com/u/kowisoft)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/nodes-disappear-when-clicking-on-them-or-selecting-them/91896 "2026-05-06T05:10:18Z")
I experienced a very strange behavior today in KNIME Analytics Platform (version 5.8.1 LTS). Sometimes (not all the time) when I click on a node (to inspect its configuration) or select a few nodes (e. g. to copy them) … --- ## [Enhanced function for Nodes having 2 or more input ports (i.e. Concatenate, Table Manipulate, End if)](https://forum.knime.com/t/enhanced-function-for-nodes-having-2-or-more-input-ports-i-e-concatenate-table-manipulate-end-if/91897)
**Author:** [@JSpec](https://forum.knime.com/u/JSpec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/enhanced-function-for-nodes-having-2-or-more-input-ports-i-e-concatenate-table-manipulate-end-if/91897 "2026-05-04T22:19:40Z")
See screenshot for best explanation. Technically this suggestion is about providing a much needed quality of life enhancement to fill a gap which is only filled by “Constant Value Column” or “Expression” node currently.… --- ## [Knime Download now Requires E-Mail](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-download-now-requires-e-mail/91724)
**Author:** [@fe145f9fb2a1f6b](https://forum.knime.com/u/fe145f9fb2a1f6b)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-download-now-requires-e-mail/91724 "2026-05-04T15:45:51Z")
Calling it Open Source software but requiring an e-mail to download Knime from your website seems a rather odd choice. Further, the processing of the e-mail and its purpose related to downloading the installation files … --- ## [GroupBy "Missing Value" behavior](https://forum.knime.com/t/groupby-missing-value-behavior/36655)
**Author:** [@Aswin](https://forum.knime.com/u/Aswin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/groupby-missing-value-behavior/36655 "2026-04-30T09:10:57Z")
Dear Knimers, The “Sum” aggregation method in the GroupBy node does not allow me to include missing values: Suppose a hotel owner has a problem with a tarantula invasion. He sends his employees to check all hotel ro… --- ## [Table Creator Node - add button permanently available](https://forum.knime.com/t/table-creator-node-add-button-permanently-available/91867)
**Author:** [@mlauber71](https://forum.knime.com/u/mlauber71)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/table-creator-node-add-button-permanently-available/91867 "2026-04-28T08:52:54Z")
I like the new flat design increasingly. One improvement would be if in the new Table Creator node the “Add“ button would be permanently available so you would not have to scroll right in order to reach it. --- ## [Feedback: knime Evolution , UI&UX](https://forum.knime.com/t/feedback-knime-evolution-ui-ux/89673)
**Author:** [@tgoedeke](https://forum.knime.com/u/tgoedeke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/feedback-knime-evolution-ui-ux/89673 "2026-04-26T09:36:11Z")
Hi guys, I have been using knime for about 6 years now. The KAP, KS until 18 month ago, now also KBH. This thread is not about the technical/functional evolution of knime, which I am very happy about - this is about (… --- ## [Excel and CSV Reader: new design and reseting column order](https://forum.knime.com/t/excel-and-csv-reader-new-design-and-reseting-column-order/91839)
**Author:** [@KasimirNepomuk](https://forum.knime.com/u/KasimirNepomuk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/excel-and-csv-reader-new-design-and-reseting-column-order/91839 "2026-04-22T10:17:06Z")
Hello, I am a bit frustrated with the new design of the Excel and CSV Readers. This is not just me hating on anything new: in general, I think the new design is better than the old one, but with these nodes, it really d… --- ## [KNIME Business Hub - User access level](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-business-hub-user-access-level/91784)
**Author:** [@trj](https://forum.knime.com/u/trj)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-business-hub-user-access-level/91784 "2026-04-22T01:33:39Z")
Hi all, We recently got a customer raising a concern about the access level on KBH, at a Team level. Currently, we can have administrator and member. But a member can pretty much do everything ( KNIME Server to KNIME H… --- ## [Microsoft Authenticator node does not have the Client/certificate (OAuth2) authentication type](https://forum.knime.com/t/microsoft-authenticator-node-does-not-have-the-client-certificate-oauth2-authentication-type/76491)
