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The point-and-click explorers had become powerful, but they yearned for speed. JMP 4 answered with a secret: JMP Scripting Language (JSL). At first, it felt like a hidden rune—cryptic, powerful, and dangerous in the wrong hands. A quality engineer at a semiconductor fab wrote her first script to automate a 50-step DOE analysis. What took a morning now took a minute. JMP transformed from a tool into a platform. Users weren't just analyzing data; they were building systems to analyze data.
JMP 6.0, released in 2002, was a major upgrade that introduced a new user interface, improved performance, and enhanced data visualization capabilities. This version also marked the beginning of JMP's integration with other SAS products, enabling seamless data exchange and workflow integration. JMP 7.0, released in 2007, continued this trend, adding support for scripting, automation, and more advanced statistical techniques. jmp version history
These versions expanded the analytical toolkit, adding support for design of experiments (DOE) and basic quality control. Version 3 marked a major milestone by bringing the software to Microsoft Windows, significantly broadening its user base. Expansion and Customisation (2000–2009) The point-and-click explorers had become powerful, but they
Introduced modern data visualization and streamlined modeling workflows. Version 17 (2022): Key features included the Workflow Builder for point-and-click automation, (Design of Experiments), and Sample Size Explorers. JMP User Community Current Generations (2024–Present) Release Notes for JMP 18.1.1 A quality engineer at a semiconductor fab wrote
