The Workflow Steps section collects your JMP steps. Steps are added while you are recording, when you select Save Script > To Workflow from a platform red triangle menu, when you move a step from the Log History, or when you add an action from the Step Settings. Hover on a step to view the JSL code for the step.
Use the controls to start and stop workflow recording or to play the workflow.
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Starts the workflow recording. Steps not recorded can be added to the workflow from the Log History, from the Enhanced Log, from the platform Save Script > to Workflow option, or pasted from the JSL saved to the clipboard. |
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Stops the workflow recording. |
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Resets the workflow. Closes all outputs created by the workflow, resets tables to their original states, and resets the workflow to the first step. |
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Executes the current workflow. |
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Rewinds one step. This closes windows opened on the current step and resets the cursor to the previous step |
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Executes the current step and moves the execution cursor to the next step. |
Use additional controls to rearrange steps in the workflow. Alternatively, select a step and drag it to a new position.
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Moves the selected step up one position. |
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Moves the selected step down one position. |
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Removes the current step from the workflow. |
Each step in the workflow has one or more icons.
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Indicates a step with an error. Highlight the row and open the Step Settings to view the JSL code for the step. |
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Indicates a step that executes without an error. |
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Indicates a step that generates a report or new table. Click to see a thumbnail of the report or table. |
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Indicates the current step. |
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Indicates a breakpoint. The workflow stops at this step. Click on the gray bar to the left of a step to set a breakpoint for debugging. Click on a breakpoint once to disable and click again to remove the breakpoint. |
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A check box that is enabled by the Show Enable Checkbox option in the Workflow Builder red triangle menu. Use to enable (check) or disable (uncheck) workflow steps. |
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Indicates a note for the step. Click to read. Set notes in the Step Settings section. Use to add comments to your workflow. |
Select one or more rows and use right-click options to group steps or as alternatives to using the controls.
Cut, Copy, Paste
Use to cut, copy, or paste workflow steps.
Group Selected
Groups selected steps in a group. Rename the group in the Step Settings.
Tip: Group steps in a group to further nest the steps for organizing long workflows.
Add Empty Group
Adds an empty group to the workflow. Drag and drop steps into the group.
Ungroup
(Available when a group is selected.) Ungroups the grouped steps.
Step Enabled
Disables or enables the step in the workflow. Disabled steps are indicated by light italic text and are skipped when the workflow runs.
Tip: Use the Show Enable Checkbox option in the Workflow Builder red triangle menu to enable checkboxes to manage disabled steps.
Rerecord Steps
Runs the workflow to rerecord steps. Use to identify and remove unnecessary steps. Unnecessary steps are crossed out and removed when you click Done in the Rerecord Steps controls.
Run to Step
Runs the workflow from the current position until the selected step is reached.
Run Selected
Runs the selected step or group of steps.
Set Next Step to Execute
Moves the execution cursor to the selected step to indicate that it is the next step to execute.
Set Breakpoint
Sets a breakpoint in the workflow. Use for testing a portion of your workflow.
Hide Tables from Selected
Adds a hide tables step action to the selected steps. After the step runs, any tables created during that step are marked invisible. Use this to hide intermediate tables that do not need to be seen, but cannot be closed because reports or other tables depend on them.