How to Create a PDF from FileMaker Server
Learn how to create a PDF from FileMaker Server. Whether you want to create it from a schedule or perform script on server script step, it can easily be done using PHP.
Heat Maps in FileMaker
FileMaker is a powerful tool for data visualization. We will explore how you can use button icons to quickly construct a choropleth map, more commonly called a heat map. With this same technique, you can make pretty much any custom chart you can imagine. One could highlight parts of a car or other object, display health data on a human body, or illustrate an organization chart. The sky is the limit!
How to Auto-Install Claris FileMaker Pro
Learn how to create an executable that can be run on Mac and Windows to set up automatic downloads of Claris FileMaker Pro with specific settings. Includes a video.
What to know about FileMaker Server Transition Licensing
Did you buy FileMaker Server Advanced in the past? Find out if you need to renew FileMaker Server transition before it is discontinued, or if you should renew your server for less based on your needs.
What is Claris Studio?
Claris Studio makes it easy to gather, analyze, and manage your data online. With custom forms, dashboards, and many other cloud-native, no-code tools, Claris Studio makes data management simpler than ever. Includes a video demonstration.
Archiving Email In FileMaker
When working with large groups of people both in and out of your organization, it can be difficult to keep track of all the discussions between you and everyone else. Fortunately with the 360works email plugin, tracking all emails between you and your system’s contacts can become far more manageable. FileMaker and email integration allow users to view any and all emails that contacts, prospects, salespeople, managers and anyone else have had with one another.
FileMaker HubSpot Integration
HubSpot is an online marketing and sales tool that helps convert leads and close customers. Learn how to integrate your FileMaker system with HubSpot, and move opportunities through your funnel without double data entry. Includes free sample database plus YouTube video demonstration.
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!
Sending FileMaker HTML Emails
FileMaker can now send HTML emails natively! Let's take a look at how to send HTML emails without the need for 3rd-party plugins, making upgrading FileMaker easier. Includes a video and sample file.
Saving Journey History in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Salesforce Marketing Cloud's ability to set your contacts on a marketing journey that you can track over a 30-day period is a powerful marketing tool. But some organizations find they need more than 30 days of journey history data. We explore how to leverage Marketing Cloud REST API and its automations to save all the journey history data for your organization. Includes a video and sample file.
DB Services Achieves Salesforce Ridge Consulting Partner
We are proud to announce that DB Services has achieved Salesforce Ridge Consulting Partner through our dedication to the four pillars of the partner program: customer success, innovation, growth, and social impact. We have only scratched the surface of what we can accomplish with Salesforce and we look forward to what is in store for us in the remainder of 2022!
FileMaker Remote Connections with DynDNS
A simple and free way to allow remote connections to your FileMaker database is setting up an account with DynDNS. This will allow you to have a dynamic IP and have a domain name that stays the same to your FileMaker Server.
FileMaker Server Plug-Ins and Schedules
If you're using a FileMaker robot, get ready to say good-bye to it: FileMaker Server now has the ability for server-side plugins to be installed and scheduled to run FileMaker scripts or System Level operating system scripts based on your schedule setup.
FileMaker 11 Whats New
New in FileMaker 11, QuickFind (Google like Searching), Charting (bars, lines, area, pie), Layout Management, Inspector Palette, Custom Function Importing, Windows 7 compatibility, 64-bit Server compatibility.
New FileMaker TechNet is Now Free
FileMaker TechNet includes a Developer forum, Webinars, Technical Documentation, Developer News, White papers, Sales Tools, and a Technical Resource Library all for free.
BaseElements FileMaker Plugin Sponsorship
If you use plug-ins to extend FileMaker, you have to check out the BaseElements plug-in. The plug-in is free, open source, and is a terrific option when looking to extend FileMaker via a plug-in. This FileMaker plug-in has quickly become the Swiss Army knife of plugins!
FileMaker 12 Whats New
Review of FileMaker 12 features, including: Layout Themes, Streaming Containers, Window Controls, Charting (positive/negative column, scatter, bubble, stacked column, stacked bar), Starter Solutions, FileMaker Go now free, 64-bit Server, Progressive Backups, Faster WAN, Improved Web Publishing.
FileMaker 13 Whats New
We take a look at the full FileMaker 13 platform (FileMaker Pro 13, FileMaker Go 13, and FileMaker Server 13), highlighting some of the best new features and recapping the differences between this and prior versions of FileMaker Pro.
FileMaker Themes Best Practices
We explore using FileMaker 13's new feature allowing you to create custom themes and styles. Custom themes now allow us to create a unified user interface in your application while maintaining an optimized solution.
Reading FileMaker Crash Reports
Learn how to read crash reports to better understand what is causing your FileMaker database to crash. Examples included for both Windows and Mac crash reports.