**Author:** [@atiorile](https://forum.knime.com/u/atiorile)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/microsoft-authenticator-node-does-not-have-the-client-certificate-oauth2-authentication-type/76491 "2026-04-21T19:25:24Z")
Currently, I’m using the Client/Application secret (OAuth2) option and it’s been working well. However, the server team at my workplace is asking me to strongly consider using a certificate. I believe the Client/certific… --- ## [Regression/BUG WebUI: Call Workflow Service](https://forum.knime.com/t/regression-bug-webui-call-workflow-service/91818)
**Author:** [@fe145f9fb2a1f6b](https://forum.knime.com/u/fe145f9fb2a1f6b)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/regression-bug-webui-call-workflow-service/91818 "2026-04-21T16:27:01Z")
Call Workflow Service node ported to webui does not offer the option to configure short or longterm type of job, thus rendering it impossible deal with timeout related issues. --- ## [Call Workflow Service different behavior when executed consequitively](https://forum.knime.com/t/call-workflow-service-different-behavior-when-executed-consequitively/91819)
**Author:** [@fe145f9fb2a1f6b](https://forum.knime.com/u/fe145f9fb2a1f6b)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/call-workflow-service-different-behavior-when-executed-consequitively/91819 "2026-04-20T08:29:48Z")
given the batch removal, i had a look into the call workflow service for local orchestration and immediately ran into weirdness: the workflow input is obvious the handover point. but why are the nodes prior executed onc… --- ## [Mistral LLM Connector](https://forum.knime.com/t/mistral-llm-connector/90944)
**Author:** [@ActionAndi](https://forum.knime.com/u/ActionAndi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/mistral-llm-connector/90944 "2026-04-19T09:36:12Z")
Hi there, it seems that the Mistral API is not fully compatible to the OpenAI standard. Are there any plans to adding a Mistral LLM Connector Node? Would be cool in terms of GDPR constraints as it is a european (french)… --- ## [\[Feature Request\] "Go to Node" Functionality](https://forum.knime.com/t/feature-request-go-to-node-functionality/88003)
**Author:** [@m\_buecher](https://forum.knime.com/u/m_buecher)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/feature-request-go-to-node-functionality/88003 "2026-04-16T08:03:25Z")
Provide a “Go to node” functionality to enter a node number and jump there, incl. opening related meta node if not open yet. If nodes are unique in workflows then the node number itself should be sufficient, otherwise a… --- ## [Enhance SSH Command Executor to select interactive/non-interactive session](https://forum.knime.com/t/enhance-ssh-command-executor-to-select-interactive-non-interactive-session/91795)
**Author:** [@RNovak](https://forum.knime.com/u/RNovak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/enhance-ssh-command-executor-to-select-interactive-non-interactive-session/91795 "2026-04-14T12:36:24Z")
The SSH Command Executor node only supports opening an interactive login shell for command execution. Unfortunately, this doesn’t allow for remote single-command execution via service accounts that do not allow interacti… --- ## [Color Configuration node](https://forum.knime.com/t/color-configuration-node/91789)
**Author:** [@franklin](https://forum.knime.com/u/franklin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/color-configuration-node/91789 "2026-04-14T07:34:56Z")
Hi, I sometimes need to put colors on some rows and columns in order to track them later in the workflow. I do this with Html type and a dedicated component, however there is no node for color configuration (and a var… --- ## [KNIME Business Hub - User access level](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-business-hub-user-access-level/91787)
**Author:** [@trj](https://forum.knime.com/u/trj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-business-hub-user-access-level/91787 "2026-04-14T00:34:12Z")
Hi all, We recently got a customer raising a concern about the access level on KBH, at a Team level. Currently, we can have administrator and member. But a member can pretty much do everything ( KNIME Server to KNIME H… --- ## [Table updater node error](https://forum.knime.com/t/table-updater-node-error/91776)
**Author:** [@franklin](https://forum.knime.com/u/franklin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/table-updater-node-error/91776 "2026-04-13T17:59:13Z")
Hi, When working with the Table updater node, I got following error : Execute failed : Invalid (duplicate) column name “0” After checking and modifying column names, I understood that this nodes does not accept column… --- ## [Weird whitespace in Modern UI on wide screen - 5.11 STS](https://forum.knime.com/t/weird-whitespace-in-modern-ui-on-wide-screen-5-11-sts/91779)
