JMP Wish List

What inspired this wish list request?  Script Editor is the best tool to find most of the related commands/messages/functions of an object and Script Editor has also shortcut which makes opening Scripting Index much faster (ctrl+double click). Only issue with this is, that it always seems to perform the search on All Functions level AND it won't be able to update the categories.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  I would like to be able to easily get the scripting index categories updated when I ctrl+double click on script editor. We have simple script Data Table() and I wish to know what I could do with data tables. So I hold ctrl and double click on the data table. Now if I click on the Data Table I would like to get the category updated (or even better, it should be updated automatically based on first match?), but it stays All Functions. So what I always have to do, is to write Data Table to Filter Click again on the exactly same message Data Table and then it will update Category (not exactly sure why it is Row instead of Data Table but it is still better than All Categories). Now I can select the Row() category (or just clear the search) and I will get nice clean list of different operations related to the category   Why is this idea important?  Makes using Script Editor in combination of Scripting Index more enjoyable and removes a lot of unnecessary hassle.     ... View more

このウィッシュリストリクエストのきっかけは何ですか?   What I want to see improved is an issue with imported data when updating from JMP14 to JMP18 (some data becomes null). Specifically, place test data in c\temp, run scripts Source14a and Source14b in JMP14 and JMP18, and compare. Unlike JMP14, in JMP18, when importing data that contains a mixture of YYYY/MM/DD type and YYYY/MM/DD H/MM/SS type in one column, some of the data will be converted to null data.   改善してほしいことは何ですか?   Revert the data import method to the same as JMP14, or add an option to revert to the same as JMP14.   Data that contains a mixture of YYYY/MM/DD type and YYYY/MM/DD H/MM/SS type often occurs in manufacturing sites. If this data becomes null, analysis cannot be performed, so it is important to be able to read it without generating nulls like in JMP14.     この考え方がなぜ重要なのでしょうか?   Customer support also suggested using the Source14aREV script, but it is difficult to change to the proposed script for two reasons. 1) There are already hundreds of scripts running, and it is difficult to change all of them without making mistakes. 2) Even when creating a new script, Source14a format scripts are easily created when opening a file in JMP14. It is very time-consuming for users to convert all date and time data columns in the read data to Source14aREV format (for example, one file contains more than 1,000 rows of date and time data columns).   Therefore, it is very important for the manufacturing industry to improve data reading as a function of JMP, rather than modifying the script.   Apart from this defect, JMP18 is a stable and excellent product. Please eliminate the inconvenience of reading data. If you do so, fewer users will require older JMP versions when renewing their licenses.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  When adding text to a display output or to a Graph Box() it is fairly easy to find the starting point on the graph where a text value is to be placed, however the Text() function only currently allows for Center Justify or Right Justify.  Currently, the positioning of text on the left edge of the display frame requires one to calculate the length of the text in characters and then to do some sort of estimating of how that length in characters relates to the X scaling of the graph     What is the improvement you would like to see?  Allow: Names Default To Here( 1 ); New Window( "Example", Graph Box( Text Color( "red" ); Text( Left Justified, {50, 20}, "Left" ); ) );   Why is this idea important?  This would make adding text to output much cleaner to implement.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? Please describe the current issue that needs improvement or the problem to be solved that is not easy or possible right now, with an example use case.    I posted a question on the help forums asking how to open/close the Header Graphs using JSL, and it was suggested by @jthi I post the request here as there is not currently a way to set the Header Graphs to show or hide specifically, it can only be toggled. How to Show Header Graphs Using JSL?      What is the improvement you would like to see? Please describe the idea for improving JMP. Please include mock-ups, wireframes, screenshots, scripts, other documents or examples from other software that help describe the change you would like to see.    Enable  Current Data Table() << close summary panels; to work with a Boolean flag to close/open header graphs. This will not work as intended if the user already has the Header Graphs shown.   This can also be done using:  Preferences(Show summary graphs below column names(1)); But this requires editing the users preferences, which is unfavorable.    Why is this idea important? Please describe the value to you and/or other users if the idea is implemented (for example, ease of use, must have,…).   The only way to reliably set header graphs to open/close is to edit users' preferences. Enabling the Boolean flag for "Close Summary Panels" will allow for opening closing Header Graphs as desired without interacting with user preferences.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Column Info/properties (e.g., data type and modeling type) and Local Data Filter settings (in the case of multiple reports generated using By variables) have to be individually set.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Enable broadcasting for Column info/properties and LDF settings. Currently, the former can be accomplished by copying/pasting column properties but it would be faster to do it while initially setting the properties.   Why is this idea important?      ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Currently, Text to Columns supports only one delimiter. Often, multiple delimiters may simultaneously exist in the data. In such cases, the operation has to be done sequentially.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Enable use of multiple delimiters (e.g., space, -, _, /) simultaneously. Also provide users the option to retain or remove the source column.   Why is this idea important?  