assign a color to column containing continuous data

Question

Hello all,

My reactor has 12 temperature elements, and I am receiving continuous data from all 12 tags. When I plot a line chart on graph builder each tag is assigned a color automatically. The problem then is when I delete one tag, the color of the other tags changes. How can i fix the color my column / tag name in JMP.

In the example below, 1 is blue 2 is red, when delete / uncheck 1, the color if 2 becomes blue and red is assigned to 3. How do i fix this problem.

christian-z · Answer

Here's a different approach you might want to try. Your data is currently in a "wide" format meaning every temperature tag is its own column. Try "stacking" it into a tall format.

Go to Table -> Stack, to transform it into a "Tall" dataset with only one temperature column, and a new "Label" column which specifies which tag each temperature reading came from. Next, use Rows -> Color or Mark by Column and select your Label column. From now on, the default color in Graph Builder will be determined by the value of that row in the Label column.

Finally, plot it in Graph Builder using Label in the Overlay role.

txnelson · Answer

If PV is currently a continuous column, change it to Ordinal then apply the value colors

mmarchandFSLR · Answer

You would assign a value color to each "PV" group you have, which would not be continuous.