JMP Wish List

Autosaving data tables should have an option to rename and retain the existing file as "table.jmp.bak" before saving the new version as "table.jmp".  The reason is to prevent autosave unintentionally overwriting a "good" copy of a table with a (mis-)edited version.   An even better option is be able to designate a backup folder where N previous versions of the file can be optionally retained. ... View more

See the attached journal.  This is a simple example of a variability/gauge plot. from one of the sample datasets. I do a lot of beginning JMP user training, and I always show them the variability chart because it is so useful for visulaizing the effects of different X factors on a Y response all on one plot. I would like to be able to do more statistical analysis off this platform. I am looking for the same analysis that is on the fit Y by X platform. For instance in this case an Anova/Tukey means comparison by Gender. And/or a T test comparing gender by each drug. ... View more

Expose as many as possible GUI features through JSL. Specifically, in this case, 'new formula column'. ... View more

For factorial combinations (in Fit Model), LSMeans tables (also "Connecting Letter Report" tables) should present level names as separate strings in separate columns. That will allow to alternate group order by sorting these tables by level of one factor ("Level i") or by the second factor ("Level j"), regardless the factors' order in the data table. ... View more

Since version 12, "Preferences" allows to set the default Summary Statistics in the output of "Distribution". This option should be effective to all platforms. ... View more

In the current version of "Create Excel Workbook", JMP requires the data to be exported to only be a data table . It would be nice and useful to expand this to Matrices and Lists as well  ... View more

Other places where you are picking a column have a little red triangle (lrt) that allows me to select things that "contains" or such.   When I put ~100 (ish) columns in, and want to reduce them in the effect summary, it would be so much nicer if I could limit the shown columns to those containing or not containing some piece of text in the name. ... View more

Most of my recent life distribution analyses have involved distributions with DS and/or ZI components. JMP supports only a few DS distributions and a few ZI distributions, and the support is inconsistent across platforms (Life Distribution, Survival, Distribution). I have not seen a single distribution in JMP that simultaneously includes DS and ZI components, although my data does. As a result I have been forced to do the analysis outside of JMP. This seriously erodes my value proposition for JMP.   DS and ZI are effectively degenerate modes which are mixed into other distributions. The Life Distribution platform already supports mixtures generally. Rather than adding a combinatorially large set of new DS, ZI, and DSZI distributions, I propose adding DS and ZI as modes available as mixtures.   With a relatively low development effort, this will allow us to model DS Exponential, DSZI normal, ZI Fréchet, etc., as well as decoupling the degenerate modes from other modes in a mixture. For example, DS + Normal + Weibull as opposed to drawing a distinction between DS Normal + Weibull vs. DS Weibull + Normal, or DS + Weibull + Weibull as opposed to DS Weibull + Weibull.   We would further benefit as users by having statistics for these mixed distributions readily available. When I do these analyses outside JMP, I lose easy access to prediction intervals, i.e. intervals on reliability at time t, or intervals for B5 life. Incorporating the degenerate modes into the Life Distribution mixture tool would be an easy way to access all of this functionality.   Ideally, other platforms could be similarly enhanced, both for distribution analysis or for expected value analysis (Monte Carlo, sensitivity, etc.).   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? Prior to JMP19, column names could be changed by pasting text into the Columns window in a Data Table.  This was incredibly useful for quickly and easily changing column names.  This functionality is now gone in JMP19.     What is the improvement you would like to see? Please restore the ability to change column names by pasting text into the Columns window.   Why is this idea important? Changing column names is a regular task in data formatting.  ... View more

☑ cool new feature ☑ could help many users! ☑ removes something that feels like a „bug“ ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it     What inspired this wish list request?  As of v19, Tables/Update needs a lot of fine tuning: Option 1:  duplicate columns will be added in addition to existing columns. Such columns have to be identified manually and removed afterwards. If not, after a few updates a huge number of columns will accumulate.   Option2:  the user has to specify exactly which columns have to be added. Maybe hundreds of columns ...   What is the improvement you would like to see?  A fancy new automatic mode: "add non-existing columns" *) JMP will compare the columns in the source table with the existing columns - if a column exists, it is not added. - if a column doesn't exist, it gets added.   *)  "add non-existing columns" in addition to none/all/selected: for "all", one could add a a checkbox: don't add duplicates of existing columns.     Why is this idea important?  Often a user wants to add information from another table via Tables/Update - He doesn't want to add hundreds of duplicates of columns which are already there in the table. - He doesn't want to invest a lot of time to decide column by column if the column is already available or if the column is new.       other wishes from  ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? We often transfer graphs from the stability module to PPTs and reports - but whenever we update the data filter or change something that makes the graph reload, the 95% CI is reapplied no matter what preferences are applied.      What is the improvement you would like to see? Fix the bug and let us change it to no CI and keep it that way.     Why is this idea important?  This is a small bug that makes it harder to visualize data in certain circumstances and makes it harder to quickly use the graphs.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  In JMP 18 and earlier, if a single column was selected and no rows were selected, you could simply start typing to rename the column. This was extremely efficient when quickly building or modifying data tables. Now, in JMP 19, typing in this state does nothing — there no longer appears to be any keyboard-only method for renaming a column.     What is the improvement you would like to see? Please restore the behavior where, when exactly one column is selected and no rows are selected, typing begins the renaming process for that column. This change restores functionality that power users relied on in prior versions, and makes it easy to rename columns using only the keyboard.     Why is this idea important? It restores a fast, keyboard-only workflow for renaming columns, improving efficiency and accessibility for power users who rely on keyboard navigation.       ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  One feature I like in Control Chart Builder are that I can update my Preferences to turn on features I like. For instance, I like utilizing the Graph Spacing, Graph Spacing Color, Graph Spacing Transparency, and Graph Borders features. Only 1 of these is available in Graph Builder (Graph Spacing). You can manually do the other 3, but you can’t save this as a repeated feature.     What is the improvement you would like to see?  My recommendation is to add the CCB Preferences of Graph Spacing Color, Graph Spacing Transparency, and Graph Borders to the Graph Builder Preferences.     Why is this idea important?  It's good to have consistency between similar platforms. Here is an example of using the Cereal data set. I set Graph Spacing from 1 to 15 using the red triangle in Graph Builder. Then when I right-click on the spacing, I can change the Transparency to 0 and add Graph Borders.           ... View more

