JMP Wish List

What inspired this wish list request: In my field, electronic notebooks (ELN) seem to be everywhere. While they bring critical benefits, the few that I've used don't seem well set up for experimentally designed projects. It's very much "what did you do" first, and data second. With a DoE, to use the lab notebook correctly, depending on what software you have, you might have to do a whole new entry for each experiment, an entirely unwieldy premise that deters one from using ELNs correctly.   On the flip side, especially with projects, JMP invites you to include all of your data because it is so straight-forward. However, one of the lackings is that while I want to store as much info as I can in JMP, I can't store my non-numerical data, not easily at least. Currently I'm sitting on hundreds of photos that I took of different steps in my experiment. I could put them in the data table, but that would become cumbersome extremely fast. Aside from the annoyance of having to deal with even more columns than the 200+ I already have, during some experiments I took one picture for a given step, while during others I took 5. Given that there's no organizational principle to how I took the pictures, some picture columns would be sparse, while others dense: an underutilization of JMP's great column functionality.   Additionally, and maybe more importantly, there is the general problem of proper transfer of knowledge, especially in academia where there is high turnover of students. Many of the lessons learned come not from the data, but seeing what was noted at the time of experimentation. However, with lab notebooks, just going through the lab notebook from some random person you never met from years ago on a project you don't know can be both daunting, and sometimes counterproductive. In my experience, it almost never happens. ELNs can make this process much easier because of their search features, uniformity of input, etc. However, the problems with ELNs stated before remain, especially in that they are often optimized for "what did you do" rather than the data and analysis. JMP has virtually no way to do this, except to upload a picture of a lab notebook into a project file, which would be as likely looked at as the physical pages in the lab notebook.   What is the improvement you would like to see: I think a few things would be very useful for researchers: Associate photos with rows and columns: Allow a set of pictures to be associated with a particular column or set of columns, each picture being assigned to a row (or set of rows if the same setup use used for multiple experiments, such as in a split-plot experiment). Notation and maybe even image markup (e.g. drawing an arrow to an important part of an instrument, or, in the case of an image associated with multiple columns, assigning parts of the image to different columns) would also make sense here. Quick access of the experimental photos: This is rather self-explanatory, but I'm not sure the best way. Perhaps have a view mode that draws small outlines of the regions that are associated with a particular image? This wouldn't work though with tons of overlapping regions if there were any. And then possibly a persistent hover window of the photos that you are interested in that you x out of, can drag around, resize, and scroll through that you could access from clicking on a cell, column, or row, with the option to do a pop-up or new file if using JMP projects. Save images of notebook pages with metadata: Have images of notebook pages stored in a way that relevant sections can be accessed while browsing data. Something like NVivo would be overkill, but a simple click and drag a box, polygon, or freeform line around the important area of a lab notebook and associate with individual/set-of cells/rows/columns. I'm envisioning something like this: I'm looking at the JMP table for some experiment, see some weird outlier in row x, click some button or press a hotkey, the lab notebook page pops up, and I can read what was written when the experiment was performed, and ah! that was the day before we found the clog in instrument Y, which was used in this experiment. Now I have reason to suspect this outlier is due to instrument failure rather than a true outlier. Could this be done by re-reading the physical lab-notebooks? Sure! Would it be a thousand times easier to not have to go back and forth between the physical copy, which may have pertinent info across multiple pages, and the computer screen, but rather have associated sections available next to the data on screen? YES! Related Idea One of the issues with JMP is when you have a gagillion columns. Lots of rows is manageable, but tons of columns can get confusing fast. And while column grouping is very helpful, a more general overview would fit well into what I've said above. A common tool, especially in business, is a process map. In STEM, a process map could summarize a variety of things: a manufacturing process, a mechanism, an experimental procedure. If process mapping were implemented, then a very complex JMP table could be given an overview, where different columns are associated with different steps in the map. For example, if the map represents an experimental procedure for a chemical reaction, the