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How to trigger a user selection for files when creating an automated workflow?

CurseOfCheetah8 — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:08:08 GMT

I'm attempting a fully automated analysis workflow and have been successful except for one step. When I'm recording and select a file from a file folder to analyze, the workflow records to pull that exact file each time. How do I change the JSL code to prompt the user to select a file manually within the analysis workflow? Or are there other solutions to this I am not thinking of?

Kindly,

Re: How to trigger a user selection for files when creating an automated workflow?

Jed_Campbell — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:59:51 GMT

One way is to change the Open ("directory/to/use/file to open.jmp") section to just say Open (). In the picture below, this means deleting the highlighted text. This will force JMP to ask for a file.

Re: How to trigger a user selection for files when creating an automated workflow?

CurseOfCheetah8 — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:45:16 GMT

Thank you!

Re: How to trigger a user selection for files when creating an automated workflow?

CurseOfCheetah8 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:39:49 GMT

Hi there,

following up - how to adjust then subsequent steps that reference the "Data Table" that was named base off of the naming of the original opened file? Thanks!

Re: How to trigger a user selection for files when creating an automated workflow?

Ben_BarrIngh — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:23:35 GMT

Hi @CurseOfCheetah8 ,

Have the first appearance of the data table in the workflow referred to with a name ie (Data Table("Tablet Production") becomes => dt = Data Table("Tablet Production")). Then where that table is referred to, just delete the full name and change it to the name you've given it

(i.e. Data Table("Tablet Production")<<clear rows becomes ==> dt<<clear rows)

Thanks,

Ben