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Selection in one graph determines what is plotted in another graph

hogi — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:35:44 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'm probably missing something obvious here - but I'm struggling with a special selection case.

I have one plot controlling the content of another plot:

If I select 3 points, I get 3 curves displayed.
If I deselect 2 of those points, only 1 curve remains.
So far, everything behaves exactly as expected.

However, when I deselect the last remaining point, so that nothing at all is selected, JMP suddenly displays *all* curves again.
I understand the logic: "no selection" is interpreted as "no filter", therefore all rows are shown.

But in my use case, I would actually expect the opposite behavior:
if nothing is selected, then nothing should be displayed.

This is not a cosmetic issue, it causes JMP to orbit for 5 minutes - and it produces a messy (useless) plot.

Is there a hidden workaround?

Re: Selection in one graph determines what is plotted in another graph

jthi — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:15:23 GMT

How have you built your plots?

Re: Selection in one graph determines what is plotted in another graph

hogi — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:03:56 GMT

First, I used standard Graph Builder plots together with the Filter By functionality in the Dashboard.
But it shoed the described issue.

As a workaround, I now create the plots manually:

Empty plot with a Graphics Script
Retrieve the selected rows
Generate the curves in the second plot "manually"

Another alternative:

Do not use Filter By
Instead, update the selection in the second plot whenever the selection changes in the first plot

These workarounds allow you to explore the flexibility and possibilities of JMP.

However, a small toggle: Nothing Selected actually means “Nothing Selected"
would feel much more consistent with the JMP user experience.
It’s just that I can’t seem to find such an option.

Re: Selection in one graph determines what is plotted in another graph

jthi — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:04:57 GMT

I don't think there is such option (and you know how we might be able to get one at some point).

You can also create this type of "filtering" using selection column with Forced Values (0/1) + Formula (such as Col Sum(Selected(), :age) >= 1 , depending on your selection graph) and then add local data filter with the selection column value being 1.