Instant Web Publishing Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 About publishing FileMaker Pro databases on the web
- Chapter 2 Publishing your database on the web
- Chapter 3 Working with FileMaker databases on the web
- Web browser requirements
- Accessing a FileMaker database from the web
- Working with data in Instant Web Publishing
- Logging out of a database and closing a web session
- Displaying a database with the status area hidden
- Differences between FileMaker Pro and Instant Web Publishing
- Using external ODBC data sources in Instant Web Publishing
- Using external FileMaker data sources in Instant Web Publishing
- Chapter 4 Designing a database for Instant Web Publishing
- Tips for designing layouts for Instant Web Publishing
- Tips for working with data in a web browser
- General database design considerations
- Working with graphics, sounds, and movies on the web
- Setting the initial layout and view
- Hiding the status area to customize the interface
- Specifying the sort order for web users
- Web viewer design considerations
- FileMaker scripts and Instant Web Publishing
- Hosting databases with FileMaker Server Advanced: an overview
- Documenting your solution
- Chapter 5 Testing, monitoring, and securing your site
- Index
Chapter 4
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Designing a database for Instant Web Publishing 37
Documenting your solution
Instant Web Publishing cannot cover the nuances of how web users should interact with your particular
databases. It’s helpful if you can provide your own documentation, especially if you’re presenting a lot of
layouts and automating tasks with scripted buttons.
You should include the following information in your documentation:
1 Browsing and finding records: Let web users know that they work with data in Browse mode or Find
mode. Instruct users how to create, edit, delete, find, and sort records.
1 Navigating the database: Instruct web users on how to view records in appropriate layouts and layout views.
1 It is important that web users properly close their session, or connection to the host computer, by clicking
the Log Out button in the status area. For more information, see
“Logging out of a database and closing
a web session” on page 23.
1 Tooltips created in FileMaker Pro Advanced for layout objects can help web users understand how to
interact with your solution.Tooltip text will appear in a web browser’s default text style.
Note Tooltips are updated only when a page is loaded. For more information on tooltips,
see
FileMaker Pro Help.