Multi-Column PDF Export

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Automatically create PDF reports with one page per graph/analysis for any number of variables.

Create a graph/analysis and customize it only once (for the first variable) and apply it to any number of variables while retaining all display options e.g., reference lines, colors etc.

Example: Creating a control chart for 100 variables Y1, Y2, ..., Y100

- Create a control chart for variable Y1 and customize it according to your needs

- Add-Ins -> Multi-Column PDF Export

- Select your report from the dialog

- Select variables for which the report should be replicated (including Y1)

-Select destination directory for the PDF report (report.pdf):

- Open output PDF file (see attached example):

Types of graphs/analysis that have been tested so far:

- Control Charts

- Fit Y by X

- Graph Builder

- Variability Charts / Measurement Systems Analysis

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[Emmanuel_Romeu]

great tool @mhammoud , thanks for sharing

[cravin187]

Great tool, but I am having issues getting it to run consistently, especially when I run a script then utilize your add in.  I seem to have more success with a fresh startup of JMP.  Making the graphs manually seems to work, but not the scriptd versions.  this is the error I get:

It might be the fact that I have a local data filter in the scripted ones?  But I swear it worked at some point!

Thanks

[jthi]

It seems like some of the objects won't allow you to send << Column Switcher to them unless you correctly define the initial choice (at least not in JMP17)

Names Default To Here(1);

dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Semiconductor Capability.jmp");

gb = dt << Graph Builder(
	Size(1048, 476),
	Show Control Panel(0),
	Variables(X(:lot_id), Y(:PNP1)),
	Elements(Points(X, Y, Legend(8)))
);

gb << Column Switcher("NPN1", {"NPN1", "PNP1", "PNP2","NPN2"});


dist = dt << Distribution(
	Continuous Distribution(Column(:PNP1), Process Capability(0)),
	Histograms Only
);

dist << Column Switcher("NPN1", {"NPN1", "PNP1", "PNP2","NPN2"});

ow = dt << Oneway(Y(:PNP1), X(:SITE));
ow << Column Switcher("NPN1", {"NPN1", "PNP1", "PNP2","NPN2"});

You might be able to workaround this by always including the current Y column as first in the column listing in add-in

Names Default To Here(1);

dt = Open("$SAMPLE_DATA/Semiconductor Capability.jmp");

gb = dt << Graph Builder(
	Size(1048, 476),
	Show Control Panel(0),
	Variables(X(:lot_id), Y(:PNP1)),
	Elements(Points(X, Y, Legend(8)))
);

gb << Column Switcher("PNP1", {"NPN1", "PNP1", "PNP2","NPN2"});

[jthi]

Here is a script which might be able to tackle that issue in some cases

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Names Default To Here(1);

report_windows = Get Window List(Type("Reports")) << Get Window Title();
If(N Items(report_windows) == 0,
	Throw("No report windows open");
);

nw = New Window("Select a Report", <<Modal, << return result,
	hb = H List Box(
		Panel Box("Select a report window",
			lb = List Box(report_windows, Max Selected(1))
		), 
		Panel Box("Actions",
			Lineup Box(N Col(1),
				Button Box("OK"),
				Button Box("Cancel")
			)
		)
	)
);

If(nw["Button"] != 1,
	stop();
);

selected_window = Window(nw["lb"][1]);
obs_platform = (selected_window << XPath("//OutlineBox[@helpKey]"));

report = Empty();

For Each({ob_platform}, obs_platform << Get Scriptable Object,
	// Three checks
	If(Is Scriptable(ob_platform),
		If((ob_platform << window class name) == "Report",
			report = ob_platform;
		);
	)
);

If(IsEmpty(report),
	Throw("No report found from report window");
);

dt = report << Get Data Table();

nw = New Window("Col Selections", << modal, << return result,
	H List Box(
		Panel Box("Select Colums",
			fcs = Filter Col Selector(Datatable(dt))
		),
		Panel Box("Cast Columns",
			Lineup Box(N Col(2),
				Button Box("Y", << Set Function(function({this}, (this << sib) << append(fcs << get selected)))),
				clb = Col List Box(Datatable(dt), Min Items(1))
			)
		),
		Panel Box("Actions",
			Lineup Box(N Col(1),
				Button Box("OK",
					cols = clb << get items;
				),
				Button Box("Cancel")
			)
		)
		
	)
);

If(nw["Button"] != 1,
	stop();
);

If(N Items(cols) < 1,
	Throw("No columns selected"); // Should be moved to validator
);

save_path = Pick Directory("Select a directory");

new_report = report << Redo Analysis;
new_report << Show Window(0);

yexpr = Eval(EvalExpr(
	Extract Expr(Expr(new_report << get script), Y(Wild())
)));
If(Is Empty(yexpr),
	yexpr = Eval(EvalExpr(
		Extract Expr(Expr(new_report << get script), Column(Wild())
	)));	
);
ycol = Arg(yexpr, 1);
ycolname = ycol << get name;

wait(0);
col_switcher = new_report << Column Switcher(ycolname, cols);

ncols = Length(col_switcher << Get List);

jrn = New Window("Reports", << Journal);

For(i = 1, i <= ncols, i++,
	newrep = new_report << Report;
	newrep << Show Window(0);
	jrn << Append(newrep);
	col_switcher << Next;
);

new_report << Remove Column Switcher;
jrn << Set page setup(margins(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5), scale(.7), portrait(0), paper size("Letter"));
jrn << save pdf(save_path || (selected_window << get window title) || "_report.pdf", Portrait(0));
jrn << Close Window;
new_report << Close Window;

wait(0);

Open(save_path);
Write();

[cravin187]

Holy mackeral.  That's stellar.  Thanks a TON!