How do I add a field for pictures in filemaker pro?
In Manage Database, create a container field in a table.As this question is fairly basic, I suppose you do not understand how the database works, so a simple explanation is: every database has tables, and each table may have one or more fields, each field with its own kind. Container is a kind of field.
Filemaker Help Please! - How to add multiple entries to one filemaker item?
There are two ways to do this. One is to use a repeating field. This is useful if your field only uses a limited number of repeats such as a serial number field that won't ever use more than 5 entries. Nice thing about repeating fields is that you can do a search in a repeating field and it will find all instances regardless of where it comes in the entry order. Comes in very handy in certain instances. However, if you can't predict how many values that field could store (could be 1, could be 1000), you might want to reconsider how your database is structured. When we build databases, we look for anything that's unique and structure around that. If you inventory one item that has many different serial numbers, it might make more sense to create a new record for every serial number. This can be done in the items table, which would necessitate a lot of repeated entries, or you can create a new table called serials which is linked to the items table linked through a unique item ID field. It sounds more complex than it actually is. Once you've set up the structure and layouts, including portals which are really helpful for related data, you can add as many serials as you like for a particular item. Searching works in the same way too. You just have to make sure you don't get your tables confused when doing your layouts.
What is a good alternative to Filemaker Pro that is hosted in the cloud, and doesn't require coding to set up or maintain?
If you’re not a software engineer and want to get started in minutes, then you should take a look at Fusioo.Fusioo might be the right fit for your team, if you ...Want to build the tool you need without writing any codeWant to tweak your system on demand (quickly add dashboards and fields when you need them)Want to track and manage all your information in one placeWant a tool with a user interface your users will loveWant to use it as a client/subcontractor self service portal (if you need)Want to configure what your users can see (powerful permissions)Don’t want to worry about infrastructure or taking backups
How do I use Filemaker Pro?
How you use FileMaker Pro varies according to your needs, Paula. Perhaps a quick preamble might be useful here?FileMaker is essentially two things:An app development tool called FileMaker Pro Advanced is what gets used for creating workgroup solutions (although many people also use it to create apps for their personal use); FMPA is simply desktop software that works on Windows and MacOS;FileMaker Server provides a software platform for hosting the apps you develop using FMPA, so that other people (read: team members) can collaborate. Hosting can be done either on or off-premise, using a Windows or MacOS based server. There’s also a commercial cloud-based option called FileMaker Cloud that runs on CentOS via Amazon EC2.Hosted apps can be directly accessed via:A web browser, using FM’s WebDirect capability;A (free) copy of the FileMaker Go iOS app;A copy of the desktop FMPA software (see above);Any remote software that can call on the FileMaker Data API; this lets you talk to your FM app and pass instructions to it.As a FM user, you can:Create, refine and extend one or more apps;Input, retrieve and manage the data stored by those apps;Manage the app’s security and access control settings;Perform some combination of the aboveMany people work inside a FM solution by either using FM Go on their iPad/iPhone, or by using a web browser. These users often neither know nor care what their app is built on or how it is hosted.Others may need to write scripts that query data, and/or generate summary reports. Still others will need to know how to build the app’s UI, and add/troubleshoot new functionality. Obviously, these kinds of task all require a bit more knowledge and practice with FMPA.In summary, it is possible to be very productive with FileMaker without actually knowing all that much about it. Even if you get into some kind of development-related work, you don’t typically need to know all the ins and outs of what the software can do. This is in sharp contrast to most other app development environments — although that being said, LiveCode is certainly another attractive option for app development in this regard.I have left out heaps of other important stuff, in the interests of brevity! So I strongly encourage you to look at FileMaker’s website, and perhaps check out some introductory videos on YT, of which there are many.
What is the max number of records that FileMaker can manage with a web instance?
This question doesn’t really make sense. The Filemaker file format supports 64 quadrillion records in total, and the way that Filemaker can be deployed to the web using WebDirect means that this technical upper limit is the same.However, using web direct you normally only present, to the user, a subset of records, based upon requirements, and the load of displaying these records to the user, multiplied by the number of concurrent users, is the calculation you’re typically going to be interested in. A table of static, non indexed text and number fields places very little load on the various technologies that make up WebDirect, but as you start adding fields with calculations, summaries, or container data, the computational effort required to display the data goes up.In a ‘typical’ (whatever that is) web direct interface that I build, I’ll tend to display rows of data in a portal, showing maybe 10–15 records at a time, again, dependant on the data being displayed and the user requirements of the solution. Users don’t tend to want to be presented with milllions of rows of data, they want manageable chunks that can be processed by them without brain overload.