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[Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:56:33 GMT

Dear all,

Currently I use JMP16 to create a graph.

I have a col with picture in it, and I want to pin the picture for each dot I selected so I turn on the "add label" of this col.

But I find that I can only by hover my pointer on the dot, and wait the hover label shown itself, and then click the pin button to pin it one by one,

is there any faster way to achieve this like jsl code? I have million of rows need to show out the pics.

thanks!

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

christian-z — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:23:38 GMT

Does it need to be a hover label? Or could you use the picture as the symbol in your graph? For example, using the Big Class Families sample dataset:

If you only want pictures for selected rows, you could select them and Name Selection in Column, then use that Column to create a Transform column, like this:

// Open Data Table: Big Class Families.jmp
// → Data Table( "Big Class Families" )
Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class Families.jmp" );

// Name selection in column: Use Images
Data Table( "Big Class Families" ) << Clear Select <<
Select Rows( [1, 6, 14, 15, 16] ) <<
Name Selection in Column( Column Name( "Use Images" ), Selected( 1 ) );

Graph Builder(
	Transform Column( "Transform[height]", Formula( :height * :Use Images ) ),
	Size( 648, 551 ),
	Show Control Panel( 0 ),
	Variables(
		X( :weight ),
		Y( :height ),
		Y( :"Transform[height]"n, Position( 1 ) )
	),
	Elements(
		Points( X, Y( 1 ), Y( 2 ), Legend( 3 ) ),
		Points( X, Y( 2 ), Legend( 5 ), Set Shape Column( :picture ) )
	)
);

I included the script so you can see the results with one click, but this can all be done within Graph Builder with no scripting. The key functionalities are Transform Columns and Set Shape Column.

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

mmarchandFSLR — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:31:46 GMT

Here's an example pinning the hover labels. Interesting that the selection is zero-based indexing. May want to modify to handle no rows selected.

Names Default To Here( 1 );

dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class Families.jmp" );

dt << Select Rows( [1 5 7] );

pin_expr = {};
For Each( {v, i}, dt << Get Selected Rows,
	Insert Into(
		pin_expr,
		Eval(
			Eval Expr(
				{Add Pin Annotation(
					Seg( Marker Seg( 1 ) ),
					Index( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
					Index Row( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
					UniqueID( Expr( v - 1 ) )
				)}
			)
		)
	)
);

Eval(
	Substitute(
			Expr(
				dt << Graph Builder(
					Size( 658, 556 ),
					Show Control Panel( 0 ),
					Variables( X( :weight ), Y( :height ) ),
					Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 5 ) ) ),
					SendToReport( Dispatch( {}, "Graph Builder", FrameBox, __pin_expr__ ) )
				)
			),
		Expr( __pin_expr__ ), Name Expr( pin_expr )
	)
);

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:58:25 GMT

Thanks for the reply! Using Set Shape Column works great, but it would be even better if the points could be displayed as well. This is definitely a convenient approach!

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:06:05 GMT

	For Each( {v, i}, row_selection,
		local_x = Column( dt, col_x )[v];
		local_y = Column( dt, col_y )[v];

		Insert Into(
			pin_expr,
			Eval(
				Eval Expr(
					{Add Pin Annotation(
						Seg( Marker Seg( 1 ) ),
						Index( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
						Origin( {Expr( local_x ), Expr( local_y )} ),
						Index Row( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
						UniqueID( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
                     Offset( {-50, -45} ),
                     Replace Text( " " ),
                     Filled( 0 ),
						Tag Line( 1 )
					)}
				)
			)
		);
	);

Great! It works, but all my annotations were pinned at the exact same position without the Origin setting. To fix this, I read out the values of the x/y axes and assigned them to the Origin. While this works perfectly on numeric axes, passing character column values crashes the app. Is there a workaround for character columns? Thanks!

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

jthi — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:04:39 GMT

For nominal/ordinal columns the axis starts from 0 and each value increases it by 1. You can verify this from axis settings

You can write logic which takes care of this based on the data table or if you have point plot, you can get the values from markers

Names Default To Here(1); 

dt = open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
gb = dt << Graph Builder(Variables(X(:age), Y(:height)), Elements(Points(X, Y, Legend(3))));

ms = report(gb)[framebox(1)] << find seg(markerseg(1));

Show(ms << Get X Values, ms << Get Y Values);

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:22:47 GMT

Thanks! It seems to return all the X/Y values, but how can I read-out the selected rows x/y? I tried code below but the x/y returned is not where I selected.

r = dt << Get Selected Rows();
ms = Report(gb)[framebox(1)] << Find Seg( Marker Seg( 1 ) );
For Each( {v, i}, r,
	t = ms << Get Point( v );
	x = t[1];
	y = t[2];
	show(x,y);
);

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

jthi — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:08:20 GMT

For me this seems to return correct values

Names Default To Here(1); 

dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
gb = dt << Graph Builder(Variables(X(:age), Y(:height)), Elements(Points(X, Y, Legend(3))));
dt << Select Rows([1, 10, 16, 20, 30]);

ms = Report(gb)[framebox(1)] << Find Seg(Marker Seg(1));

selrows = dt << Get Selected Rows();

For Each({currow}, selrows,
	coord = ms << Get Point(currow);
	Show(coord);
);

coord = {0, 59};
coord = {1, 61};
coord = {1, 65};
coord = {1, 63};
coord = {2, 61};
coord = {2, 62};
coord = {3, 67};

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:27:18 GMT

Oh I see the issue now: hiding or excluding rows causes an index mismatch for the remaining data.

