Broadcasting Axis Properties Across Process Screening

Ben_BarrIngh — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:19:17 GMT

Hi Folks,

Not asking a question here, but prompting a solution I've found for when you want to add axis settings from one chart to many others in the process screening platform. For example, I want to take this customisation I've done on this chart in the top left and add it to all the others:

If you right click the graph axis (say the X) and 'Copy Axis Settings' then run the script below, it will translate those settings to all of your other charts - just let the script now if its an X or Y axis you're changing.

Let me know if there's any questions!

Thanks,
Ben

NamesDefaultToHere(1);

//blank out the variables
axis_type={};
axis={};
cur_rep = Current Report();
// Get the current report

//load in the 'run' expression
run_expr=expr(

// Get all AxisBox elements
axis = cur_rep << XPath("//AxisBox"); //use Xpath to grab the reference to all AxisBoxes in the report.

// Separate into y_axis (odd-numbered) and x_axis (even-numbered) - PScreening makes axisboxes into Y (AxisBox(1), AxisBox(3)) or X (AxisBox(2),AxisBox(4)) that can be distinguished by their number
y_axis = {};
x_axis = {};
//Sort through the 'axis' list and place them in either a Y or X axis list
For(i = 1, i <= N Items(axis), i++,
	If(Mod(i, 2) == 1, // Odd index for Y-axis
		Insert Into(y_axis, axis[i]),
		Insert Into(x_axis, axis[i]) // Even index for X-axis
	)
);

// Apply settings based on user choice
If(axis_type == 1, 
	For(i = 1, i <= N Items(y_axis), i++,
		y_axis[i] << Paste Axis Settings
	),
	For(i = 1, i <= N Items(x_axis), i++,
		x_axis[i] << Paste Axis Settings
	)
););


//Startup with a window to choose the axis
nw=New Window("Choose axis type to update",
OutlineBox("Update Axes in Process Screening",
	TextBox("Choose which axis type to update that you have copied axis settings from"),
	cb=combobox({"Y","X"}),
	ButtonBox("OK",
		axis_type=cb<<get; //set the axis type that is used later on
		run_expr; //run the script contained inside 'run_expr' above
		nw<<closewindow(nosave); //close the window
	))
);

Re: Broadcasting Axis Properties Across Process Screening

jthi — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:34:46 GMT

You can also do this by broadcasting and using Paste Axis settings. This will change min/max values of the axis which can sometimes be a problem, but you can paste the script first to new script window, drop those settings, copy it again and then broadcast+paste.

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