Using JMP - SAS

150 Set Column Properties Chapter 5
The Column Info Window
2. Right-click and select Row States Cells.
3. Select the row state that you want to apply.
To copy existing row state information:
1. To populate only certain rows in the row state column, highlight those rows. Or, to populate all rows in
the column, highlight the row state column.
2. Click the star icon ( ) beside the column name in the Columns panel.
3. Select one of the following:
– Copy from Row States Replaces the row states in the column with the row states from the rows.
– Add from Row States Adds the row states from the rows to the row state column.
– Copy to Row States Replaces the row states in the rows with the row states from the column.
– Add to Row States Adds the row states from the row state column to the row states in the rows.
Permanently Select Cells
You can save a selection in a row state column just like you save other row state characteristics (hide,
exclude, color, and so on). This places a “permanent” highlight on a cell.
To permanently select cells:
1. Right-click a cell and select Row States Cells > Select/Deselect.
2. Repeat this for as many cells as you would like to select.
3. To remove the highlight, right-click on the cell and select Row States Cells > Select/Deselect.
Fill in Initial Data Values
When you add a new column to a data table, the Initialize Data menu appears in the Column Info window.
Specify the type of initial data values that you want to appear in the new column. Select one of the following
options:
Missing/Empty Places missing values in the column, represented by a black dot (•) for numeric data and
a blank space for character data.
Constant Places one number or character in all of the column’s rows. Type the number or character into
the box that appears. Enter any number of characters.
Today Places today’s timestamp in the column for each row. This option is relevant only for the Date or
Time formats.
Sequence Data Inserts sequential data based on the parameters that you specify. See “Numeric or
Character Sequence Data” on page 151.
Random Inserts random data into the column. Select the type of random number that you want to use,
and then enter one of the following:
– A range for random integers or random uniform numbers.