Tabulate Page Column item specified from for loop

[#1]

Hello all,

I am trying to tabulate multi cases based on a specific column value in for loop.

categorizes = Column(dt, "Categorize");
columnValues = Associative Array(categorizes << Get Values) << Get Keys;
For(i = 1, i <= N Items(columnValues), i++,
	currentItem = columnValues[i];
 
 
	obLoopY = Outline Box("categorize" || Char(currentItem),
		dt << Tabulate(
			Page Column(:Categorize(Char(currentItem))),
			Show Control Panel(0),
			Add Table(
				Column Table(
					Grouping Columns(:Underlayer, :RefEntity),
					Analysis Columns(:M3S_Y)
				),
				Row Table(Grouping Columns(:TargetEntity))
			),
			SendToReport(Dispatch({}, "", TextBox, {Set Base Font("Heading")}))
		)
	);
 
	boxY << append(obLoopY);
);

Problem is, the currentItem contains the columnValues from Categorize column.

If I just specify the item value, let's say "a" as one of columnValues.

I added Page Column( :Categorize( "a" ) ) into Tabulate method, then it works.

But I needed to run all values from for loop, I tried to make it Page Column( :Categorize( currentItem ) ), but it did not work and just gave me the whole value at once instead of splitting by currentItem.

I tried Page Column( :Categorize( currentItem ) ), Page Column( :Categorize( char(currentItem) ) ), but neither of them worked. Probably there is a very easy solution but I could not find it.

Anyone can help?

Thanks in advance

Edit (jthi): Added jsl formatting

[#2 · Accepted solution]

You might have to evaluate the values, below is an example using JMP's sample table

Names Default To Here(1);
dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");
Summarize(dt, groups = By(:sex));

New Window("test", 
	collector = H List Box()
);

For Each({group}, groups,
	ob = Outline Box("Categorize " || group,
		tab = dt << Tabulate(
			Show Control Panel(0),
			Add Table(
				Column Table(Analysis Columns(:height, :weight), Statistics(Mean)),
				Row Table(Grouping Columns(:age))
			)
		);
		Eval(EvalExpr(
			tab << page column(:sex(Expr(group)));
		));
	);
	collector << Append(ob);
);

If the layout is fine, By might also be an option

Names Default To Here(1);
dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp");

tab = dt << Tabulate(
	Show Control Panel(0),
	Add Table(
		Column Table(Analysis Columns(:height, :weight), Statistics(Mean)),
		Row Table(Grouping Columns(:age))
	),
	By(:sex),
	Group Options(Layout("Horizontal List"))
);

[#3]

Thanks using By also removes unnecessary for loop!