Welcome to the JMP Development Update for May 9, 2025!
JMP 18.2.1 is in installer testing, which is going smoothly.
JMP 18.2.2 branches were created May 5.
Thanks to Tonya Mauldin for sharing this week’s Beta/Crash cases with crashes selected:
Beta and crash cases for the week of May 9 2025 | JMP Live
Combined summary reports for EA1-EA7 can be found here: EA1-EA7 | JMP Live, with two examples below:
General Announcements
Important Upcoming Dates
- JMP 19 Review Mode – 5/23/25
- JMP 19 EA9 Freeze – 6/5/25
- JMP 19 Approval Mode – 6/13/25
- JMP 19 Security Freeze - 8/15/25
- JMP 19 Final Image Candidate – 8/18/25
- JMP 19 QA Signoff – 9/11/25
- JMP 19 posted to MyJMP – 9/16/25
- Please visit Confluence for a full list of JMP 18 and JMP 19 dates.
JMP Development Updates
Core
- Xan: Getting Graph Builder to use DisplayBox margins; local smoother constraints; the previously unnamed gray in the palette is now called “Very Dark Gray” – allows Values Colors usage.
- Dave B: Fixing table box styling issues, tried to reproduce a couple of anonymous crashes but did not have much luck, looked into why a particular image test kept changing and noticed that one of the machines did not have the roboto font for some reason, fixed a problem running python with jmprunner builds
Hosting and Interfaces
- Michael H:
- IME (Japanese / Chinese text entry) work for Scintilla EditBoxes: fixed "Undo" to not step back through intermediate compositions; fixed placement of IME user interface when an EditBox is not at {0, 0}
- ME work for text focus fields: fixed to ignore changes while an Input Method is composing text; we were invoking a callback which prevented the IME from composing properly
- JMP Style Sheet Host Control support: added padding / color support for Mac ButtonBox and ComboBox (non-editable).
- SAS dataset import: added support for Charset("Best Guess") -- used by JMP Clinical
- AspenTech IP.21 import: improved an alert message, as recommended by Chris Barrett.
- Python: collaborated with Paul Nelson to find a huge data table memory leak; fixed several additional small memory leaks
- Tools: improved sourcing of .profile in xcode-unlock-p4.sh; added an -app= option to symbolize-crash-report, so you can explicitly specify the JMP.app to use if UUID lookup fails
- Will Morgan: MATLAB Integration work is continuing. We can now get and retrieve data tables with (almost) all supported data types between MATLAB and JMP. We are working on triaging the remaining portions of the interface.
- John Schroedl: Worked closely with Morgan Gribbins to make substantial changes to our IME processing in order to handle multiple Scintilla edit boxes in a window such as Notebooks. Some handling such as the clipboard history and IME in data table will regress until I make further updates. The changes are also thanks to a lot of IME and Font discussion with Evan McCorkle. Getting al lot of great IME testing from the Beijing and Japanese offices. Fielded various crash, VS and security questions.
Interactive HTML
- Paul Spychala: These last few weeks have been spent polishing features and bug fixes for HTML and JMPLive exports
- Only allow Red Triangle Menu’s to run on JMPLive that are marked as available on JMPLive (JMPHTML-14575)
- Line Styles in Custom Graphics not properly reset (JMPHTML-14551)
- Parallel Segment number format missing some precision (JMPHTML-13853)
- Selection of points at Graph Borders should be easier (JMPHTML-14554, JMPHTML-14553)
- 3D Scatter Plot now supports Text Scaling (JMPHTML-14232)
- Fit to Window now supports sizing multiple graphs directly in a Tab Page Box (JMPHTML-14586)
- Michael Senoyuit: Finished up tooltip graphlet support
- Praveena:
- JMPHTML-14203: Crashed HTML Report with Visibility Collapsed
- JMPHTML-14252: Table: Sorting order differs from that of desktop when missing value exists
- JMPHTML-14473: Menu: The bivariate menu items don't appear
- JMPHTML-13450: 'Stack' command over broadcasts
- JMPHTML-14471: I should not be able to triage 0 warnings
- JMPHTML-14426: Menu of 'Histogram Border' and 'Summary Statistics' not appear when the JMP report uses 'by' variable
- JMPHTML-14571: Table: selection on histogram does not match the selection on frequency table when using Group By Column
- JMPHTML-13488: HTML5 does not honor sorted table
- JMPHTML-14330: The bivariate menu items such as 'Histogram Border' won't appear when combining multiple bivariate reports in a window
JMP Live
- Aurora: Bug fixing (access control edge case, column headers and cancellation in downloads, give users more time to fix report titles during publish, comment notification email links and onscreen icons, improve handling of x-icon images). Completed a blog post "New in JMP Live 19.0: Control Chart Warning Triage", although I won't submit it until closer to JMP Live 19 release.
