Claris FileMaker WebDirect vs. Custom Web Applications
Many technologies that used to be restricted to a dedicated software have begun moving online, including Claris FileMaker. FileMaker WebDirect is one way you can bring your FileMaker solution straight to the web. We discuss the comparison between FileMaker WebDirect and building a custom web app. Includes demo video.
Using Lambdas to Overcome Salesforce Governor Limits
Salesforce is a great CRM product, but it has some limitations that can prove troublesome depending on the situation. Since each org has to share Salesforce’s processing power, Salesforce has implemented governor limits to ensure that each org gets its fair share of the resources. While these limits are generally generous and best practices can help avoid them, they can still be hit in certain situations. Fortunately, there are ways around these limits, such as using Lambdas.
Salesforce Agentforce for Nonprofits
With Salesforce's latest AI tool, Agentforce, you can boost your Salesforce org with AI agents that can streamline workflows, reduce costs, and improve your constituent experiences all at once!
Surveys for Success: World Central Kitchen
DB Services' Surveys for Success program will donate to World Central Kitchen for every survey received in Q1 of 2025. WCK is first to the frontlines, providing fresh meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
Why This Nonprofit Partnered with DB Services to Scale Programs
When one nonprofit organization found its legacy systems were holding them back from serving their growing community, they knew it was time for a change. Discover how partnering with DB Services and implementing a custom solution helped them scale their programs, reduce administrative strain, and stay true to their mission of accessibility and inclusion.
FileMaker Cloud Schedule Manager
With the release of FileMaker Cloud Admin API, you can now manage FileMaker Cloud servers and now have the ability to set up FileMaker Server-Side Schedules. Download our free FileMaker Cloud Schedule Manager to manage FileMaker Cloud files and create / edit server-side schedules.
Business Days in Salesforce CRM Analytics (Tableau CRM)
It's common for businesses to want to take business days into account when showing data on a dashboard in CRM Analytics (formerly Tableau CRM) to compare those figures to the last year's same period. The problem is that CRM Analytics does not have a native set of functions to calculate business days; however, Sales Cloud does. We demo how to utilize Sales Cloud's business hours object and some custom Apex to generate business days to sync to Analytics for dashboard queries. Includes a video and sample file.
Fun with DDRs - Extracting Images in FileMaker Layouts
Become a little more familiar with the XML DDR by learning how to extract an image out of a FileMaker layout.
Your Annual FileMaker Contract Has Expired
Claris FileMaker has implemented a termination policy for annual licensing agreements. All FileMaker contracts must be renewed by their expiration date. Failure to renew will result in contract termination, meaning your organization will no longer have access to your FileMaker application. If your Claris FileMaker license has expired or is due for renewal, we can help you save money!
Saving and Restoring FileMaker Found Sets
Maintain the user's current found set when performing scripted finds. If no records are found, naturally return to the found set.
Working on a Live FileMaker System
Avoid the potential problems while working on a live FileMaker system. Understand and prevent table locking, missing table occurrences, and throwing users on default tabs.
Mail Merge with FileMaker
Mail merging saves countless hours of double data entry and reduces human error. Integrating this functionality with FileMaker saves even more. Includes a video and sample file.
Zabbix FileMaker Server Monitoring
Zabbix, one of the largest free and open source server monitor applications with 300,000 installations worldwide, can be used to collect and display metrics from multiple FileMaker Servers at once on one interface; therefore, giving you the ability to save time monitoring servers individually. Includes a video.
Claris FileMaker 19 Overview
The Claris FileMaker 19 platform continues to be the leader in rapidly creating powerful workplace innovation custom apps for organizations globally, while working seamlessly across Windows, Mac, Mobile, and the Web. We review what’s new with the Claris platform and FileMaker products.
Claris FileMaker Pro 19.1 Overview
Rapidly create low code workplace innovation custom apps across mobile, desktop, and web using FileMaker Pro 19.1's new add-ons and new layout design experience preview.
Claris FileMaker 19.2 Overview
Claris' 19.2 release of the FileMaker platform is out! In this article we will discuss our favorite new features including upgrading Server 16+ straight to 19.2, Pro’s Big Sur compatibility updates, and a preview of creating apps directly in a browser!
Claris FileMaker 19.3 Overview
Claris' 19.3 release of the FileMaker platform is out! In this article, we will discuss our favorite new features including native support for Apple Silicon, leveraging Microsoft Edge, and FileMaker Cloud-native script schedules!
Linux FileMaker Server for Ubuntu
As Claris FileMaker continues to expand and update its product line, Linux compatibility was a welcomed change. This guide will outline how to install FileMaker Server on a machine running Ubuntu. Includes video and demo file.
Claris FileMaker 19.4 Overview
Claris' 19.4 release of the FileMaker platform is here. In this article, we will discuss our favorite new features including Windows 11 and macOS Monterey compatibility, automation with macOS Shortcuts, and customization of OAuth providers!
Claris FileMaker Pro 19.5 Overview
Claris' 19.5 release of the FileMaker platform is here. We discuss our favorite new features including the new JSONGetElementType function, preservation of empty tab order for copied objects, changing locale using data migration tool, and approval for remote FMP URLs.