Development Guide

Chapter 1
Setting up databases for FileMaker Go
FileMaker Go® lets you work with FileMaker Pro databases on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
You work with data interactively: when you change data on an iOS device, the data is updated on
the host computer, and vice versa. You can also transfer a database to the device and work
“offline.”
You create, design, and manage databases in FileMaker Pro on the desktop. On a device, you
can add, modify, delete, find, and sort records, display data in form, table, and list views, view
information in portals, tabs, and web viewers, capture signatures, scan bar codes (via scripting)
as well as perform scripts and other tasks.
This guide provides information about tailoring databases for FileMaker Go. See FileMaker Go
Help on your device for information on usage. See FileMaker Pro documentation if you are new
to FileMaker Pro.
Sharing FileMaker Pro files with FileMaker Go clients
Build databases using FileMaker Pro. Share them using FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Server. Then
use FileMaker
Go to work with the data on a device.
Enabling FileMaker network sharing
To enable peer-to-peer sharing in FileMaker Pro:
1. In FileMaker Pro, open the file.
2. Choose File menu > Sharing > Share with FileMaker Clients.
3. In the FileMaker Network Settings dialog box, set Network Sharing to On.
4. Select the file(s) to be hosted from the list of Currently open files.
5. For Network access to file, choose All users or Specify users by privilege set.
6. Click OK.