The FileMaker Data Migration tool (FM DMT) is a great tool that helps developers conduct deployments. To learn how to use the FM DMT, check out our video here: FileMaker Best Practices: The Data Migration Tool. After using the FM DMT to migrate data from one file to another, it is a good practice to …
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QuickBooks is one of the most popular accounting software options. Naturally, there is a lot of interest around integrating custom FileMaker solutions with QuickBooks to avoid duplicate data entry and to streamline workflows. Since Intuit (the developer of QB) has stopped supporting QuickBooks Desktop and is encouraging its customers to move to the cloud-based QuickBooks …
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Claris Releases Roadmap Update On August 29, 2023, Claris released a statement on its product roadmap with several key updates. The newest updates reference a previous Claris roadmap statement, which announced the genesis of Claris Studio. Claris Studio is a cloud-native web application builder designed to complement FileMaker solutions. Claris Studio uses a Claris ID …
How to Fix Index Corruption in FileMaker How do I know if my FileMaker database has index corruption? There are two recognizable symptoms of index corruption in a FileMaker database: Suppose you have verified that both the data and the code are correct, but you cannot find a logical explanation for why one of the …
At the beginning of the project, at the project kickoff meeting, the big boss walks into the room and tells everyone that we need the project done by the end of the fiscal year, six months from now.
Team morale is high. Why wouldn’t it be? We still have all of our budget. The team we put together seems quite eager and competent. Everything will be fine.
Did we mention it’s free? This article documents all the necessary steps to build your first Claris Connect Flow, starting from the very beginning. By following along, you can start to harness the power of automation and integration with Claris Connect in three easy steps. Step 1: Get Claris Connect for Free Want to see …
Why should I modernize my apps? What is a legacy app? There are a few factors that, when combined, constitute a legacy app. Apps carrying technical debt and using outdated technologies that are critical for day-to-day operations are what we call legacy apps. They cause pain for their users constantly and, for that reason, are …
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Variable scope is a key concept in Claris FileMaker. This article will explain the differences between the three variable scopes and introduce some common use cases for each. Also, did you know FileMaker secretly introduced a fourth scope type with the introduction of the While () function? Once upon a time, when things were simpler, …
Have you ever wondered which tables in your database are taking up storage space on your server? Perhaps you want to monitor how fast your table size is increasing in order to work out an archiving strategy for controlling storage space consumption. This article will demonstrate a technique that creates a modular, portable script that …
This article will show examples of good comments vs. bad comments, and how you can improve your code readability by following a few key principles. In our previous blog posts on code readability, we showed how to enhance code readability by using spacing and meaningful naming without adding comments. Some of you might be wondering, what’s wrong with comments? …
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