Text from database in dashboard

[#1]

I have built an application with different charts, which are fed from different datasources. As the script, which is creating this dashboard, is updated from time to time, we want to keep track on its versions. I want to display the version on the dashboard as text. In the jsl script we feed the version by this command:

$ Id: xyz.jsl 18 2021-03-25 13:34:17Z name $

How can I display this text in a dashboard? It should not be static. A hardcoded text is not the way I am looking for.

Thanks for your help in advance

Markus

[#2]

Hi @markus, are you calling JMP from a command line or batch file of some sort?  If so you might be able to use environmental variables as suggested in jmp.exe arguments.

[#3]

Hello IH

no, it's the other way round. I am calling info from another source with JMP-JSL and want to have the info included as text in the dashboard. It should look like this:

In the dashboard script it may look like this:

			Initialize(
				Text1 << Background Color( 2 ),
				Text1 << Border( {Left( 0 ), Top( 0 ), Right( 0 ), Bottom( 0 )} ),
				Text1 << Enabled( 1 ), Text1 << Horizontal Alignment( "Default" ),
				Text1 << Margin( {Left( 0 ), Top( 0 ), Right( 0 ), Bottom( 0 )} ),
				Text1 << Padding( {Left( 0 ), Top( 0 ), Right( 0 ), Bottom( 0 )} ),
				Text1 << Text Color( 2147483647 ), Text1 << UI Only( 0 ),
				Text1 << Vertical Alignment( "Default" ),
				Text1 << Visibility( "Visible" ), Text1 << Set Min Size( 263, 64 ),
				Text1 << Set Max Size( 263, 64 ),
				Text1 << Set Stretch( {"Neutral", "Neutral"} ),
				Text1 << Set Base Font( "Text" ), Text1 << Set Font Scale( 1 ),
				Text1 << Set Text(
					"
Tool: 			FTTR Monitor (Chart Builder) 
Production Line:	xyz Analytical Module
Release:  		$Id: pCCs_FTTR_Endtests.jsl date name $"
				), Text1 << Bullet point( 0 ), Text1 << Justify Text( "Left" ),
				Text1 << Rotate Text( "Horizontal" ), Text1 << Set Width( -1 ),
				Text1 << Set Wrap( 500 ), Text1 << Set Tip( "" ),

But I am not sure, if the readout would work having the part between the $-signs as plain text between "". What should be the syntax for integrating data as text in the textbox of a dashboard?

Thanks for your ongoing help!

Regards

Markus

[#4 · Accepted solution]

Ah, in that case it might be as easy as concatenating the current date and time into the string, like this:

Text1 << Set Text(
					"
Tool: 			FTTR Monitor (Chart Builder) 
Production Line:	xyz Analytical Module
Release:  		$Id: pCCs_FTTR_Endtests.jsl " || format(today(), "yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss") || " $"
);

[#5]

Sounds good, IH!

Next week I will have connection to the database again. Then I will test it.

Thanks

Markus

[#6]

IH

in the meantime I could test it. It works fine. Everything between the 2 $-signs are parsed by the version control software and in the next dashboard it appears updated. Thanks for help!

Markus