concentrations, temperature/pressure, reaction vessel size, etc could be associated with one step, while the crystallization condition columns could be associated with step two, and the final yield could be associated with the third (analysis) step. In my mind, I'm envisioning zooming out from the data table, and a process map fading in, with associated column names listed under each step in the map and maybe even pre-scripted analyses, but I'm sure there's a better way to do it. Because process mapping is a "related idea" and not the main one, I'll put the "why this idea is important" here: While JMP journals and dashboards have some aspects that touch on these ideas, having an overview of a process, experimental procedure, in a graphical, interactive format that's connected to the data, either in the data table or in a journal, would be very helpful for both the experimentalist's brain-space, especially with many-column'd tables, as well as in communication of results, especially with people in a meeting or conference unfamilliar with a process.   Why is this idea important: Because of its easy-to-use and feature-rich, JMP (rightly!) invites the user to make JMP the hub for data exploration and analysis. However, the process of experimentation and collecting data is just as important as the data itself, because a poor experiment will generate poor data. Poor communication of what you did will also lead others to have poor experiments.... leading to poor data. Adding functionality to store your non-numerical experimental info in an easily referencable way would very much help organization, analysis, and tech transfer.   Note: There are a couple of related wish-list items that readers should go upvote: Process Mapping: https://community.jmp.com/t5/JMP-Wish-List/Process-Map-Value-Stream-Map/idi-p/564386 Mark-up Notes: https://community.jmp.com/t5/JMP-Wish-List/Mark-up-notes/idi-p/394570 ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Trying to utilize column groups more and more to group data and sometimes I get very confused where this column belongs -> I have a script to prefix all my columns with their group names.     What is the improvement you would like to see?  Give an option to add column group name as prefix (or suffix) to the columns. In best case this would be some sort of an virtual name we could see in JMP platforms and column list selectors but column names would still be left as the "original" ones. Maybe this would have to be some sort of a column property like we have Short name / Long name.     Why is this idea important?  Makes it easier to utilize column groups and seeing where my column belongs (for example in graph builder I would immediately see that by X belongs to "Response group" and Y to "Predicted group").     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Trying to filter down my JMP report results to see how specific columns of interest rank and it being very clunky.     What is the improvement you would like to see?  Provide generic "Find" box which could be used with String Col Box/Number Col Box and so on. We already have right click option for Filter Where (and Select Where), but I'm looking quicker option which would add "Find" box to top of column name (or below it) so I can quickly filter the table box results.   Quick example (using Col Box with Text Edit Box would most likely be better idea) Names Default To Here(1); nw = New Window("Mountains", vlb = V List Box( tb = Table Box( scb = String Col Box("Mountain", {"K2", "Delphi", "Kilimanjaro", "Grand Teton"}), ncb = Number Col Box("Elevation (meters)", {8611, 681, 5895, 4199}), pcb = Plot Col Box("", {8611, 681, 5895, 4199}) ) ) ); // Add "filter" vlb << Prepend( tb2 = Table Box( sceb1 = String Col Edit Box("", {""}), sceb2 = String Col Edit Box("", {""}), sceb3 = String Col Edit Box("", {""}) ) ); tb2 << Set Cell Changed Function(function({this, col, row}, filter_val = lowercase((col << get)[row]); If(Is Missing(filter_val), tb << reset filter; return(); ); Eval(EvalExpr( tb << Filter Where(Contains(lowercase(Mountain), Expr(filter_val))); )); )); sceb1 << Set Width(scb << get width); sceb2 << Set Width(ncb << get width); sceb3 << Set Width(pcb << get width);   Why is this idea important?  Makes it much quicker to filter down Table Boxes in JMP reports.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Trying to quickly figure out how many columns I'm currently trying to add to my model.     What is the improvement you would like to see?  I would like to see similar counter for selected columns to Filter Col Selector that we already have in Data Table's columns panel which immediately shows how many columns have been selected (also I would like this to be implemented on such a level that when I'm scripting I don't have to write this always myself).   Columns panel (total columns / selected columns)   Filter Col Selector (on distribution platform) (total columns)   Also if you wish to go a bit further, add total column count to col list boxes also (not exactly sure where this could easily fit though).   Why is this idea important?  Gives user quick information about how many columns they have currently selected in the platform's filter col selector.