The only change in the data table will be observed in the Columns panel after you add a column property. That change is indicated by the asterisk after the column name height in the panel. The data column and data table do not display a color gradient. The Graph Builder uses the color gradient. This script illustrates the effect.
Names Default to Here( 1 );
// sample data
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Fitness.jmp" );
// sample plot using defaut color role
gb = dt << Graph Builder(
Size( 531, 454 ),
Show Control Panel( 0 ),
Variables( X( :Runtime ), Y( :Oxy ), Color( :Weight ) ),
Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 9 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 10 ) ) )
);
// look at default result
Wait( 2 );
// change color gradient
:Weight << Set Property( "Color Gradient", {"White to Blue", Range( {18, 60, 25} )} );
// observe new gradient in Graph Builder