Ease of use, increased efficiency.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Working a little with Python code in JMP's Script Editor and hoping for a bit more.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Add dark theme (Currently there isn't properly working dark theme and I had to create my own). Make this different from JSL so it is immediately obvious which editor is open (background might be most important part of this).   Bracket highlighting doesn't seem to work properly with Python in Script Editor.   When using single-quotes they aren't being auto-matched   Add some sort of opinionated formatter for Python (ruff, black, ...) which could be used with Reformat Script   Disable JSL auto-complete from Script Editor when using Python (or add one which supports Python).     Why is this idea important?  Makes writing Python in Script Editor easier and more fun. Currently I almost feel like I should always go to some other IDE and paste the code back to Script Editor. ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? Please describe the current issue that needs improvement or the problem to be solved that is not easy or possible right now, with an example use case.  I would like to access the Title of the Button Box.   What is the improvement you would like to see? Please describe the idea for improving JMP. Please include mock-ups, wireframes, screenshots, scripts, other documents or examples from other software that help describe the change you would like to see.  I would like the  << Title() and  << Get Title() commands to work for button boxes   Why is this idea important? Please describe the value to you and/or other users if the idea is implemented (for example, ease of use, must have,…). This will enhance ability of scripts to make better GUI's.   ... View more

Right now there is a way to get the current factor settings from a profiler, but there is no native way to get the current response values from the profiler. Instead, we have to scrape them from the display tree of the profiler which could be brittle across JMP releases.   Names Default To Here( 1 ); dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Tiretread.jmp" ); obj = dt << Profiler( Y( :Pred Formula ABRASION, :Pred Formula MODULUS, :Pred Formula ELONG, :Pred Formula HARDNESS ), Desirability Functions( 1 ) ); obj << Get Factor Settings; ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  I sometimes have many JMP instances open at once, in order to sandbox the different scripts I am running. When opening a new instance of JMP, it takes 4 seconds to load.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  I would like to have the time it takes to load a new JMP Instance decreased from 4 to <1 sec. One way this might be done is if JMP had a pool of instances ready to go that are hidden from user until a new instance is requested.   Why is this idea important?  This will improve the user experience.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Developer Tutorial: New Python Integration and Scripting Capabilities in JMP 18  @Paul_Nelson  wrote The focus on JMP 18 was character and numeric columns. Full support of the data table is current ongoing development.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Please add Python support for expression columns.   Names Default To Here( 1 ); dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class Families.jmp" ); Python Send( dt ); Python Submit(" dt['age'][1] # works dt['pet'][1] # doesn't work " );   Why is this idea important?  ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  I am working with multiple import of excel sheets from various users and some are applying filters to have the required informations. However I want to import all data of the files in an automated way.     What is the improvement you would like to see?  It happens that hidden and filtered rows are handled differently in excel and JMP 18. It would be good to have a "<<Set Excel Suppress Filtered Rows( 0 )," so all excels don't need to be checked to be sure no filters are applied before running the automation.      Why is this idea important?  This is important in the aim of automatization of data from team or group when not all people have JMP and use filtered specific excel files. If you want to recover all data from these files and not only the prefered ones of each usersto avoid bias in your data analysis     ... View more

☑ cool new feature ☑ could help a lot of Jmp users! ☑ removes something that feels like a „bug“ ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   What inspired this wish list request?  Workflow Builder is great to define a workflow and then run it again and again. It works very smooth if the input data is always stored with the same filename, like in the talk  . Then the workflow can run fully automatic and will always generate the same output.   If the user wants to run the same workflow with different input files (leading to tables with different names), the data table reference in the workflow steps has to be changed accordingly. This can be done via the Reference Manager and the option Allow Replacement of References:   The topic was discussed in the Q&A session of Workflow Builder or the "baby steps" into Scripting . The issue with this approach - as highlighted by @brady_brady : A user has to sit in front of the computer and has to choose the right table at a specific time during the execution of the workflow. This is especially annoying if the import step was even part of the workflow: step 1: open table step 2: plot -> which table?   To fix the issue, the user has to add some custom JSL to make the workflow fully automatic.   In Jmp 18 the Workflow Builder made a step towards Workflow Manager:  Now it's possible to add "advanced" steps like If/Else and For Each Loops.   A very nice feature (***) the return value of one step can be used as an input for another step - wow! e.g.  MFI → list of tables →  (input)  For Each   https://www.jmp.com/support/help/en/18.0/?os=win&source=application#page/jmp/example-of-a-workflow-with-a-for-each-loop.shtml#      What is the improvement you would like to see?  1) Please make the idea (***) more user friendly by providing an advanced Step: Access Table(s) The step can be placed at position 1 in the workflow and should provide standard options like: - Pickfile() + Open() - PickDirectory() + define file patter + MFI - Current Data Table() - Ask the user NOW to pick an open table   ... similar to the Data Table options in Dashboard Builder:     2) For EVERY step (not just For each) - please provide an option to specify the input value - data table reference - column reference - platform reference .... And there should be an option to select multiple steps at once -  and link all of them to one Access Table(s) input.   