Filemaker as fast as I canA gentle introduction

for the Yap State Department of Education Federated States of Micronesia

what is where and what is what

medium - high view of the moving parts: layouts vs. databases

modescycling through as a flow for

development

table view vs. list view vs. form view

find is flexibleand “sticky”

use control key j to remove the search filter

day one; task onemake database!

take a look a page 79 for instructions to create a database

add a fieldInstructions on page 82

Notice the different types of fields: text, numbers, dates, etc.

add some datapage 85

let the computer count for you

the computer can assign numbers for you – this may not seem useful now but it will be

open the database managerfile -> manage -> database

use the ‘field’ tabselect options

and look at the ‘serial number’ section

first pass at validation

open the database managerfile -> manage -> database

use the ‘field’ tabalso a brief look at the inspector

view -> inspector

Calculations – adding math to FileMaker

This could be used for keeping a running number of students assigned to a classroom

Set-upOpen FileMakerPro12MM_Ch04_missingCD in

the FileMakerPro12MM_missingCD folder and open Ch04_LeaseAgreement_START.fmp12

Take a stab at the example on page 122back to the database manager

file -> manage -> database

Lunch?just in case we all forgot

Overview of relational databases

What is this “relational” stuff? Why bother?

part 1: creating your own

relationSet-up

Open FileMakerPro12MM_Ch04_missingCD in the FileMakerPro12MM_missingCD folder

and open Ch04_LeaseAgreement_START.fmp12

and turn to page 129

we will create serial-number to database(if you are curious, the reading starts on page 127)

part 2: creating your own

relation

Still using Ch04_LeaseAgreement_START.fmp12turn to page 132

turn to page 134

create a new table

create a relationship

part 3: creating your own

relationShowing the data via portal

Still using Ch04_LeaseAgreement_START.fmp12turn to page 137

Hey Eric, what’s a portal?

Enough for today?What did we do?

created tables and looked at interfacesadded fields and altered how they work (validation and serial number)

managed relationships and how to view them with portals

Where to find more?

help menu

support

online & offline resources

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