JMP Software: Introduction to the JMP Scripting Language
This course demonstrates how to extend JMP's functionality using the JMP Scripting Language (JSL) to automate routine procedures, extend or create new procedures, and customize reports.
Learn how to
- use the basic elements in JSL
- use messages, functions, and expressions to create new data tables and columns, control analyses, and capture or modify reports
- create and use dialogs to adapt script behavior
- save JMP scripts as custom menu or toolbar items to automate routine analyses and reporting.
Who should attend
Anyone familiar with JMP who wants to learn the JMP Scripting Language (JSL)
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Prerequisites
Before attending this course, it is recommended you complete the
JMP Software: Statistical Data Exploration course or have equivalent experience.
Course Contents
Scripting Concepts
- introducing scripting
- introducing object-oriented approach
- reviewing how to generate scripts interactively
- storing scripts in the Table panel
JSL Building Blocks
- understanding operators, numbers, and names
- understanding lists and expressions
- understanding comments, commas, parentheses, quoted strings, and matrices
- introducing a visual JSL style to make reading, interpreting, and understanding JSL easy
Functions
- using the For function
- using the If, Match, and Choose functions
Data Table Scripts
- creating new tables and columns
- changing or adding column properties
- using basic matrix functions in JSL
Platform Scripts
- understanding platform layers (analysis and report)
- reporting display tree structure
- building custom windows
Dialogs and Lists
- making and using custom dialogs
- listing data structures
- understanding expressions and evaluation
- journaling results
Packaging Scripts
- understanding generic arguments
- using and understanding the User Toolbar and User Menu
Software
This course addresses JMP.
Course Materials
Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.
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