Scripting Platforms

Create, Repeat, and Modify Analyses

If you run the same analysis frequently, you can script it to automate the process. Anyone can then run the script, ensuring the same results every time. To get started, perform your analysis interactively as you normally would with JMP, and then save a script that re-creates that analysis. You can modify the script to further customize it.

Figure 10.1 Typical Workflow for Scripting Platforms 

This chapter is about scripting platforms, not reports. Platform object references and report object references receive different types of JSL messages. Platforms can run tests, draw plots, and so on. Reports can copy pictures, select display boxes, or close outline nodes. To learn about scripting reports, see the section Navigate JMP Reports.

Tip: For additional scripting help, see the JMP Scripting Index (Help > Scripting Index) and the JSL Syntax Reference.

Contents

Example of Scripting a Platform

Send Messages to a Platform

Conventions for Messages and Arguments

Send Multiple Messages

Find Messages for Objects

Interpret the Show Properties List

Send Messages to an Object

Specify Which Columns to Analyze

Create Column References

Specify Multiple Column Names at Once

Enable Users to Specify Columns

Specify a By Variable

Filter by Value using a Where Statement

Enable User Input

Execute Embedded Red Triangle Options

Make Platforms Invisible

Specify Report Titles

Common Messages for Platform Windows

Scripting Considerations by Platform

Categorical

Control Charts

Distribution

DOE

Fit Model

Formula Depot

Graph Builder

Neural and Neural Net

Partial Least Squares and PLS

Process Capability

Scatterplot 3D

Text Explorer

Explore Outliers

Scripting-Only Messages and Arguments by Platform

Bivariate Script-Only Message

Choice Script-Only Message

Clustering Script-Only Messages

Control Chart Script-Only Message

Control Chart Builder Script-Only Messages

Cumulative Damage Script-Only Message

Custom Profiler Script-Only Messages

Distribution Script-Only Messages

Fit Life by X Script-Only Messages

Fit Model Script-Only Messages

Fit Parametric Survival Script-Only Messages

K Nearest Neighbors Script-Only Messages

Latent Class Analysis Script-Only Message

Life Distribution Script-Only Messages

Multivariate Script-Only Messages

Naive Bayes Script-Only Messages

Neural Script-Only Messages

Pareto Plot Script-Only Message

Partition Script-Only Messages

Process Screening Script-Only Messages

Surface Plot Script-Only Messages

Text Explorer Script-Only Messages

Time Series Script-Only Messages