JMP Wish List

☑ cool new feature ☑ could help many users! ☑ removes something that feels like a „bug“ ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   #myTop10_2024   Short:  Let JSL Editor show which function evaluates it's arguments and which function doesn't!   Long:   What inspired this wish list request?  There is a very powerful behavior in JSL which, on the other hand, makes it difficult for new users to get started without hiccups: Some Functions evaluate their arguments and others don't.   This is very important for functions which are used for expression handling. There is a wonderful lecture by @joseph_morgan : Using JSL to Develop Efficient, Robust Applications (EU 2018 415) on the differences, how to live with them and how to use them to develop efficient and robust applications.   ...  describing the status at that time: Jmp 14 [2018]: This doesn't exist in the documentation. This is something I figured out [ ] by reverse engineering the behavior of expression handling functions. Trust me, [ ] if you do not think of these functions in this you will never get them right.   Besides the expression handling functions listed here, the same holds for all function: if you do not think of these functions in this you will never get them right: It's highly important to know if an argument gets evaluated before the function call of not.   Does this code work or doesn't it?!? dt = Expr(current data table()); myscript = Expr(get script()); dt << myscript   Unfortunately, for the JSL scripter there is no hint how the function behaves - does it evaluate its arguments or not? Maybe it just evaluates one of the arguments? Who knows? The user has to know! ... or: reverse engineering the behavior of the respective functions.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Please implement some syntax highlighting to indicate the different ways a function evaluates - or doesn't evaluate its arguments. Add-On: Please also indicate the difference in the Scripting index.      In JSL editor, the highlighting can be activated/deactivated via a keyboard shortcut.   The Expr(_x_^2) show kind of dilemma: the argument of Expr () doesn't get evaluated. But the two arguments of ^ would get evaluated. Maybe the highlighting reacts on the position of the mouse or cursor -  just the arguments below the branch are highlighted where the mouse/cursor is currently located.   Why is this idea important?  With the new syntax highlighting, JMP will guide the user automatically to generate the right code. The user doesn't have to run the code to get an error message - or to see the wrong result ... or to reverse engineer the function - like @JosephMorgan had to do to prepare his paper.   other wishes from  ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? There is only one test available in the platform response screening: seems to be ANOVA that gives the pvalue testing the effect of X on response Y.   What is the improvement you would like to see ? It should be great to have non-parametrical test such as Wilcoxon test or other, or the choice of the test to be done in order to get the advantages of controlling the false-discovery rate when multiple tests.   Why is this idea important ? It's important to improve the statistical theory behind "Pvalue" output of this platform which do not give any information on the test done, that seems not adpated to different distibutions of X or Y.     ... View more

☑ cool new feature ☑ could help many users! ☐ removes a „bug“ ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   What inspired this wish list request?  The Group By concept in Jmp is sooo useful! You can find it everywhere. e.g. in Graph builder one can use X/Y groups to generate split graphs - and summary statistics will automatically give the correct results for every single graph. In Platform menus, there is a By option - which splits the data into groups and every group is analyzed separately. Under the porcellain layer, there are more group by options, like the Col aggregation functions (e.g. Col Median(:height, :sex)) which automatically return separate aggregated values for groups of rows.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Please use such Group By options wherever it is possible. let's see if other users find more places where Group By could be useful ...   here I want to focus on a Col Grouped Interpolate function which can be used in a Column Formula like New Column("interpolated", Formula(Col Interpolate(:newX, :height, :weight, by(:sex)))) It should generate an interpolation for :weight by :height - split by subgroups M/F in :sex - and use the interpolation to calculate values @ x values :newX.   In a similar way, the existing Interpolate function could be lifted to a new level by providing an argument  BY() which can be used to interpolate subgroups [for this case, I think an additional argument for()is needed to specify the groups of interest and their order] Grouped Interpolate    Interpolate(myheight, :height, :weight, by(:sex), for({"F","M"}))   Definitely worth to have it - which can be seen by the fact that users invested the time to program their own grouped Interpolate to get the results: https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/Grouped-Interpolate/m-p/692358/highlight/true#M87807    Why is this idea important?  Group By is one of the concepts which makes Jmp a million times more useful for exploratory data analysis  than Excel . use this concept at as many locations in the program as possible.         more wishes submitted by   ... View more

