Using JMP - SAS

122 Enter and Edit Data Chapter 4
Edit Data Tables
A lock icon appears next to the data table name. To unlock the file, select Lock Data Table again.
If you make a data table read-only outside of JMP (for example, by changing its properties on Windows),
the data table contains a note informing you that it is locked. See Figure 4.13. This type of lock allows users
to edit the data table, but not save the changes.
Figure 4.13 A Read-Only File
Use Table Variables
Note: Starting in JMP 10, the Table Variable window is non-modal, meaning that you can access other
windows and perform other operations while the Table Variable window is open.
A table variable can contain textual information (for example, source information for the data), or a value
that can be used by column formulas or JSL scripts. Table variable names appear in the table panel at the left
of the data grid. See Figure 4.14.
Figure 4.14 Table Variables in the Table Panel
Table variables
Uses for Table Variables
Use table variables in the following situations:
• To document tables