☑ cool new feature ☑ could help many users!    ("nobody" is using expression handling? - maybe ... why?) ☑ removes something that feels like a „bug“ ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   #myTop10_2025   What inspired this wish list request?    In JSL, Expr() is used for 2 purposes: -  "it is here()" inside of Eval Expr() - I protect you()  - to protect the content from being evaluated Unfortunately, Eval Expr() is  happy with the first Expr() and evaluates it. This restricts the flexibility with which users can write nested expressions - see: Returning an expression from a function differs when namespace is used. TS-00235515 TS-00235798     What is the improvement you would like to see?  Add 2 new functions to JMP for the 2 meanings of Expr(): -  "it is here()   *) " inside of Eval Expr() - I protect you() *)  - to protect the content from being evaluated   *) please use the comments to suggest optimized function names?  - as short as possible - as "telling" as possible    [Name Expr() is the ideal name for Name Expr() - for German speakers ...]   Together with the [legacy] Expr(), they should allow the user to write code much easier in JSL.   e.g.  Eval Expr(protect( ....     Expr(expression to evaluate) ...) ...)   in the sense of  Eval Expr(protect( ....     it is here(expression to evaluate) ...) ...)   Why is this idea important?  the dual-use of Expr() it is harmful and makes code fragile and complicated. Using separate names for the 2 meanings will fix the issue.   other wishes from  ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  When (collaboratively) working on data analysis, models, reports, etc., keeping track of all the changes is often troublesome. We are all familiar with sending files via email, discussing via various chat channels which dataset is the latest, naming files or scripts with names like *_model1, *_model2, *_model2updated, etc. It often ends with a big mess, especially after you or your colleague continues working on the project after couple of years.    What is the improvement you would like to see?  Recently, I came across the Data Version Control (DVC) system, which is a sort of git-like system to organize data and models. I was wondering if something like that could also be implemented in JMP, perhaps in a similar fashion? Or perhaps more focused on "Script Version Control"? Since DVC supports remote storage types, such as Amazon S3, NFS, SSH, etc., it could probably be easily implemented in JMP, in a similar way as it is implemented in a VS Code environment (like git)   Why is this idea important?  To have more cleaned and systematic workflow of your data analysis. And to more easily share and communicate changes that you or your colleagues have made at various steps of data analysis.   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? When I add a caption box to Graph Builder and select 'Axis Table' it defaults to 'Table Cell' format, but 'Table Cell' skips every other cell as shown in the screenshot. I'm using JMP 18.2.     What is the improvement you would like to see? Please fix 'Table Cell' to not skip cells or change the default to another option which all work fine. See the screenshots below for how 'Interval Tray' fixes the issue.     Why is this idea important?  It is helpful to show the count of rows (N) included in summarized graphs. I use a lot of Mosaic Plots to show nominal data and JMP can either label the cells by percent or count but not both (If JMP could label them by both this would fix the issue too), so having the caption box display the count on an Axis Table is great, but the default 'Table Cell' format does not work.     ... View more

☐ cool new feature ☑ could help many users! ☐ removes  a bug ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   What inspired this wish list request?  Besides built-in markers, a user can also pick a custom character which is used as marker:   Very cool: special characters for pass and fail      Unfortunately, the user has to find the right character themselves. again and again ...   What is the improvement you would like to see?  - Provide a history with characters which were used before. - provide a list with cool templates: ✗, ✔, ©, ↯, ◉ , ①,②,③ ...      Why is this idea important?  The 'custom marker' functionality is very useful. I imagine only a few JMP users in the world use the feature, purely because of how long it takes to find a suitable custom character. Facilitating the selection will allow more users to use the functionality.   other wishes from      ... View more

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☐ cool new feature ☑ could help many users! ☐ removes  a bug ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it     What inspired this wish list request?  https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/How-to-filter-to-show-last-n-items-values/m-p/889302/highlight/true#M105140       What is the improvement you would like to see?  For dense Ranking, please add an option for the reverse version (lowest Rank for highest value]     Why is this idea important?  for many cases the reverse rank is more important than the standard rank Will facilitate the selection of  - last N lots - last N days - CEOs with highest salary ...        other wishes from      ... View more