☑ cool new feature ☐ could help many users! ☐ removes a „bug“ ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   What inspired this wish list request?  edit: first part shifted to Expression Indexing: How to climb the Expression Tree?  Thanks @jthi for providing a solution: Via  Extract expr a user has the possibility to search and extract parts of Expressions. The function provides a pattern search and returns the first match.   Even Wildcards are possible :)   What is the improvement you would like to see?    A mixture of Display Tree Indexing and Data Table Indexing - just for expressions:   A more precise read access via: dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" ); myExpr=Expr(gb = dt << Graph Builder( Size( 437, 413 ), Graph Spacing( 4 ), Variables( X( :height ), Y( :weight ), Y(:height), Overlay( :sex ) ), Elements( Points( X, Y, Legend( 1 ) ), Smoother( X, Y, Legend( 2 ) ) ) )); //instead of: Arg(Arg(Arg(Arg(Arg(myExpr,2),2),3),3),1) // I want to use: myExpr[2][2]["Variables"]["Y"(2)][1] //assign // send // Graph Builder // Variables // or like it's possible for Display Trees: myExpr["Variables"]["Y"(2)][1]   Where it gets really cool: write access similar to what's is possible via Data Table Indexing: myExpr["Variables"]["Y"(2)][1] = Expr(:height); Like Substitute - but in a different dimension! [edit] And maybe the best application of Expression Indexing:  Insert Into , e.g.: Insert Into ( myExpr["Variables"], Expr(Y(:age))) Why is this idea important?  With the Power of Expression Indexing, Expression Handling in Jmp will get easier :)         more wishes submitted by   ... View more

☐ cool new feature ☐ could help many users! ☐ removes a bug ☑ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   What inspired this wish list request?  Hover labels are the icing on the Graph Builder cake - if (!) a users knows how to adjust the settings to show the information he wants.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Please guide the user and make it easier to add new entries to a hover label. e.g.  - a column filter to select the new entry   - a toggle box to switch between "all selected entries" and [local:_firstrow]   - any additional helper boxes which could facilitate the work with Hover Label Editor?   Under the line: make it as easy to add new information to a hover label as it is to remove an entry: - select the entry on the left. - in the "delete" tab, click on "Add"  -> the label will be removed   Why is this idea important?  Hover Labels are very versatile - but just a few users use them beyond the default settings. Making it easier to edit the hover label settings will make this cool feature accessible to everybody.   other wishes from  ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? Managing jmp licenses can be tedious if we have a lot of licenses and employees resign or arrive. Corporate user management systems (like Active Directory or other SSOs) always need to be up to date, so if we can have an API to add or remove users on my.jmp.com, that would be very useful.   What is the improvement you would like to see? All actions that we can do manually in the my.jmp.com console should be possible with API and be documented.   Why is this idea important? Manage jmp automatically and not manually. ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? I was running a bunch of different Proportions in the Tolerance Interval analysis that is located in the Distribution Platform and found going over a lot of different proportions to be too time consuming.  I got help with how to script out of it from the community but it seems like this should be a built in functionality   Solved: Re: Inputting a data range and "increment by" into a user input box - JMP User Community   What is the improvement you would like to see? I'd like the ability to put in a min value, a max value, and an increment value and have all the outputs ran automatically in the platform.  For an example, if my min is 70 and my max is 90 and I want to have an analysis for every 10 units I could put in something like this:    and get out an analysis for 70, 80, and 90      Why is this idea important? This will save users a lot of time when they want to see a range out outputs.  I think this style of input could be used across a range of Analysis Platforms.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? Today, Process screening plateform assume only normal distribution.   What is the improvement you would like to see? Integrate all others calculation (percentiles) for non normal distribution.     Why is this idea important? To have a better plateform. ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? JMP18 does not provide a tolerance interval for a linear fit, though it does provide Confidence and Prediction Bands (selectable by check-box in Graph Builder). (ref.  https://projecteuclid.org/proceedings/berkeley-symposium-on-mathematical-statistics-and-probability/Proceedings-of-the-Second-Berkeley-Symposium-on-Mathematical-Statistics-and/Chapter/Tolerance-Intervals-for-Linear-Regression/bsmsp/1200500218 )   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Add a check box for Tolerance Interval in the "Confidence" section in the Graph Builder platform, along with the means to specify confidence and coverage for that interval.     Why is this idea important? Tolerance intervals are essential in characterizing a model, but calculating these intervals is cumbersome -- and practically impossible to do this dynamically the way the GB platform easily does for the Confidence Prediction Bands.      ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? We need to center only the data but not center and reduce (dividing by standard deviation).   What is the improvement you would like to see? Add a new function optionnal argument to define if we don't want to divide by the standard deviation and just make a center calculation.   Why is this idea important? Could be usefull and we don't have to code this function. Better performances.     ... View more

