If you have a large group of employees all starting on the same date, the account status feature allows the database administrator to set up all the accounts in advance without activating them. There’s no way FileMaker could determine which record(s) to reference for non-globally stored fields…. 186īe aware that the only fields you can use from an unrelated table are those with global storage. You might be wondering how to create a multiple-match relationship that works if any of the criteria are true, as opposed to those that work only if all the criteria are true. That way, each of your Filemaker Solutions can contain its own ERD, squirreled away in a a hidden layout somewhere. But if you don’t want to spring for (or worse, spend time learning) a new tool, well, FileMaker’s Layout Mode also makes a great ERD tool! It’s easy to whip up a small library of ERD adornments and cut and paste them where needed. If you want to go with a dedicated diagramming tool, Visio is popular for the PC platform, and on the Mac, OmniGraffle is an excellent tool. We recommend you find a suitable tool for doing this. But sooner or later, especially for large projects, you’ll want to turn your ERD into an electronic document of some kind. When you first start sketching your ERD, you might just be scribbling on the back of an envelope. I’ll just give you a sampling from their tips, notes and cautions: People who had to take the time to learn 7 well enough to address FileMaker 7 in all its glory. It’s written by people whose reputations are on the line.
This is not a sexy book, but it’s solid, well-illustrated and well-written.
Bob Bowers collaborated with Chris recently on the excellent Advanced FileMaker Pro 5.5 Techniques for Developers and also wrote Advanced FileMaker 6 Web Development with Steve Lane. Now I’ll have this amazing reference and learning tool with me wherever I take my Powerbook.Īs many of you know, Chris Moyer has peerless credentials as a FileMaker book author and consultant. On the accompanying CD, you get 40 sample database files and the entire book as a searchable pdf!!!! What a great idea for a big, heavy reference book. This thing has 1082 pages and is at least 2 inches thick. But, if you click the used & new link, you can get a brand new copy for about $30. If you buy from Amazon without thinking, you might pay the full list price. I got it at the Developer’s Conference for $35 ($44.99 list). And it’s for the Intermediate-Advanced crowd this time! The full book title is Special Edition Using FileMaker 7 by Steve Lane, Bob Bowers, Scott Love and Chris Moyer. We’ve got a bible – a big one – for FileMaker 7.
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