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Restore data-grid behavior: Pasting onto column names to rename them

What inspired this wish list request? In pre-JMP 18 versions, selecting one or more column names in the Columns pane and pasting lines from the clipboard would rename the selected columns based on the pasted text — typically separated by tabs or line breaks. In JMP 19, this no longer works. Pasting appears to be ignored, and does not affect the selected columns. Example use case: I have a text file with 10 new variable names and a JMP table with 10 unnamed columns. I used to be able to copy the names from the text file, select the 10 column headers in JMP's Columns pane, and paste — instantly renaming them. This was a powerful and elegant workflow for organizing data.

 

What is the improvement you would like to see? Please restore the ability to paste names directly onto selected column names to rename them. This used to be a very helpful feature and enabled fast bulk renaming, saving time and avoiding human error when copying names individually.

 

 

Why is this idea important? It allows quick, accurate batch renaming of columns without repetitive manual entry, saving time and reducing user error.

 

 

16 Comments
Greenhorn
Level III

right! 19.0.1 is available. My mistake! I anyway miss that function. :(

hogi
Level XIII

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BHarris
Level VII

It's back!

Looks like this functionality is now available in 19.1, with the Recode Columns window appearing when column names are pasted. It feels a bit heavier than before since it opens a dialog instead of applying immediately, but it is still a nice improvement overall.

(Just a note for the developer–  In testing, I tried a variety of behaviors, such as pasting empty lines (which are ignored) and pasting three lines into five column names (which updates the first three and retains the original names for the remaining two). My only additional comment is that when I press Escape on the recode window, it brings up a secondary modal with “Cancel” and “Discard”, and there does not appear to be a keyboard shortcut for selecting “Discard”, which forces the user back to the mouse.)

hogi
Level XIII

Arrow:Left, then  Enter|Space.

BHarris
Level VII

@hogi  Not on the Mac, unfortunately.

hogi
Level XIII

ouch.