Script Steps Reference

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Custom function
A function that is not one of the default FileMaker Pro functions. In FileMaker Pro Advanced,
you can create custom functions that can be reused anywhere in the file.
Custom menu
A menu that is not one of the default FileMaker Pro menus. In FileMaker Pro Advanced, you can
create custom menus, menu items, and menu sets.
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Data Entry Only privilege set
One of the three predefined privilege sets that appear in every file. The Data Entry Only
privilege set allows read/write access to the records in a file, but not design access (for
example, the ability to create layouts and value lists).
Data point
In a chart, the value of data plotted on the x or y axis displayed as a column, bar, point, bubble,
or slice.
Data series
Data points that are plotted in a chart. When multiple data series are charted, each data series
is displayed in a unique color and is defined in the chart’s legend, if included.
Data source
A named reference that provides access to another FileMaker file or to an ODBC database.
ODBC data sources are also referred to as external SQL sources (ESS).
In charting, the origin of the data to be charted — current found set, current record (delimited
data), or related records.
Data source name (DSN)
A data structure that contains the information about a specific file that an ODBC driver needs in
order to connect to it.
Data Viewer
A FileMaker Pro Advanced feature that lets you monitor expressions such as field values, local
and global variables, and calculations. You can monitor expressions while running scripts or
while testing them in the Script Debugger. You can also monitor field values and variables in the
file.
Database file
A component of a FileMaker solution.
Database
The arrangement of tables and fields and their interrelationships in a file.
Database Design Report
A FileMaker Pro Advanced tool that creates a report of your database schema.
Database Encryption
A form of encryption that protects “data at rest.” For FileMaker, data at rest is a FileMaker Pro
file, and its temporary files, while it is being stored on disk (and not open). An encrypted file is
protected from unauthorized access with an encryption password. FileMaker
Pro Advanced is
required to encrypt files. Encrypted files can be decrypted and re-encrypted as needed.
Database Management System (DBMS)
An application that allows users to store, process, and retrieve information in a database.