This chapter familiarizes you with the basic operation, code, and components of a JMP Life Sciences Analytical Process. A process is a SAS program that is executed from a JMP Life Sciences dialog . It can be as simple or as complex as you want and can perform an infinite variety of tasks. You have the full capabilities of SAS , JSL , and other programming languages at your fingertips to accomplish whatever computational goal is before you.The Column Contents process, described in Column Contents and below, provides an informative beginning example.