2 b) Stick to the approach with the reference manager - and besides the option to ask for a table reference: there should be an option to pick (the return value of one of ) the Access Table(s) step.    Why is this idea important?  Workflow Builder has a great potential, especially for users who don't want to learn JSL. But as soon as the input table name changes the user has to choose between custom JSL and annoying questions which data table to use.   With the proposed improvement, the problem can be solved.   more wishes from     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  You never should mess with user preferences when scripting (there is one exception) but sometimes changing them would make things much easier and script simpler.   JMP Projects - Local Preferences is a bit similar to this but has more limited scope   What is the improvement you would like to see?  I would like to see session preferences (these would be kept for the current JMP session) and instance preferences (could work in similar manner as Names Default To Here(1) changes namespace). It should be also possible to set session/instance Ignore Platform Preferences(1), below is example how these could possibly work when scripting Session Preferences( Platform Preferences( Bivariate( Ignore Platform Preferences(1) ), DOE( Simulate Responses(0), Suppress Cotter Designs(1), Save X Matrix(0), Discrete Numeric Powers Set to Necessary(0), Use Blue to Red color theme for color map(0) ), ) ); Local Preferences( Platform Preferences( Bivariate( Ignore Platform Preferences(1) ), DOE( Simulate Responses(0), Suppress Cotter Designs(1), Save X Matrix(0), Discrete Numeric Powers Set to Necessary(0), Use Blue to Red color theme for color map(0) ), ) ); Similar idea could be expanded to work with Presets Session Preset( Distribution( Continuous Distribution( Apply Preset("Focus on Distribution") ) ) ); Local Preset( Distribution( Continuous Distribution( Apply Preset("Focus on Distribution") ) ) ); It could be even worth it to be able to set these interactively and not just while scripting. Add new Session Preferences menu / add button to current Preferences and for presents some way to "enforce" specific presents for the session.   Why is this idea important?  Makes it easier to manage platforms when scripting without worrying about messing user preferences.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? other editors that have that small section of the code where you can scroll in a large bar ie, the vscode minimap     What is the improvement you would like to see? the jsl editor should also have this capability     Why is this idea important? i'm not always able to do editing in VScode so I would like the JMP editor to be as pleasurable as possible :)     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? the ease of other editors to control what level of fold you can open/close code.     What is the improvement you would like to see? Control on the level of code folding either in menu or shortcut keys.     Why is this idea important? Say i have a large function and other functions within that function, i may want to fold the interior functions but not the main level function.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  We are using JSL to create charts for very heavy datasets, and exporting them to PDF for external users with no JMP access. The size of PDF is too big to handle sometimes, there could be dozens of charts in the same pdf with millions of points per charts,  we get PDFs of above 700-800MBytes sometimes, and they are too heavy to open and navigate.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  we want to preserve the options to search for text in the pdf, and keep the resolution of the charts high, but we don't need the plot data to be vector based. So a good solution would be to convert the charts to flat hi-res images and embed them in the pdf with the surrounding text kept searchable.   Why is this idea important?  This is a common issue for all users who export PDFs with charts that shows large datasets.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? I tried Alt+clicking function from scripting index, so I could quickly get to specific category but immediately saw that it didn't work like.   What is the improvement you would like to see? I would like like that scripting index would highlight/go to first category when I select item, from non-filtered list of items, which isn't All Functions.   If I have for example simple script like this Names Default To Here(1); Expr() and I would access the category in which Expr is, easiest option would be to open scripting index, write Expr to filter, select Expr from the filtered item list, select Expression from category and finally clear expr from filter.    How I would hope it would work, is that when I click Expr (from non filtered Item list) or alt+click from scripting index, I would immediately be brought to scripting index which has Expression category selected with my desired item also selected (Filter could also be filled, but that should be Preference). Currently I will have All Categories selected and I will have to browse through to find next highlighted category.   Why is this idea important? Makes using scripting index more intuitive and faster. ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  I want to automate the saving of Animated GIF for my dashboard. Currently, I can click the animation control to play, record & save as animated GIF by using hand. Log and workbuilder did not record the steps done with animation control (i.e Run > Record > Save as GIF).   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Record step taken in animation control in Log & Workbuilder. https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/How-to-save-Dashboard-to-run-animation-gif-through-JSL/m-p/716958#M89863    Why is this idea important?  Currently, 2 weeks to get the correct JSL syntax, just to be able to "Click" play button in the animation control . Save time (since user would never guess "Run", "Go", "Set", "Click" actually are used differently in JSL).   Thank you ... View more