FileMaker: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

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Free Online Course: FileMaker: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. FileMaker: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques is taught by Cris Ippolite.

Overview
  • Take your Claris FileMaker 19 skills beyond the basics. Learn advanced tips, tricks, and techniques for FileMaker 19.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Beyond the basics with FileMaker Pro
    • What you should know
    1. Advanced Reporting
    • Subsummary ranking reports
    • Nested subsummary reports
    2. Securing Your Custom Apps
    • Setting up data access and design in privilege sets
    • Setting up other and extended privileges in privilege sets
    • Setting up accounts
    • Using SSL certificates
    3. Sharing Your Apps with FileMaker Server
    • What is FileMaker Server?
    • Server hosting options
    • Installing FileMaker Server
    • Configuring FileMaker Server
    • Scheduling backups
    • Scheduling scripts
    • Uploading your app to FileMaker Server
    4. Other Uses of the Calculation Dialog
    • Calculated replaces
    • Using calculations in field options
    • Using calculations to hide objects
    • Using calculations in conditional formatting
    • Using related fields in aggregate functions
    • Recursion in calculations
    5. Web Deployment
    • Deploying using FileMaker WebDirect
    6. Importing
    • Importing to refresh data
    • Data migration tool
    7. Integrating with Non-FileMaker Databases
    • Connectivity options
    • Setting up a DSN
    • Connecting via external SQL sources
    8. Advanced Layouts
    • Layout object states
    • Objects pane and group object selection
    • Controlling object visibility when printing
    • Adding charts to report layouts
    9. JavaScript and FileMaker
    • JSON support
    • Working with JSON
    • JavaScript support
    • Working with JavaScript in a web viewer
    10. Advanced Scripting
    • Using script parameters, set field, and error capture
    • Sending emails in your scripts
    • Working with local script variables
    • Working with global script variables
    11. Script Triggers
    • Introducing script triggers
    • Using object-based triggers
    • Using layout-based triggers
    • Using file-based triggers (open and close scripts)
    12. Working with Data Files
    • Data-file script steps
    13. Communicating with Other iOS Apps from within FileMaker Go
    • Understanding the FMP URL scheme
    • Understanding other iOS app URL schemes
    • Scripting interactions with iOS apps
    14. Communicating with iBeacons
    • What is an iBeacon?
    • Connecting your custom app with an iBeacon
    • Location monitoring
    15. FileMaker Go
    • Sensor support in FileMaker Go
    • Enhanced signature capture
    • Animations and transitions in FileMaker Go
    • Touch ID support
    • Core ML support
    • Working with Core ML, part 1
    • Working with Core ML, part 2
    • Working with Core ML, part 3
    • Working with Siri shortcuts
    • Setting advanced Siri shortcuts using FileMaker scripts
    • NFC support
    • Setting up your NFC tag
    • Working with NFC in your FileMaker app
    Conclusion
    • Where to go from here?