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? This is a repeat request but wanted to move it back up the line due to the new graph features in JMP 18.  With the ability to "stack" charts using the "page" chart element in graph builder, there is now no easy way to broadcast using gridlines in the Y axis across multiple graph panels.  If I want to gridlines to these charts I have to do them one at a time: If I try and broadcast the gridlines then the axis min/max and intervals get broadcast as well, negating the usefulness of the "stacking".   Here is the original request.   Global preference suggestions for more flexibility and efficiency in graphs - JMP User Community     What is the improvement you would like to see? Please allow the X and Y axis grid settings to be turned on in the preferences independently.       Why is this idea important?  It allows more chart flexibility and makes the new graph type in JMP 18 Graph Builder more useful   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  When working with hundreds of different measurements on different scales, comparing them quickly can be difficult. Capability Box Plot is one excellent tool to perform this type of comparison, but extending it beyond that Process Capability does take quite a lot of work. I have written my own add-ins to perform this type of comparison, but I feel like it could be also helpful to have it directly in JMP.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  New column property "Normalization" which would scale the column based on set limits (or maybe this could be added to Spec Limits column property?).   New property could look something like this   Why is this idea important?  Makes comparing different measurements easier with different platforms. For example I could "quickly" perform this type of comparison in graph builder   Process Capability   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Plots look better if we right click > Customize... and order Grid Lines so they are drawn first.     What is the improvement you would like to see?  Change so that grid lines are drawn first (in background) automatically.     Why is this idea important?  Not critical, just helpful to make plots look better without extra manual steps.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  While crosshair tool is useful to read the approximate values around the curves it would be good to snap on a smoother-ed curve that is closest to the crosshair.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Snap feature on the graph.   Why is this idea important?  This will enable quicker and more accurate look at the curve values compared to going into the table.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  I analyze a lot of data that is a deviation from nominal and thus has values at zero or negative values.  If the data is skewed there are much more limited Distibution fitting options in both the Distribution platform and the Capability platform (and no options in Process screener!).     What is the improvement you would like to see? I would like to see additional distributions such as largest and smallest extreme values, 3 parameter Weibull/Gamma/Exponential/Lognormal, and zero inflated distributions as asked for here: Add Zero Inflated distributions to Distribution Platform - JMP User Community in the Distribution Platform, Capability Platform, and the Process Screening Platform.   Why is this idea important? Since a proper capability analysis requires the need for a well fitting distribution, having a large number of options is key for user success.  As such, currently any skewed data set that includes values at 0 or less can lead to poor capability analysis due to more limited fitting options that >0 data sets.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  JMP version 17.1 PRO I have a problem with the scale of the prediction profiler. The scale of "H" should be between 0.3 and 0.7. Suddenly it moves its target to 1.5 when I remove "h". The problem happens when I remove "h". Before "h" was removed, the profiler was "normal". The profiler seems to get confused by "h" and "H".     What is the improvement you would like to see?  I would like some warning when two columns names are simuilar like "H" and "h" there could be problems when using them as a factor in a model. Or better the problem fixed.   Why is this idea important?  I used a lot of time testing what is problem was.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? In comparing models there are some more statistics and graphs that may help with this comparison.     What is the improvement you would like to see? Statistics to consider adding are R-squared adjusted and R-squared predicted, AICc and BIC. Would like to see a table listing all of these beside one another along with the coefficients and p-values for each term in the models. Potential graphs that may be helpful are Absolute value of the residual vs run for each model and Absolute value of the residual vs model (like like A, B, C) to show how the average Absolute error compares and the variation.     Why is this idea important?  This will strengthen the ability to compare the models quickly and better enable the more correct model to be chosen.     ... View more