☑ cool new feature ☑ could help many users! ☑ removes a „bug“ ☐ nice to have ☐ nobody needs it   #myTop10_2024 What inspired this wish list request?  For Line Graphs in Graph Builder, there is a cool feature row order. If it's selected, the line doesn't connect data points from left to right in the graph - but along the order in which they appear in the data table.   Instead of this graph: the user gets this graph: Much better ...   But unfortunately, there are those nasty jumps "back" to the next curve. Of course, for simple graphs, you can use a column (here "Station") as an overlay to produce 3 separate curves, without the zigzag. But already with slightly more complicated graphs like this one here: Graph Builder. Combine Smoother and Line - how? the user reaches the limits of current Graph Builder (v17, v18).       What is the improvement you would like to see?     With sorted data in the data table, a step from right to left indicates a new curve. So, with row order enabled, there could be an additional option to draw lines  "only left -> right". If this option is enabled, line for steps from higher to lower values will disappear -> the jump back-lines are gone : ) Fallback:  Rows with missing y value could be used to add a break in line graphs (even somewhere in the center of the graph - cool, right?) ... if there was an option: *)   Why is this idea important?  a tiny change of the program - a  tremendous improvement for the users: dt =Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Functional Data/Weekly Weather Data.jmp" ); dt << New Column( "group",Character,"Nominal",Formula( Substr( :STATION, 8, 1 ) )); Graph Builder( Size( 523, 407 ), Summary Statistic( "Median" ), Graph Spacing( 4 ), Variables( X( :DATE ), Y( :TAVG ), Overlay( :group ), Color( :group ) ), Elements( Line( X, Y, Legend( 31 ), Row order( 1 ) ) ), Local Data Filter( Add Filter( columns( :STATION ), Where( :STATION == {"USW00003195", "USW00003868", "USW00003949"} ), Display( :STATION, N Items( 15 ) ) ) ) )   more wishes by   ... 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. If the design you are augmenting is in a split-plot structure, you can specify the total number of runs, but not the number of whole plots. Suppose an initial design had 5 whole plots with 25 runs, then if I increase the design size to 40 runs, Augment Design automatically assigns 3 new whole plots as it must be 5 runs per whole plot. With sequential experimentation, that could easily change and if 3 runs are desired per whole plots, we may want those 15 additional runs to span 5 whole plots instead of 3 to improve the design evaluation criteria.   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. In Custom Design, a split-plot experiment lets you specify the "Number of Whole Plots" as well as the "Number of Runs." Augment Design only lets you have the latter, but including the former should be simple and can easily mirror what is already familiar to users in Custom Design.   In my specific example, it may look like this:   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 Custom Design platform offers great flexibility for experimenters to design the right experiments for their problems. Since Augment Design uses similar methodology, offering that flexibility is another value-added improvement. ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?   Often the variable being dropped in the Graph Builder "Size" drop-zone has the same units as the X and Y axes (e.g. centimeters), so from a plotting standpoint it makes sense that the marker be drawn to match the size of those units (example below).  This would make basic surface-mapping/topographical visualizations within Graph Builder very easy.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  I would like the "Size Settings..."  (right-click the legend) box to have a "Match Axes Scale" checkbox.  (example below)   Why is this idea important?  This will enable scaled visualization of simple-shaped regions on axes where the X, Y, and Size variables all have the same units.   ----- Example:   Suppose I have a dataset of flaws found on a surface of manufactured products that looks like this:   SN X(cm) Y(cm) Diameter(cm) 0001 2.3 1.15 0.04 0001 2.7 0.44 0.12 0001 1.5 2.6 0.35 0002 5.4 1.9 0.17 0002 3.1 4.1 0.59   With the idea above, to visualize the defects in Graph Builder the user would create a Local-Data-Filter for SN, then plot points with X(cm)->X, Y(cm)->Y, and Diameter(cm)->Size, then click "Match Axes Scale" in the "Size settings..." dialog.    The default circular points would be drawn as ovals with the semi-major/minor axes of length _Diameter(cm)_ along each axis.  Other marker types would be scaled similarly, but this would be most useful for circle/square markers.   JMP v17+   ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Trying to manage extra analysis outside of my dashboard while still being interactive with the dashboard.     What is the improvement you would like to see?  I would like to be able to float windows on top of other windows in JMP. These windows would need some clear indicator that they are floating on top and as always, it should be possible to script this.   Example: I have a dashboard which fills my screen. I wish to perform small extra analysis from the same linked data, clustering for example. I wish to use this clustering result to select my data and see the selections in my dashboard AND I want to change the selections from the clustering report. Currently I have to make my dashboard smaller and then move the clustering next to it. This way I can click on both windows without them "fighting" on the priority on my screen.   Why is this idea important?  Further enhances the interactivity of JMP.   ... View more

