The customized menu capability in JMP lets you create the user interface that fits the needs of the user and the organization. A customized interface might mean removing or hiding some features of JMP in some settings, or it might mean adding analytics specific to the organization. In this way, the menu system in JMP can be reduced, increased and changed. To help support rapid culture change associated with Six Sigma, the language in the tool itself should support the production and quality methodology language you are using. For example, when your company uses specialized terminology, your analytical tool should be able to incorporate that terminology in its interface. If your organization has international locations or contractors, menu customization allows you to build menu systems that are translated into the local language.

Figure 1 displays a JMP menu that includes a Six Sigma Tools menu that is not part of the
standard menu system, but is available at no cost to people licensing JMP. The Six Sigma
Tools menu item is added to the default JMP menu. The menu system organizes some of the analytics in JMP according to the familiar DMAIC roadmap, and might be deployed after a group of Six Sigma practitioners have received streamlined training. The menu system contains a focused set of choices. The benefit of tailoring the analytical tool set to a specific role is reduced training time and reduced chances for a practitioner to select the wrong tools.

Figure 1. Customized menus, like this free Six Sigma Tools menu system, let organizations tailor the user interface to point to analytics suited to a particular audience or business purpose.

To learn more, view a recorded presentation: Customize JMP's Menu for Six Sigma

JMP for Six Sigma
The Six Sigma Tools menu was created and deployed using some simple steps that can be used to create other menus specific to your organizational needs. First, a graphical mockup of the interface is invoked that is akin to a drawing environment where menu headings and subheadings can be changed, deleted, or moved around. To invoke the menu editing system, the user selects Customize from the File menu and then selects Choose Menus. A mockup version of the menu interface then appears for the user to change, delete or edit the names of existing menu items to names that make sense in the context of your business. Finally, when the edits to the menu system are completed, the menus can be deployed seamlessly to all JMP users. The menu file itself resides in the JMP home directory by default and is named JMP-E.JMPCMD. This file contains the information that builds the menu system when JMP starts up. Through the use of a preference in JMP, all users can have standardized menus that are tailored to their role and use of JMP. This menu file can be stored on a server so that when JMP starts up these users get the menu system that is supported by the organization and by the methodology.

Figure 2. Menu customization is accessible from the Edit menu. Menu items can be edited by clicking on the item.

To learn more, view a recorded presentation: Customize JMP's Menu for Six Sigma

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