When spec limits are set as a column property and the "Show as Graph Reference Lines" option is selected, it would also be nice to be able to have the values of these specs labeled besides just "USL" or "LSL" (e.g. LSL=35).      ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  I want to be able to create project files using workflow builder so that when I need to add new data or edit database, I can rerun the workflow to generate and replace a project file with a new version   What is the improvement you would like to see?      Why is this idea important?  I prefer to save my data as project files (.jmpprj) and would like to be able to generate and save projects using workflow builder.   ... View more

Hello, When porting the output data from Matched Pairs to a (combined) data table, the various parameters are split into multiple columns. This makes the data cumbersome to use. It would be preferable for the various parameters (Mean Difference, DF, t-ratio, Prob > |t|, etc.) to be put into separate columns (with the appropriate column headers). Alternatively, they should be tabulated as stacked, with the headers in a Label column and values in a Data column. Once the data is available in one way or the other, it can be handled more easily. With the current approach, it's neither here nor there.   Regards Mehul Shroff ... View more

With the increase in speed of deployment and usefulness of AI tools like ChatGPT could JMP use this as part of EasyDoE and other platforms to help users design an experiment as well as the analysis   Using a simple chat window linked to the AI it could ask you questions about the factors, constraints etc and this could then use JMP to build up the design of the experiment. Other companies are taking this approach to AI.   AI seems to be the future and integrating it into tools like JMP will be essential for the growth of data analytics in the (very near) future. Not implementing this soon could mean users look elsewhere for the simplicity of interactions with AI.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?     What is the improvement you would like to see?  An option included in graph builder, like in Summary Statistics for example, to have it generated automatically, in a single click, (taking into account all the  By variables, data filters etc). Then add the letters on the graph, on top of the bars. See image attached for an example of what it may look like.   Why is this idea important?  I believe it'sa must have, since other softwares can do this as standard. Understanding whether means are significantly different from each other to make decisions is a very basic thing to do, but currently it is unnecesarily cumbersome and time consuming. I believ this would benefit very many users.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Process characterization reports often include prediction formulas and simulations.      What is the improvement you would like to see? Option to include prediction formulas in the easy DOE report export. Also would like to be able to export models/prediction and PredSE formulas to a jmp table from the easyDOE.   Why is this idea important? Because models made by an easyDOE user may need more exploration by advanced users. For example, comparing an easyDOE model to one made a different way, simulations, simple plots against data, etc. Typing prediction formulas with lots of factors is other non-trivial.      ... View more

My chemist collected MSA data using mostly his standard data collection process. The correct and logical model using Fit Model would be: Product Date[Product] & Random Repeat[Product,Date] &Random   My chemist would really like to use one of the regular MSA platforms. But the nested models for them do not allow Date to be nested within Product.   Product should be a fixed factor. It is not a Part in the classical sense.   If I give into my chemist's demands and give him a regular MSA JMP platform result, the calculated metrics are wrong.   I would like the model choices available for the MSA platform to be more flexible. Allow for a fixed term that is not the classical "Part." Allow for more combinations of fixed and random terms in the model beyond just 3. This is a very simple example, but most real examples in my industry have (or should have!) more than 3 factors.   If the correct model was more often available in regular JMP MSA platforms, I could move my chemists and engineers away from Excel templates using the range method. Please, anything to get them away from that! ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?    I've generated a map of a product I help to analyze in the graph builder platform. This map has local data filters and column switcher enabled.  To see the entire area of the product map, I've set the x & y axis to the appropriate range, then used lock scale(1) in the script to make sure they don't change between filter selections. Lock scale also locks the scale of the legend, which is unfortunate when different metrics need to be looked at, and different areas of the product.    What is the improvement you would like to see?    Implementation of different locks for axis and legends.   Why is this idea important?    The purpose of legends is to add further information to a visualization. When it's locked into a range, the purpose becomes defeated because it cannot be fulfilled.   ... View more