**Author:** [@MartinDDDD](https://forum.knime.com/u/MartinDDDD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/weird-whitespace-in-modern-ui-on-wide-screen-5-11-sts/91779 "2026-04-11T11:07:56Z")
See image below. In Fullscreen mode in 5.11 the UI stops at a certain point and remaining space shows unused whitespace… Assume this is a bug? --- ## [Reporting: Word Writer node](https://forum.knime.com/t/reporting-word-writer-node/85561)
**Author:** [@Awiener](https://forum.knime.com/u/Awiener)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/reporting-word-writer-node/85561 "2026-04-09T18:59:57Z")
Hi, I really like the new Reporting Extension. However am I missing a write to Word (.doc, docx, or Libre Office) node? BIRT had this possibility. Writing to html and PDF is great, however sometimes a report should be e… --- ## [WebGL crashes on Linux Mint when closing Agent Chat Widget](https://forum.knime.com/t/webgl-crashes-on-linux-mint-when-closing-agent-chat-widget/91753)
**Author:** [@MartinDDDD](https://forum.knime.com/u/MartinDDDD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/webgl-crashes-on-linux-mint-when-closing-agent-chat-widget/91753 "2026-04-06T17:57:03Z")
Experimented with Agents on my Linux Mint machine (using windows with stronger GPU to serve LLMs…) Worked like a charm until I closed the Agent Chat Widget window - seems lie WebGL crashed out - had to restart KNIME to … --- ## [Wait Node: Wait for file deletion stuck in loop](https://forum.knime.com/t/wait-node-wait-for-file-deletion-stuck-in-loop/83324)
**Author:** [@mwiegand](https://forum.knime.com/u/mwiegand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/wait-node-wait-for-file-deletion-stuck-in-loop/83324 "2026-04-05T09:36:09Z")
Hi, if the Wait node is served file, which it shall wait until it’s deletion, but that file already got deleted, the wait node is getting stuck. Best Mike --- ## [Expression Node "In function 'if': All branch expressions must have the same type."](https://forum.knime.com/t/expression-node-in-function-if-all-branch-expressions-must-have-the-same-type/86283)
**Author:** [@iCFO](https://forum.knime.com/u/iCFO)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/expression-node-in-function-if-all-branch-expressions-must-have-the-same-type/86283 "2026-04-05T09:36:08Z")
The Expression node does not appear to be able to handle if statements that involve results pulled from columns of different Data Types. (Such as a number column being the result of a string column if statement). I also … --- ## [Make it possible to directly read and write JSON typed columns in DB reader/writer nodes](https://forum.knime.com/t/make-it-possible-to-directly-read-and-write-json-typed-columns-in-db-reader-writer-nodes/91746)
**Author:** [@strny](https://forum.knime.com/u/strny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/make-it-possible-to-directly-read-and-write-json-typed-columns-in-db-reader-writer-nodes/91746 "2026-04-02T22:17:35Z")
Hello, It seems we are currently unable to directly read/write json typed data. Specifically when I have a column in a table in Knime of type JSON, and I want to write this table to a Postgres DB Table (for example), I … --- ## [WebUI: Extract System Properties no Search Bar](https://forum.knime.com/t/webui-extract-system-properties-no-search-bar/91740)
**Author:** [@fe145f9fb2a1f6b](https://forum.knime.com/u/fe145f9fb2a1f6b)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/webui-extract-system-properties-no-search-bar/91740 "2026-04-02T06:53:10Z")
Extract System Properties webui port has a twinlist but no search bar. The classic one has a search bar (for each side of the twinlist) --- ## [Enhancement: Workflow Input - make ports dynamic to switch between table/flow variable etc](https://forum.knime.com/t/enhancement-workflow-input-make-ports-dynamic-to-switch-between-table-flow-variable-etc/91556)
**Author:** [@MartinDDDD](https://forum.knime.com/u/MartinDDDD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/enhancement-workflow-input-make-ports-dynamic-to-switch-between-table-flow-variable-etc/91556 "2026-04-01T16:43:14Z")
I was wrongly assuming that this existed already - right now you can only create workflow input nodes with other ports than table via workarounds as described here: Proposal to make the ports dynamic as they are in ma… [Next page](https://forum.knime.com/c/feedback/63.md?page=1)