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It's time to bid farewell to FileMaker 19.6! Support for Claris FileMaker 19.6 will end on December 19, 2024. To avoid security risks, system incompatibilities, and productivity loss, contact us to upgrade to the latest version of FileMaker.

Learn how to seamlessly integrate Claris FileMaker with Stripe for powerful online invoicing solutions. We dive into the details on how to harness the full potential of combining FileMaker features with Stripe's online payment capabilities to build a more efficient invoicing solution. Includes sample file and video.

Claris FileMaker Server 2025 is here! This new version is filled with a whole slew of useful features and optimizations for both FileMaker Server and WebDirect. These enhancements will take your FileMaker applications to new heights!

Double data entry no more! Your contact, quote, online order, whatever your form includes will automatically be dropped into FileMaker. We will show\_you how to integrate a WordPress form, the most popular content management system, to drop data\_directly into FileMaker in real time.

Take a tour of Claris Connect Utilities! We'll look at Calculations, Dates, Documents, FTP, Schedules, Text, Variables, Approvals, and Webhooks. Includes a video with example use cases, and how to get the most out of the Claris Connect Utilities.

This article is a brief introduction to setting up an integration between FileMaker and QuickBooks Online using Claris Connect. We will demonstrate how to trigger a sync from FileMaker and what a sample flow for QuickBooks Online should contain. Includes a video and sample file.

Claris Connect is unique in its Approvals offering. This lets you process approval requests by email, then trigger additional follow up actions from Claris Connect. Here we take a closer look at the Approval features, how easy it is to set up one-click approvals for your business, and show a demo triggering approval requests from FileMaker.

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is the final stage of a project’s life cycle prior to go-live. UAT is used to determine whether or not the software or application will be effective in real-world situations. While internal quality assurance (QA) testing is a crucial step in the process, an argument can be made that UAT is even more important to ensure you are receiving the most value possible. In this article, we will discuss the importance of proper user acceptance testing and how to implement efficient UAT for a project. Includes UAT template for download.

Since the official launch of Claris Studio in September 2022, Claris has continued to make strides with exciting updates to the Claris Platform. We discuss some of our favorite new features in Claris Studio, Claris Pro, and Claris Go.

With the introduction of Layout Calculations in Claris FileMaker 20.2, the landscape of database design is poised for a remarkable evolution. This groundbreaking feature promises to elevate FileMaker development to new heights by enabling developers to infuse layouts with unprecedented dynamism and responsiveness. In this article, we will give you an overview of why Layout Calculations are important, how to incorporate them into your layout, and updates to calculations within your layouts. Includes a video.

Google Charts is a powerful graphical visualization tool that you can use to generate dynamic, data-driven charts easily. We demo how Google Charts can be integrated with Claris FileMaker to enhance the way you present data to end users in a quick and reusable way. Includes demo file and video.

The FileMaker Execute Data API script step now supports write operations. These new operations allow you to create, update, delete, and duplicate records, as well as return metadata, all through a single JSON object. Includes video and sample file.

With FileMaker's release of OAuth email support, there is now a more secure and reliable option to send emails from Claris FileMaker using Outlook's GraphAPI or Google's Gmail API. Includes sample file and video.

Testing is a crucial part of building reliable FileMaker solutions, whether you're a freelancer or a citizen developer. This guide explores smart testing strategies, from applying the "Zero, One, Many" rule to leveraging FileMaker’s Script Debugger for efficient troubleshooting. Learn how to think like a user, anticipate errors, and implement best practices that will make your applications more robust, user-friendly, and scalable.

Upgrade your FileMaker solution with a Twilio integration to send out text messages directly from FileMaker! Implementing Twilio with your solution makes for a seamless experience for both your business and your customers. Twilio can be used to send out messages for anything your business needs: order confirmation, shipping notifications, and more. Includes video and demo file.

When making a robust solution in FileMaker that you want to suit your needs best, it’s important to consider the app's purpose and projected user pool. Thankfully, with the addition of a system dashboard to your FileMaker project, you gain a fast and user-friendly way to present the data of each user without the need for slow and bulky found sets. Includes a video and sample file.

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.

Bento, the Mac OS X database solution that was touted as user-friendly and relied heavily on templates, has been discontinued and will no longer be supported or updated.

Details about the new Slide Control feature in FileMaker 13! Find out what a slide control is, a hidden slide control, and how to use slide controls.

Developers spend more time reading and debugging code than they do actually writing code. To limit frustration and wasting valuable time later on, here are some tips on what we do to help create readable code at the beginning of a project.