The main data source for new JMP users will always be Excel. These can be messy, and probably used as database with manual input for KPI tracking, for example. However, neither the Excel add-in, nor the Excel wizard provide a simple way to update file from its source. This is a common request that can be found in this forum, multiple times, and all of them require scripting (see examples below). You can see the understandable response of beginners, that are drag into a complex solution to a simple request. Updating columns, adding new rows, adding new columns, all of these are complex concepts that require several steps and getting into automation via JSL or Automation Builder. JMP needs to include a wizard to automatically generate a script that reads and updates the current data table in place. https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/Automatically-update-quot-source-quot-file/td-p/324299 https://community.jmp.com/t5/Virtual-JMP-Users-Group/How-to-update-a-JMP-data-table-to-reflect-Excel-updates/td-p/228625 https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/How-do-I-automatically-update-JMP-data-table-while-populating/td-p/247303 ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? Multiple File Import failing to display files in a folder due to a complete stoppage in processing upon reaching a filepath of a long length What is the improvement you would like to see? JMP to do one of the following: Update MFI to omit or gray out files that have pathlengths that are too long but still process all other files Update the JMP application manifest to allow longer pathlengths so those with the registry setting turned on, can utilize longer paths. Why is this idea important?  In this particular case, a folder path was long and certain files in a folder tips the scales of Windows 260 character limit. The manifestation was that MFI only displayed the first 14 files in the folder (the 15th being the first file to break the rule) but there were many files in ithe folder that were fine. MFI should be able to display those files. In addition, according to the noted windows article ( https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry ) a user can turn on long pathlengths in their registry, BUT the application manifest also needs to be updated. From the article it appears as though this is something JMP controls. The first option listed wouold merely bake a try() into the system so files that can't be processed aren't listed as such, but a longer / better solution may be the latter where JMP makes it possible for long path lengths to be used as long as the user has the correct registry keys.     ... 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. The Analyze tab in the Easy DOE platform gives a cool plot of the model terms included in the chosen model along with associated confidence intervals. Easy DOE is better for newer users, but more intermediate/advanced users could benefit from this graphical display as well. The full reference to the plot is found here - Analyze (jmp.com).   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. Implementing this in either the Fit Least Squares or Generalized Regression platforms (it would look good potentially as an option near the Solution Path graphs).   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,…). Being able to harmonize output across platforms can be important to the user experience. A newer engineer leveraging Easy DOE can make a nice plot that a more experienced engineer that is using standard menus such as Fit Model are unable to reproduce. Easy DOE is also more of a front-to-back, end-to-end bundle of content for a DOE, so it is difficult to just get a singular extraction from the platform. It would be simpler to implement the Effect Plot in other model-fitting platforms.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request?  Resetting preferences when changing JMP versions is problematic because pre-existing preferences often get removed. The JSL Set Platform Preferences() command does not run if missing preferences are listed. Additionally, the alert only gives a few messages at a time, so multiple iterations have to be run to work through the list.   What is the improvement you would like to see?  Is there a way to only generate the list of preferences set/modified by the user? The command currently seems to publish all preferences (unchanged/default and user set/modified). I primarily only care about the former. Is there a way to have the JSL commands ignore missing preferences? Is there a way to get a full list of missing preferences in one alert? Can JMP provide detailed documentation on which preferences ihave been removed for a major version change?   Why is this idea important?  This will enable aster changeover to and adoption of new versions of JMP.     ... View more

What inspired this wish list request? The need to automate JSL encryption     What is the improvement you would like to see? 1) A way to get around the login requirements when running tasks without direct user interaction. 2) A stand-alone package (DLL, etc) that can be called outside JMP completely but which can encrypt the file with JMPs proprietary encryption algorithm -- this would also make it easier to encrypt as an automated deployment of tools without the need of stand alone computers.   Why is this idea important? I have desktop computer I use to run some automated tasks in JMP with - typically with windows scheduler. With the new method of logins with JMP 18, if I log into another PC (assuming the desktop is the 2nd one currently logged into) I will have to re-log into the desktop or the scheduled tasks will fail. JMP 18 is also the first version where the JSL encryption function works correctly so that automated encryption is possible. Why does it need to be automated? It's part of the deployment of JMP addins from github where the code is created in github but when packaged it would be encrypted so the end user wouldn't have access.   ... View more