WebDirect Guide

Chapter 2 | Designing a FileMaker WebDirect solution 16
Step 5: Set the solution icon and options for layouts, views, and tools
You should set an identifiable solution icon, direct web users to layouts appropriate for their
devices, and display the tools applicable to your FileMaker
WebDirect solution.
Setting the solution icon
The solution icon identifies your solution in FileMaker WebDirect Launch Center and distinguishes
it on that server. You can specify a custom icon or choose a pre-designed icon from a list. See
FileMaker
Pro Help.
Setting the initial layout and view
When a FileMaker WebDirect solution is set to perform a script at startup, users see the results of
that script each time they open the solution. To determine which layout and view web users see
when they open the solution, use the OnFirstWindowOpen script trigger with a startup script that
includes the following script steps:
1 Go to Layout [ ]
1 Enter Browse Mode [ ]
1 View As [ ]
To send web users to layouts appropriate for their devices, identify which devices and web
browsers are running your solution. See
“Functions” on page 19.
You can also specify a starting layout in the FileMaker Pro File Options dialog box. See
FileMaker
Pro Help.
Hiding the menu bar and status toolbar
The controls and options in the menu bar and status toolbar allow users to create, edit, delete,
import, export, find, and sort records; switch views and modes; open Help; and so on. If you want
to present your own interface for performing tasks, you can hide the menu bar and the status
toolbar when the file opens.
To suppress FileMaker WebDirect controls, set the menu bar and status toolbar to hide by default
in the FileMaker
Pro File Options dialog box. See FileMaker Pro Help.
For multi-file solutions, you must suppress FileMaker WebDirect controls in each file.
To prevent web users from being able to create new records:
1 hide the menu bar and the status toolbar
1 use the FileMaker Pro Manage Security dialog box to edit record access and creation privileges
Important When you suppress the FileMaker WebDirect controls, web users are completely
dependent on your scripted buttons. You must include buttons that let web users navigate and log
out of the solution as well as perform other tasks. Thoroughly test your solution to make sure you
have provided users all required functionality. See
“Testing, monitoring, and securing a solution”
on page 30.