User manual

Publishing databases on the Web 14-13
Keep these points in mind:
• The layout you choose for Form View is also used for New Record
and Edit Record pages. See “About browser views for web
publishing” on page 12-14.
• For Table View and Search pages, you can choose All Fields (no
layout) to display all the fields defined in the database, in the order
they were created. However, in most cases, you should specify a
layout with the fields you want web users to see.
• Related fields don’t display if you choose All Fields (no layout). For
more information about displaying related fields, see “Security
considerations for published databases” on page 12-5.
• For the Search page, choose a layout that doesn’t include summary,
global, or container fields. If your layout includes these field types,
users can’t enter search criteria into the fields, even though they
display in the web browser.
• For more information about layouts for web publishing, including
tips for designing layouts for the web, see FileMaker Pro Help.
Choose Help menu > Contents and Index, click the Index tab, and type
layouts,on Web.
Setting sort options for web publishing
You can set options for the Sort page that appears in a web browser.
To set sort options, click the Sort tab in the Web Companion View
Setup dialog box, then choose one of the following:
To Select
Disable sorting in Do not sort records
the web browser
This option speeds up access to the database. Records
display in the order they were added to the database. The
Sort button does not appear in Table View or Form View.
To Select
Let users define User defines sorting by specified fields in the browser. Click
how data is sorted Specify to choose the fields, then click OK in the Specify
Sort dialog box.
If a user sorts records, it doesn’t affect the record order
for other users. Users are limited to sorting on the fields
you choose.
Sort records before Predefined sorting by specified fields before downloading to
they display in the the browser. Click Specify to choose the fields, then click
web browser OK in the Specify Sort dialog box.
Records always display in the order you choose. The Sort
button doesn’t appear in Table View or Form View.
For information about sort fields and sort orders, see “Sorting
records” on page 3-8.
Click Sort
Choose an option
for the Sort page
Sort fields that
you specify
Testing your published database
Before notifying users that your published database is available,
verify that it looks and functions as you expect. For example:
• Click links and buttons to display different pages.
• Test features like searching and adding records.