Names Default To Here(1); 

dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
gb = dt << Graph Builder(Variables(X(:age), Y(:height)), Elements(Points(X, Y, Legend(3))));
dt << Select Rows([1, 10, 16, 20, 30]);
ms = Report(gb)[framebox(1)] << Find Seg(Marker Seg(1));

selrows = dt << Get Selected Rows();
pin_expr = {};
For Each({v}, selrows,
	coord = ms << Get Point(v);
	Show(coord);
	Insert Into(
		pin_expr,
		Eval(
			Eval Expr(
				{Add Pin Annotation(
					Seg( Marker Seg( 1 ) ),
					Index Row( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
					Origin( Expr(coord)),
					UniqueID( Expr( v - 1 ) )
				)}
			)
		)
	)
);

Eval(
	Substitute(
			Expr( Report(gb)[framebox(1)] << __pin_expr__ ),
		Expr( __pin_expr__ ), Name Expr( pin_expr )
	)
);

By using this code, when row 17 hidden/excluded, it will cause the annotations of rows 20/30 to shift to the wrong positions.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? I mean for sure I have data points to be excluded..

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:27:23 GMT

Oh I see the issue now: hiding or excluding rows causes an index mismatch for the remaining data.

Names Default To Here(1); 

dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
gb = dt << Graph Builder(Variables(X(:age), Y(:height)), Elements(Points(X, Y, Legend(3))));
dt << Select Rows([1, 10, 16, 20, 30]);
ms = Report(gb)[framebox(1)] << Find Seg(Marker Seg(1));

selrows = dt << Get Selected Rows();
pin_expr = {};
For Each({v}, selrows,
	coord = ms << Get Point(v);
	Show(coord);
	Insert Into(
		pin_expr,
		Eval(
			Eval Expr(
				{Add Pin Annotation(
					Seg( Marker Seg( 1 ) ),
					Index Row( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
					Origin( Expr(coord)),
					UniqueID( Expr( v - 1 ) )
				)}
			)
		)
	)
);

Eval(
	Substitute(
			Expr( Report(gb)[framebox(1)] << __pin_expr__ ),
		Expr( __pin_expr__ ), Name Expr( pin_expr )
	)
);

By using this code, when row 17 hidden/excluded, it will cause the annotations of rows 20/30 to shift to the wrong positions.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? I mean for sure I have data points to be excluded.

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:40:27 GMT

This works, thanks guys!

ex = dt << Get Excluded Rows;
pin_expr = {};
For Each( {v}, dt << Get Selected Rows,
	offset = N Rows(Loc(ex < v));
	coord = ms << Get Point(v - offset);

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

jthi — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:05:03 GMT

I would drop the excluded rows already from selrows

selrows = dt << Get Rows Where(Selected() & !Excluded())

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:24:08 GMT

Bad news if the graph builder has local data filter the index is mismatched.

Is there a way to deal with graphs with local filter active?

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

jthi — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:04:02 GMT

You can get the rows which local data filter will show by sending message

<< Get Filtered Rows;

to the local data filter

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:46:33 GMT

Thanks for your help! I am almost there!

By the way, is there a way to batch remove the annotation added by the scripts?

gb << SendToReport( Dispatch( {}, "Graph Builder", FrameBox(__which__), __pin_expr__ ) )

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

jthi — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:59:38 GMT

If you can get references to all of those, I think you could set << Close or << Delete message to the list to remove them all at the same time. You might also want to utilize << inval before deletion and << update window after.

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

Clanlope — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:08:22 GMT

My code is designed for an existing graph builder obtained by gb = (Current Report() << Find( "Graph Builder" )) << Get Scriptable Object;
then I created an Eval loop as mmarchandFSLR's way:
it looks like I can only get access to the gb itself, but nowhere to define the Add Pin Annotation list from the code below:
is there a way to read the Unique ID or something of each one and assign << delete to it then?

pin_expr = {};
For Each( {v, i}, dt << Get Selected Rows,
	Insert Into(
		pin_expr,
		Eval(
			Eval Expr(
				{Add Pin Annotation(
					Seg( Marker Seg( 1 ) ),
					Index( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
					Index Row( Expr( v - 1 ) ),
					UniqueID( Expr( v - 1 ) )
				)}
			)
		)
	)
);

.....

If( N Items( pin_expr ) > 0,
            Eval(
                Substitute(
                        Expr(
                        gb << SendToReport( Dispatch( {}, "Graph Builder", FrameBox(__which__), __pin_expr__ ) )
                        ),
                    Expr( __pin_expr__ ), Name Expr( pin_expr ),
                )
            )
        );

Re: [Graph builder] Batch pin the hover label for selected rows

jthi — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:20:59 GMT

Names Default To Here(1);

dt = open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
dt << select rows([1, 10, 21, 30, 40]);

gb = dt << Graph Builder(
	Size(658, 556),
	Show Control Panel(0),
	Variables(X(:age), Y(:height)),
	Elements(Points(X, Y, Legend(3)))
);

pins = {};

gb << inval;
frame = Report(gb)[FrameBox(1)];
For Each({currow}, dt << Get Selected Rows,
	Eval(EvalExpr(
		Insert Into(pins, frame << Add Pin Annotation(
			Seg(Marker Seg(1)),
			Index(Expr(currow - 1)),
			Index Row(Expr(currow - 1)),
			UniqueID(Expr(currow - 1))
		));		
	));
);
gb << update window;

wait(1); // demo purposes
pins << Delete;