Statistics
- Laura C-S: Finally finished rearchitecting the equality constraints’ code for MIIV-2SLS, which helped fix a number of bugs and crashes. Fixed a couple UT assert bugs. Met with Xan to discuss a potential fix for a layout bug for the SEM diagram. Met with Hamid to discuss SEM updates to the doc. Attended D&I committee meeting.
Stat Documentation
- Michael C: Documenting new features in Fit Model (GLMM and Mixed); update some doc screenshots for UI changes in 19; added chapters for Bayesian Optimization and Causal Treatment so that doc content work for those platforms can begin; planning for summer intern’s arrival May 20.
Stat Testing
- Tonya: I have been working on generating beta reports, testing process screening, and updating CCB unit tests due to recent changes with control chart constants.
- Mark: I met with Ryan and Jacob to plan our presentation about software usability testing at FTC in Ryan's place. I continued testing realistic scenarios with Bayesian Optimization. I helped Di with an explanation of Bayesian Optimization so she can begin to create her workshop. I participated in the quarterly Diversity and Inclusion Team meeting this week. I met with Caleb, Ryan DeWitt, and Simin (intern) to discuss a project to study the degradation of plastic clips manufactured with a 3D printing process.
- Jacob:
- Writing unit tests for BayesFlo
- Testing updates to CSALT Design
- Testing Forced Values column property in Easy DOE, with Mark Bailey
- Exploring ‘ut parameterized test’ prototype from Evan McCorkle. Adapting my most recent BayesFlo unit tests to fit this framework.
Life Sciences Updates
- Richard: Writing blog posts for JMP Clinical 19.0
- Drew: Worked out a mechanism for comparing RTF files using a Python package that helped Susan add a validation test to the JMP Clinical test suite. This will hopefully help our customers more quickly adopt newer versions of our software as it provides them with the infrastructure for validating the results from one version to the next. Working through JMP Clinical 19 Jiras.
Product Management and Product Marketing
- Bryan F: Product Management is reviewing some icons that could work better in dark and light mode if they were monochromatic, not 3D, and/or didn’t use shadows. For example, the row state icons can be simplified to appear clearer especially in dark mode. I intend to provide some vector-based versions of some of these icons for review before code freeze. Working on making it possible to scale fonts prescribed in the JmpLive JSS. Also, I continued working on a generalized version of the scripting framework that I use at the Discovery Summit JMP Lab to make it easier for people to send out usability studies and automatically collect results. Also, provided some UX feedback and reviewed strings for JMP Live.
Technical Support and Engagement
- Case Topics for Technical Support queue, last week:
- Engagement Support Case Volume by week:
- Case Topics for Engagement queue, last week:
Development Operations
- Jim: Multiple JIRA tickets were reopened or new tickets added from the results of the latest JMP Pro 19 mac OS ASAN UT run and WinOS Debug UT run; over a dozen fixed JIRAs were verified; a Perforce branch was created for JMP 18.2.2; and the first Final Image Candidates were created for JMP 18.2.1 products.
- Bob:
- Finished, tested, and pushed the V19 installer graphics for Windows
- Produced 18.2.1 final installers, along with the Windows installer validation files
- Met with Legal on license agreements, with determination that they are fine for all installers at this time.
- Melanie: Participated in discussions around the proposed monthly release cadence; Assisted Shannon L with rolling out issue-level security for the JMP Jira project; Created 18.2.2 branching task Jiras before I left for vacation; participated in discussions of HTML5 localized help process; investigating an intermittent timeout of a test (JMPTOOL-1599); working on updating Jira fields, components, and the MIF-PDF job as the Genetics books has been renamed to Life Sciences.
- Shannon L: Rolled out a Jira issue-level scheme for JMP with Melanie. Met with Snyk to review improvements needed to their scanning vulnerability database and timing of updates. Several project meetings with JMP Marketplace discussing current work and future monetization. Prepared business justification for Atlassian renewals. Reviewed wording with Travis for JMP Live recurring false-positive Snyk vulnerabilities. Monthly Atlassian admin meeting. Weekly technical meetings including standing product security vulnerability reviews. Began working on an R&D application inventory with Travis.
