As every person who works with data knows, the process of collecting, cleaning, and readying data for analysis can be tedious and fraught with error. What if there was a way to save your time – and sanity – by automating the process used to access and prepare your data.
This is where Workflow Builder comes into play. Designed with all data explorers in mind, this exciting new feature allows users to record their entire data prep process from start to finish. In this presentation at Discovery Summit Europe, JMP Systems Engineer Mandy Chambers lays out how to get started with the Workflow Builder. We’ve compiled some of Mandy’s top tips here!
Tip 1: Getting Started – Press the Red Record Button when you’re ready to start tracking your steps!
Tip 2: Watch in real time as your changes are tracked and executed in the Workflow Builder table.
Tip 3: Group steps together to simplify your workflow.
Tip 4: Create a workflow journal with the click of a button!
Tip 5: Create Temporary Subsets for large tables to run analyses in smaller quantities.
Tip 6: Import existing JSL scripts using the “Add Custom Action” feature.
Key Takeaways on why YOU should add Workflow Builder to your process!
- Track all your changes to data prep, cleanup, and reporting.
- Record your steps to reuse again and again.
- Save data and workflows to be packaged and shared easily with others.
- Save time with less coding and more clicks.
- Accelerate your daily process leaving you with more free time in your day (to learn a new hobby or something )
