WebDirect Guide

Chapter 4
Working with a FileMaker WebDirect solution
FileMaker WebDirect provides webpages and forms for interacting with solutions. Web users click
buttons in the status toolbar or choose menu items to browse, find, sort, add, and delete records.
Anyone who has an account for a hosted FileMaker WebDirect solution and knows the IP address
or domain name where it is hosted can access the solution. Depending on their account privileges,
web users can:
1 view records in different layouts and views
1 add, duplicate, and delete records
1 import and export records
1 add and edit data in fields
1 search the database to view a subset of records
1 create snapshot links to share found sets with FileMaker Pro users
1 sort the database to rearrange the records
This chapter explains how web users access and interact with FileMaker WebDirect solutions.
Important Manage accounts and privilege sets to restrict user access to database features for
both the desktop and the web. See FileMaker
Pro Help.
Requirements for accessing FileMaker WebDirect solutions
To work with a published FileMaker WebDirect solution, web users need:
1 access to the Internet or an intranet
1 the IP address or domain name of the FileMaker Server deployment that hosts the solution
1 a web browser that has JavaScript enabled
The supported web browsers are:
These versions are the minimum requirements. This software may also work with later versions
certified by FileMaker, Inc.
Note FileMaker WebDirect is not supported from runtime solutions or Kiosk solutions because
runtimes cannot be shared over a network. See FileMaker
Pro Help.
Windows OS X
Internet Explorer 10 Safari 6.1.x
Internet Explorer 11 Safari 7.x
Chrome 27.x Chrome 27.x