User manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introducing FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Using databases
- About database fields and records
- Opening files
- Opening multiple windows per file
- Closing windows and files
- Saving files
- About modes
- Viewing records
- Adding and duplicating records
- Deleting records
- Entering data
- Finding records
- Making a find request
- Performing quick finds based on data in one field
- Finding text and characters
- Finding numbers, dates, times, and timestamps
- Finding ranges of information
- Finding data in related fields
- Finding empty or non-empty fields
- Finding duplicate values
- Finding records that match multiple criteria
- Finding records except those matching criteria
- Saving find requests
- Deleting and reverting requests
- Viewing, repeating, or changing the last find
- Hiding records from a found set and viewing hidden records
- Finding and replacing data
- Sorting records
- Previewing and printing databases
- Automating tasks with scripts
- Backing up database files
- Setting preferences
- Chapter 3 Creating databases
- Planning a database
- Creating a FileMaker Pro file
- Defining database fields
- Using supplemental fields
- Setting options for fields
- Defining database tables
- Creating layouts and reports
- Setting up a layout to print records in columns
- Working with objects on a layout
- Working with fields on a layout
- Working with parts on a layout
- Chapter 4 Working with related tables and files
- Chapter 5 Sharing and exchanging data
- Sharing databases on a network
- Importing and exporting data
- Saving and sending data in other formats
- Sending email messages based on record data
- Supported import/export file formats
- ODBC and JDBC
- Methods of importing data into an existing file
- About adding records
- About updating existing records
- About updating matching records
- About the importing process
- Converting a data file to a new FileMaker Pro file
- About the exporting process
- Working with external data sources
- Publishing databases on the web
- Chapter 6 Protecting databases with accounts and privilege sets
- Chapter 7 Converting databases from FileMaker Pro 6 and earlier
- Chapter 8 Security measures
- Index
About database fields and records | 21
An invoicing system is an example of a more complex database, with multiple
related tables, multiple layouts, and calculated fields.
You can also view a subset of your data, for example, only invoices for a
particular month. A database doesn’t just hold information—you use a
database to organize and analyze information so that you understand its
significance.
Fields are the basis of a database table. Fields are used to store, calculate, and
display the data you enter into a record. Each piece of information in a
record—like name, ID number, and telephone number—is stored in a field.
A database table contains one or more records. Each record contains fields that
hold similar information about one subject or activity. For example, the fields
on a record in the Clients table contain address information for one client.
A database can consist of one file with one table, which might hold the names,
addresses, and telephone and fax numbers of all your clients.
A database can also consist of several files, each of which can contain one or
more tables that, together, contain all the information about related topics
(sometimes called a database system). Using the relational capabilities of
FileMaker
Pro, you can join information between files and tables to create a
relational database.
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