Localization
- Ying:
- Finished checking EN screenshot scripts for EG and retaking screenshots if needed (JMPLOCTOOL-736), a total of five Jira bugs opened for the Doc team to correct certain screenshot scripts.
- Learning Add-In Creation and Delivery to Webteam.
- Sandy:
- Continued testing and refinement of new string return process program for portable UI
- Continued new return process development for sample data
- Trish: Continued research for (JMPLOCTOOL-767). Review localization process documentation on Confluence and archived some pages.
- Krzysztof: Documented, deployed, and presented to the Doc team a solution for reviews of new JMP Marketplace add-in English descriptions. Testing new l10n automation features (new Return script for UI, automated postprocessing and pushes of JMP Clinical translations). Helping vendors with technical issues with memoQ.
- Sohail: Debugged and resolved database permissions error to update TM Search files and added a last modified field to the interface. Began writing tests to provide automated Bitbucket build checks with every pull request.
- Allison: This week I processed the new batch of strings we received for Marketplace, prepared the translation packages and sent the packages to vendors for translation; validated and finalized ZH 19.0 Sample Data translations; validated and finalized KO and ZH 19.0 Portable UI handoff 2 translations; put together a Confluence page on localized add-in creation process; created Jira epic for V19 localized documentation pdf and add-in QA validation.
Documentation
- Khawar:
- Oxygen callouts: Finished created images for FLM and MM; Creating images for JSG (3 chapters left); Will meet Chris later this week to discuss some edits
- JMP Preferences: Reached out to John Schroedl, Bryan Fricke, and Evan McCorkle to review the information about Color Modes and JMP Themes; Edited and updated content
- Qiana: Attended a demo on using the memoQweb app to edit Marketplace descriptions. Attended a tooling meeting for HTML5 localized help. Continued making updates to the UG and JSG to replace SF Crime with NY 311 Records. Made updates to the JMP.book file for 2 new stat chapters. Involved with the GA to LS name change work. Project planning and coordination.
- Susan C:
- Completed the 18.2.1 RNs. Thanks to everyone who reviewed them. Working on the handoff to localization.
- Working on the Quick Start updates for Windows.
- Updated the HTML5 help page in Confluence. Had a meeting with Trish to discuss scripting the copying of the files and where files live.
- Working on HTML5 content updates, retook all screenshots. Updating image scripts that also pertain to JMP Live.
- Updated the About TI in all the books to reflect the name change from Genetics to Life Sciences. Also making updates to other impacted resources.
- Chris B: Finished Feb and April string reviews. Looked for an alternative table for the SF crime for a JSG example. Started to doc new features: comfy transforms (JMP-24615), dynamic subsets (JMP-22890), and nesting of columns and scripts (JMP-21335).
- Devon: JMP-23540: Adding note to docs about Summary Table scripting idiosyncrasy, updating various help keys, reviewing UG edits and screenshots, looking at Prism as a potential JSL syntax highlighter which would require building an Oxygen plugin from the ground up, wrapping up AspenTech data import doc
System/Host Testing-Cary
- Audrey: 18.2.1 installer testing is underway. I worked on a draft schedule for JMP 19 maintenance releases and waiting for a review before it hits the official JMP 19 Dates page. JMP Intern planning is also ongoing.
- Mandy: This week worked on 18.2.1 installer testing on the Mac – completed; worked on testing JIRA fixes for Filter views, data table, columns manager, tags – writing JSL test where I can add them to the testing framework; Put in a service now ticket here dealing with Global Protect constantly dropping me (and others) 6-8 times a day, and it appears to be on Mac only and if the Mac goes to sleep for a few minutes – attach your name to that ticket if you are seeing similar issues; Working on a writing a few more tests to increase coverage for different new features.
- Hunter: Tested many authorization cases for JMP 18.2.1 final installer testing, investigated and responded to JMP 19 EA 7 case, and JIRA verifications.
Web Testing – Cary
- Josh: JMP Live 18.2.1 Installer and Server Migration Testing. We are currently 90% complete and on track to finish testing on time. Installer-related questions are slowing down, which might mean it’s time to switch things up again. Jira – Multiple bug and story verifications are in progress.
System/Host Testing-Beijing
Note from Shannon L:
Happy Mother’s Day to all of our JMP moms! Have a great weekend, all.
